This publication presents the outputs of the INPRO collaborative project ROADMAPS. It introduces the concept of roadmapping for enhanced nuclear energy sustainability, which has been developed over the course of several collaborative projects within INPRO. The principal products of the ROADMAPS collaborative project are the roadmap template and the ROADMAPS-ET tool. ROADMAPS-ET is an analytical decision support tool for structuring, unifying and visualizing data on issues related to long term nuclear energy planning and nuclear energy system sustainability enhancement. It is supplemented by an approach for the bottom-up integration of national roadmaps. The publication includes case studies which are trial applications of the roadmap template. The studies address national or cooperative long term nuclear energy deployment scenarios with evolutionary as well as with innovative nuclear energy technologies. Examples of possible roadmap aggregation for analysis at regional and global levels are also provided.

• 1. Introduction
  • 1.1. Background
  • 1.2. Objective
  • 1.3. Scope
  • 1.4. Structure
• 2. THE CONCEPT of roadmapping towards enhanced nuclear energy sustainability
  • 2.1. Introduction
  • 2.2. Sustainability of nuclear energy systems
    • 2.2.1. Concept of sustainable development
    • 2.2.2. Energy planning and sustainable development
    • 2.2.3. INPRO methodology for the sustainability assessment of an NES
  • 2.3. Approaches for NES sustainability enhancement
    • 2.3.1. Analytical framework for the evaluation of a nuclear energy evolution scenario for sustainability
    • 2.3.2. Comparative evaluation of NES options based on key indicators
    • 2.3.3. General considerations
    • 2.3.4. Enhancing sustainability via technology innovations
    • 2.3.5. Collaborative enhancements
    • 2.3.6. Collaboration in the development of infrastructure for newcomer countries
  • 2.4. Roadmapping as an integrated approach to help maintain, enhance and monitor NES sustainability
    • 2.4.1. General considerations for roadmapping
    • 2.4.2. Specifics of country level roadmapping for enhanced NES sustainability
    • 2.4.3. Collaborative roadmapping to enhance nuclear energy sustainability
• 3. THE Roadmap template and guidance for its application
  • 3.1. Introduction
  • 3.2. Purpose of the roadmap template and its structure
  • 3.3. Country nuclear power profile
    • 3.3.1. General country information
    • 3.3.2. National plans and prospects for nuclear energy development
    • 3.3.3. Metrics for nuclear energy status and development
  • 3.4. Key tasks and developments to enhance NES sustainability
    • 3.4.1. Timelines and forks towards enhanced NES sustainability
    • 3.4.2. Presentation of key tasks and developments
  • 3.5. Input on reactor fleet and relevant nuclear fuel cycle facilities
    • 3.5.1. Reactor fleet
    • 3.5.2. Energy production
    • 3.5.3. Uranium mining and milling
    • 3.5.4. Conversion
    • 3.5.5. Enrichment
    • 3.5.6. Fuel fabrication
    • 3.5.7. Spent fuel storage
    • 3.5.8. Spent fuel reprocessing
    • 3.5.9. Geological disposal
  • 3.6. Integration, cross-cutting analysis and condensed presentation of roadmaps
    • 3.6.1. Collections of roadmaps
    • 3.6.2. Progress monitoring
    • 3.6.3. Condensed roadmap
  • 3.7. ROADMAPS-ET tool to support roadmapping for enhanced nuclear energy sustainability
• 4. Summary, conclusions and path forward
  • 4.1. Summary of developed products and services
  • 4.2. Concept and scope of roadmapping
  • 4.3. The ROADMAP template and ROADMAPS-ET
  • 4.4. The benefit of applying roadmapping and the ROADMAP template
  • 4.5. National and aggregated roadmaps: insights from case studies
  • 4.6. Enhancing support tools for roadmapping
  • 4.7. Path forward to regional and global roadmapping
• REFERENCES
• INTRODUCTION TO THE SUPPLEMENTARY FILES
• ABBREVIATIONS
• CONTRIBUTORS TO DRAFTING AND REVIEW