High Level Radioactive Waste Management

Author : National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Radioactive Waste Management,Committee on Disposition of High-Level Radioactive Waste Through Geological Isolation
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2001-07-05
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309073172

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Disposition of High-Level Waste and Spent Nuclear Fuel by National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Radioactive Waste Management,Committee on Disposition of High-Level Radioactive Waste Through Geological Isolation Pdf

Focused attention by world leaders is needed to address the substantial challenges posed by disposal of spent nuclear fuel from reactors and high-level radioactive waste from processing such fuel. The biggest challenges in achieving safe and secure storage and permanent waste disposal are societal, although technical challenges remain. Disposition of radioactive wastes in a deep geological repository is a sound approach as long as it progresses through a stepwise decision-making process that takes advantage of technical advances, public participation, and international cooperation. Written for concerned citizens as well as policymakers, this book was sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and waste management organizations in eight other countries.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Radioactive waste disposal
ISBN : UVA:X001584505

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Radioactive Waste Management by Anonim Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Electronic government information
ISBN : UCR:31210024830315

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Managing the Nation's Commercial High-level Radioactive Waste by United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-16
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781428923423

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Managing the nation's commercial high-level radioactive waste. by Anonim Pdf

Author : National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources,Board on Radioactive Waste Management
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 42 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1999-11-07
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309067782

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Disposition of High-Level Radioactive Waste Through Geological Isolation by National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources,Board on Radioactive Waste Management Pdf

During the next several years, decisions are expected to be made in several countries on the further development and implementation of the geological disposition option. The Board on Radioactive Waste Management (BRWM) of the U.S. National Academies believes that informed and reasoned discussion of relevant scientific, engineering and social issues can-and should-play a constructive role in the decision process by providing information to decision makers on relevant technical and policy issues. A BRWM-initiated project including a workshop at Irvine, California on November 4-5, 1999, and subsequent National Academies' report to be published in spring, 2000, are intended to provide such information to national policy makers both in the U.S. and abroad. To inform national policies, it is essential that experts from the physical, geological, and engineering sciences, and experts from the policy and social science communities work together. Some national programs have involved social science and policy experts from the beginning, while other programs have only recently recognized the importance of this collaboration. An important goal of the November workshop is to facilitate dialogue between these communities, as well as to encourage the sharing of experiences from many national programs. The workshop steering committee has prepared this discussion for participants at the workshop. It should elicit critical comments and help identify topics requiring in-depth discussion at the workshop. It is not intended as a statement of findings, conclusions, or recommendations. It is rather intended as a vehicle for stimulating dialogue among the workshop participants. Out of that dialogue will emerge the findings, conclusions, and recommendations of the National Academies' report.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 902 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Radioactive waste disposal
ISBN : UOM:39015049115267

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High Level Radioactive Waste Management by Anonim Pdf

Author : Urban Strandberg,Mats Andrén
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2013-09-13
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317985341

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Nuclear Waste Management in a Globalised World by Urban Strandberg,Mats Andrén Pdf

High-level nuclear waste (HLW) is a controversial and risky issue. For the next 100 years, the HLW will be subject to policy decisions and value assessments. Physically safe, technologically stable, and socio-economically sustainable HLW-management will top the agenda. That must be accomplished in a society whose segments are both stable and in a rapid state of flux, under the influence of global as well as national factors, private interests as well as the vagaries of national politics. Among the challenges to be faced is how to codify responsibilities of nuclear industry, governments and international organisations, and any adopted management policy must attain legitimacy at the local, national, regional and global levels. All such considerations raise questions about the practical and theoretical knowledge. This special issue book will address these questions by exploring HLW-management in Canada, France, Germany, India, Sweden, the UK and the USA. Special emphasis will be placed on highlighting national context, current trends and uncertainties, with relevance to a socially sustainable contemporary and future HLW-management.

