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RE: GAO Report on Spent Nuclear Fuels
DOE has substituted "used nuclear fuel" in some of its NEPA documents.
Perhaps "preowned nuclear fuel" would be better vis a vis "preowned cars?"
Rick Orthen
Earth Sciences Consultants, Inc.
Export, PA
724/733-3000
rorthen@earthsciences.net
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[mailto:owner-radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu] On Behalf Of Otto G. Raabe
Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2003 5:00 PM
To: Susan L Gawarecki; RADSAFE
Subject: Re: GAO Report on Spent Nuclear Fuels
August 14, 2003
The terminology "spent nuclear fuel" is really misleading to Congress and
the general public. It sounds as if used fuel is expended and useless. In
fact, there is as much or more fissile material in used fuel rods as in new
fuel rods. Most U.S. used nuclear fuel could be re-used without processing
in a CANDU reactor.
Anyway, the fact that used fuel should be reprocessed is not understood by
most, especially when it is called "spent nuclear fuel".
Can we change the terminology?
Otto
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