Nuclear Power
A medium term (2020-2030) transition to Gen-III nuclear power plants will reduce the probability for core melts from 10⁻⁵/year to 10⁻⁷/year while keeping nuclear power the most cost efficient source of electricity with low CO₂ footprint.
Vision
A medium term (2020-2030) transition to Gen-III nuclear power plants will reduce the probability for core melts from 10⁻⁵/year to 10⁻⁷/year while keeping nuclear power the most cost efficient source of electricity with low CO₂ footprint. More advanced systems may in the long term (2030-2050) permit full recycling of long-lived radioactive waste, reducing the time scale of geological storage.
Challenges
To ensure technical safety of aging power plants. Improve fuel utilisation by a factor of 100 while maintaining good economy and high safety standards. Provide economical and safe solutions for recycling of waste by application of new materials.
Research groups
These are the research groups at departments and divisions in KTH's school organisation performing research related to nuclear power.