GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy Advanced Recycling Center (ARC)

GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy’s Advanced Recycling Center (ARC) is designed to produce electricity by recycling the used nuclear fuel (UNF) from current nuclear power plants and the uranium discarded during enrichment. Using PRISM reactors, the ARC will be able to extract over 100 times more energy from uranium than the “once-through” fuel cycle employed by current nuclear plants. The ARC is designed to lower the cost and engineering challenges associated with UNF disposal when compared to traditional storage or reprocessing by generating significant additional electricity from what is now considered nuclear waste.

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Environmental Benefits

One metric ton of used nuclear fuel, if recycled with GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy's Advanced Recycling Center technology using PRISM reactors, would produce enough electricity to power over 600,000 U.S. homes for one year. Traditional grid sources would require 3 million metric tons of coal or 40 billion cubic feet of natural gas to produce the same amount of electricity.

Operating Benefits

The used nuclear fuel produced by one year of operation of a typical 1,000 MW nuclear power plant, if recycled with GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy's Advanced Recycling Center technology using PRISM reactors, would generate enough electricity to power over 10 million average U.S. households for a year.

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