W.H. Hannum, G.E. Marsh, G.S. Stanford - Scientific American, 2005 December: Nuclear reactors that use a fast neutron spectrum, and pyrometallurgical processing to recycle fuel, are efficient.

William H. Hannum, Gerald E. Marsh, and George S. Stanford - : Lists the advantages of the Integrated Fast Nuclear Reactor. This technology is cleaner and more efficient than current reactor designs. A discussion of the Integrated Fast Nuclear Reactor technology, highlighting its reduced poliferation potential, and its efficiency related to uranium consumption. This technology would increase the resulting power output by a factor of one hundred and it essentially solves the problem of storing spent fuel. A comment about how nuclear energy was introduced in the USA to break the coal monopoly is intriguing.

W.H. Hannum, G.E. Marsh, G.S. Stanford - 2006 Mar: Full recycling of fission fuel can provide the energy needed for civilized living and solves the problem of spent fuel disposal. Fast neutron reactors can operate using a closed fuel cycle, which means that they reuse their uranium fuel until all of its energy potential is extracted. This is much better than today's thermal reactors which only utilize one percent of the fuel's potential. Fast reactors can also process military plutonium, making it unsuitable for weapon use. An American demonstration of such a system was halted in 1994, when it was only a few months away from completion. This research should be resumed. Prior to fast reactors, the plan for extending fission fuel involved breeder reactors, and a fuel recycling procedure dubbed "PUREX". This plan required too much handling of dangerous plutonium isotopes. The fast neutron reactor fuel cycle solves this problem. Instead of PUREX, a pyroprocessing technique is used to recondtion used fuel. The pyroprocessing technique separates fission products innefficiently, which is ideal for fast reactor use, and not useful for weapons use. A number of years of operational experience with fast reactors has been developed in various countries. Such reactors are inherently safe, and economical. So there are no technical barriers, other than starting up something new, to prevent the use of this technology.