Nuclear waste from small modular reactors
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Peer-reviewed study comparing fuel cycles, spent fuel characteristics, and disposal implications for several small modular reactor concepts. Results indicate many designs produce more waste per unit energy and introduce diverse waste streams that complicate handling, storage, and disposal. The article discusses uncertainties, assumptions, and policy implications, providing a technical basis for evaluating waste-management strategies as SMR deployment scenarios are considered.
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AB - Peer-reviewed study comparing fuel cycles, spent fuel characteristics, and disposal implications for several small modular reactor concepts. Results indicate many designs produce more waste per unit energy and introduce diverse waste streams that complicate handling, storage, and disposal. The article discusses uncertainties, assumptions, and policy implications, providing a technical basis for evaluating waste-management strategies as SMR deployment scenarios are considered.
AU - Krall, Lindsay M
A2 - Macfarlane, Allison M
A3 - Ewing, Rodney C.
DB - C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange
DP - Open EI | National Laboratory of the Rockies
DO -
KW - Small nuclear reactors
KW - Battery energy storage
KW - Solar
KW - Photovoltaics
KW - PV
KW - Diesel generators
KW - Other liquid-fuel generators
KW - Case studies
KW - Performance
KW - Policy and regulation
KW - Policy
KW - Regulation
KW - Planning and design
KW - Planning
KW - Design
LA - English
DA - 2026/03/30
PY - 2026
PB - Stanford Univeristy
T1 - Nuclear waste from small modular reactors
UR - https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/413
ER -
Krall, Lindsay M, et al. Nuclear waste from small modular reactors. Stanford Univeristy, 30 March, 2026, C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange. https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/413.
Krall, L., Macfarlane, A., & Ewing, R. (2026). Nuclear waste from small modular reactors. [Data set]. C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange. Stanford Univeristy. https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/413
Krall, Lindsay M, Allison M Macfarlane, and Rodney C. Ewing. Nuclear waste from small modular reactors. Stanford Univeristy, March, 30, 2026. Distributed by C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange. https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/413
@misc{CMIX_Dataset_413,
title = {Nuclear waste from small modular reactors},
author = {Krall, Lindsay M and Macfarlane, Allison M and Ewing, Rodney C.},
abstractNote = {Peer-reviewed study comparing fuel cycles, spent fuel characteristics, and disposal implications for several small modular reactor concepts. Results indicate many designs produce more waste per unit energy and introduce diverse waste streams that complicate handling, storage, and disposal. The article discusses uncertainties, assumptions, and policy implications, providing a technical basis for evaluating waste-management strategies as SMR deployment scenarios are considered.},
url = {https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/413},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange, Stanford Univeristy, https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/413},
note = {Accessed: 2026-08-06}
}
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Data from Mar 30, 2026
Last updated Jul 6, 2026
Submitted Jun 2, 2026
Organization
Stanford Univeristy
Contact
Lindsay M. Krall
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