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KIT Science Week: Shaping the City of the FutureKIT
KIT Science Week: Shaping the City of the Future

Interactive activities, lectures, workshops, movie night, and surprising formats for curious minds of all ages

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200 Years of Pioneering Spirit: A Hydrogen Bulli Pioneering the Transport RevolutionKernforschungszentrum Karlsruhe / KIT
200 Years of Pioneering Spirit: A Hydrogen Bulli Pioneering the Transport Revolution

As early as 1986, a hydrogen bus was driving through Karlsruhe, demonstrating what climate-friendly mobility can look like

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Nuclear Safety: KIT and European Commission Join Forces in ResearchJRC
Nuclear Safety: KIT and European Commission Join Forces in Research

KIT and JRC intensify their cooperation with the aim of achieving progress in nuclear applications and their safety

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KIT Begins General Renovation of Pavilions at SchlossplatzMarkus Breig, KIT
KIT Begins General Renovation of Pavilions at Schlossplatz

Pilot gutting begins this week – renovation in 2028 following architectural competition – "Learning Center at the Castle" to be used by KIT students and faculty starting in 2031

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Demonstration against right-wing extremism in Karlsruhe. The colors of the KIT (blue and green) are laid over it as a color gradient. Foto: Stadt Karlsruhe, Boris Burghardt / Collage: KIT
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The potential role of electrochemistry for the recycling of spent nuclear fuel

The potential role of electrochemistry for the recycling of spent nuclear fuel

July 28, 2025 11:00 - 12:00KIT Campus Nord, INR, Bau 521, 2. OG, Raum 302
Material recycling has become both a regulatory requirement and standard practice across most in-dustries in developed nations, underpinned by circular economy legislation. However, spent nuclear fuel remains largely exempt from this practice, despite the availability of various methods for waste minimization and constituent recycling. While numerous projects for conventional light water reactor construction and advanced reactor designs have been initiated recently, limited attention has been devoted to closing the nuclear fuel cycle and achieving circular nuclear economy objectives.

Electrochemical methods for spent fuel recycling have been extensively investigated over several decades, with foundational research conducted at the Fuel Conditioning Facility at the Experimental Breeder Reactor-II (EBR-II) and subsequently advanced through projects led by institutions such CRIEPI and KAERI. A recent study has examined the application of this methodology to spent fuel from German light water reactors. The approach utilizes a sufficiently compact process suitable for on-site spent fuel partitioning, thereby eliminating additional transportation requirements and minimizing secondary waste stream generation. This work reviews the process flow, material balances, and eco-nomic considerations of the proposed system.
 
Herr Dr. Marcus Seidl, PreussenElektra, Hannover

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