Researchers at the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI) conduct pyroprocessing research. Photo provided by KAERI. The fate of 'pyroprocessing,' a technology for recycling spent nuclear fuel ...

A recommendation has been issued to continue research and development (R&D) on pyroprocessing, a spent nuclear fuel recycling technology jointly developed by South Korea and the United States since ...

Argonne pioneered pyroprocessing techniques to recycle nuclear fuel. Research and development in pyroprocessing may pay off for fast reactors, which already make very efficient use of natural uranium ...