nbsp   What is Canadas experience with nuclear fuel reprocessing?
[A. CANDU Technology] [B. The Industry] [C. Cost/Benefit] [D. Safety/Liability] [E. Waste] [F. Security/Non-Proliferation] [G. Uranium] [H. Research Reactors] [I. Other R&D] [J. Further Info] Within the nuclear industry, “reprocessing” refers to any process that extracts usable material from irradiated nuclear fuel. The most common reprocessing products are plutonium and left-over uranium, to be recycled as fuel in power reactors. Although Canada’s power reactor program is based upon a once-through fuel cycle, an extensive degree of experience with nuclear fuel reprocessing exists at Chalk River Laboratories (CRL). During World War II and its immediate aftermath, the establishment of CRL included the independent development of plutonium and thorium processing capabilities. The National Research Council’s intent with this program was initially to support the war effort through military fissile material production, and subsequently to extend known fissile fuel resources (then thought to
