Generation IV international Forum Overall Mission Development of

Generation IV international Forum Overall Mission : Development of one or several nuclear energy systems which are : – Deployable by 2030 – Competitive in various markets – With significant advances in : • Sustainability • Economics • Safety and reliability • Proliferation resistant • Physical protection – Suitable for different applications : Electricity, Hydrogen, Desalination, Heat production

Goals for Future Nuclear Energy Systems - Generation IV 5 fundamental criteria ECONOMICS Competitiveness Investment cost Save natural resources (U, Th) Reuse (U, Pu) from existing reactors SAFETY Operation/Accidents Severe conditions Minimize Waste production Integral recycling of actinides Missions and additional criteria Electricity generation Hydrogen production High temperature process heat Long-lived radioactive waste burning High sustainability Enhance proliferation resistance Symbiosis with existing LWRs Pu burning, Integration of fuel cycle Flexible adaptation to diverse fuel cycles

Generation IV international Forum The 6 reactors to be studied and tested : SODIUM-COOLED FAST REACTOR LEAD-COOLED FAST REACTOR VERY HIGH TEMPERATURE REACTOR GAS-COOLED FAST REACTOR SUPER-CRITICAL WATER REACTOR MOLTEN SALT REACTOR

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