August 21-24, 2023, GABI organized a high-level private trilateral workshop among nuclear fuel cycle experts from the US, South Korea, and Japan to discuss opportunities in fuel cycle management to enable a closed fuel cycle. Given the move towards advanced reactors and SMRs that may utilize different fuel than the existing fleet, opportunities exist for innovations in fuel cycle management as these new technologies are able to utilize fuel forms that current reactors cannot, such as U/TRU fuel that has been recycled from used nuclear fuel. The US nuclear industry has already begun to express interest in commercial recycling of nuclear fuel, and there may be significant opportunities to realize innovative fuel cycles through cooperation with international allies.
