The Development of Multilateral Approaches to Spent Fuel and Opportunities for Taiwan’s Spent Fuel Management Strategy
Author: Yea-jen Tseng
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Aiming to strengthen global nuclear non-proliferation, in 2005 the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Expert Group issued a report on multilateral approaches to the nuclear fuel cycle, beginning international efforts to manage the back end of the nuclear fuel cycle. The United States has proposed the comprehensive fuel services (CFS) initiative under the International Framework for Nuclear Energy Cooperation (IFNEC), while Russia has also put forward the concept of global nuclear power infrastructure (GNPI). In order to ensure compliance with the global nuclear regime when dealing with spent fuel, Taiwan must adapt to these new initiatives. However, although the internalization of the nuclear fuel cycle has become an important topic in international nuclear law, Taiwan is still unfamiliar with this agenda. This article tries to evaluate the impact of multilateral approaches to the nuclear fuel cycle on Taiwan’s spent fuel management strategy.