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Sprint projectOct 27, 2024

Reprocessing Nuclear Waste From Small Modular Reactors (SMRs)

Nathaniel Burola, Sam Jung, Nadia Lee, George Parks · Team AI+Nuclear Working Group

Submitted to AI Policy Hackathon at Johns Hopkins University. Sprint projects are early-stage work by participants, not Apart Research publications.

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Considering the emerging demand for nuclear power to support AI data centers, we propose mitigating waste buildup concerns via nuclear waste reprocessing initiatives.

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@misc{burola2024reprocessing,
  title = {{Reprocessing Nuclear Waste From Small Modular Reactors (SMRs)}},
  author = {Nathaniel Burola and Sam Jung and Nadia Lee and George Parks},
  year = {2024},
  month = oct,
  note = {Submitted to AI Policy Hackathon at Johns Hopkins University, an Apart Research Sprint},
  howpublished = {\url{https://apartresearch.com/sprints/projects/reprocessing-nuclear-waste-from-small-modular-reactors-(smrs)}},
  url = {https://apartresearch.com/sprints/projects/reprocessing-nuclear-waste-from-small-modular-reactors-(smrs)}
}

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