caa a22 4500 397594119 CHVBK 20180308164947.0 cr unu---uuuuu 161202e19961101xx s 000 0 eng 10.1093/oxfordjournals.rpd.a031854 doi 0144-8420 pii (NATIONALLICENCE)oxford-10.1093/oxfordjournals.rpd.a031854 Nuclear Fuel Processes [Elektronische Daten] [D.J. Coulston, A.V. Kite] Since the Second World War electricity generation has been the main industrial application of radioactivity. Harnessing the potential of radioactivity has required the ingenuity, knowledge and dedication of the world's scientists and engineers in developing the necessary nuclear fuel processes to the level that we have reached today. This paper summarises the early development of the nuclear industry, the current main nuclear processes, and gives a forward projection of the likely future developments. The initial and unrealised promise of abundant and cheap electricity is contrasted with the current pressures on nuclear power involving economic viability and public and political acceptability. The main conclusions are that the environmental advantages of nuclear power will become increasingly important while recycling of uranium and plutonium, including the use of MOX fuel, will make a significant contribution to the economics of reactor operations. Radiation Protection Dosimetry Coulston D.J. aut Kite A.V. aut Radiation Protection Dosimetry Oxford University Press 68/1-2(1996-11-01), 73-76 0144-8420 68:1-2<73 1996 68 rpd https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.rpd.a031854 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.rpd.a031854 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Coulston D.J. aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Kite A.V. aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Radiation Protection Dosimetry Oxford University Press 68/1-2(1996-11-01), 73-76 0144-8420 68:1-2<73 1996 68 rpd Metadata rights reserved CC BY-NC-4.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-oxford