Policy paper
Radioactive waste burning by nuclear transmutation: CoRWM position paper
Feasibility of waste burning reactors in the UK, using technologies designed to reduce the amount of long-lived radioactive waste in spent nuclear fuel.
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The Committee on Radioactive Waste Management (CoRWM) investigates the feasibility of proposed ‘waste burning’ reactors in the UK. These technologies are designed to reduce the amount of long-lived radioactive waste present in spent nuclear fuel.
This work is in 2 parts:
- the first paper gives a brief background and summarises main considerations for ‘waste burner’ reactors in the UK
- the second is a technical report which discusses the details of waste burning schemes and their implications for waste management, and presents conclusions and recommendations
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Published 28 August 2025