Author : National Research Council,Policy and Global Affairs,Development, Security, and Cooperation,Office for Central Europe and Eurasia,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Radioactive Waste Management,Committee on End Points for Spent Nuclear Fuel and High-Level Radioactive Waste in Russia and the United States
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 153 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2003-06-12
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309087247

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End Points for Spent Nuclear Fuel and High-Level Radioactive Waste in Russia and the United States by National Research Council,Policy and Global Affairs,Development, Security, and Cooperation,Office for Central Europe and Eurasia,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Radioactive Waste Management,Committee on End Points for Spent Nuclear Fuel and High-Level Radioactive Waste in Russia and the United States Pdf

End Points for spent Nuclear Fuel and High-Level Radioactive Waste in Russian and the United States provides an analysis of the management of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste in Russia and the United States, describing inventories, comparing approaches, and assessing the end-point options for storage and disposal of materials and wastes. The authoring committee finds that despite differences in philosophy about nuclear fuel cycles, Russia and the United States need similar kinds of facilities and face similar challenges, although in Russia many of the problems are worse and funding is less available. This book contains recommendations for immediate and near-term actions, for example, protecting and stabilizing materials that are security and safety hazards, actions for the longer term, such as developing more interim storage capacity and studying effects of deep injection, and areas for collaboration.

Author : National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,COMMITTEE ON DISPOSITION OF HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE THROUGH GEOLOGICAL ISOLATION.,Board on Radioactive Waste Management
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2001-06-05
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 030938690X

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Disposition of High-Level Waste and Spent Nuclear Fuel by National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,COMMITTEE ON DISPOSITION OF HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE THROUGH GEOLOGICAL ISOLATION.,Board on Radioactive Waste Management Pdf

Focused attention by world leaders is needed to address the substantial challenges posed by disposal of spent nuclear fuel from reactors and high-level radioactive waste from processing such fuel. The biggest challenges in achieving safe and secure storage and permanent waste disposal are societal, although technical challenges remain. Disposition of radioactive wastes in a deep geological repository is a sound approach as long as it progresses through a stepwise decision-making process that takes advantage of technical advances, public participation, and international cooperation. Written for concerned citizens as well as policymakers, this book was sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and waste management organizations in eight other countries.

Author : National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Nuclear and Radiation Studies Board,Committee on Improving Practices for Regulating and Managing Low-Activity Radioactive Waste
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2006-04-24
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309164696

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Improving the Regulation and Management of Low-Activity Radioactive Wastes by National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Nuclear and Radiation Studies Board,Committee on Improving Practices for Regulating and Managing Low-Activity Radioactive Waste Pdf

The largest volumes of radioactive wastes in the United States contain only small amounts of radioactive material. These low-activity wastes (LAW) come from hospitals, utilities, research institutions, and defense installations where nuclear material is used. Millions of cubic feet of LAW also arise every year from non-nuclear enterprises such as mining and water treatment. While LAW present much less of a radiation hazard than spent nuclear fuel or high-level radioactive wastes, they can cause health risks if controlled improperly. Improving the Regulation and Management of Low-Activity Radioactive Wastes asserts that LAW should be regulated and managed according to the degree of risk they pose for treatment, storage, and disposal. Current regulations are based primarily on the type of industry that produced the waste-the waste's origin-rather than its risk. In this report, a risk-informed approach for regulating and managing all types of LAW in the United States is proposed. Implemented in a gradual or stepwise fashion, this approach combines scientific risk assessment with public values and perceptions. It focuses on the hazardous properties of the waste in question and how they compare with other waste materials. The approach is based on established principles for risk-informed decision making, current risk-informed initiatives by waste regulators in the United States and abroad, solutions available under current regulatory authorities, and remedies through new legislation when necessary.

Author : Yu S. Tang,James H. Saling
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 476 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1990-01-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 0891166661

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Radioactive Waste Management by Yu S. Tang,James H. Saling Pdf

A complete overview of sources of radioactive waste, this book highlights the issues involved in safe transportation and decontamination as well as in decommissioning of nuclear facilities. It covers radioactive decay and radiation shielding calculations, management and disposal of spent nuclear fuel and high level-waste, low-level waste, transuranic waste, Uranium mill tailings, and mixed waste. It discusses technical and regulatory aspects of waste management and provides a look at historical record and its influence on current policy.

Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Nuclear and Radiation Studies Board,Planning Committee on Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management and Disposition: A Workshop
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 163 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2017-07-05
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309456784

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Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management and Disposition by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Nuclear and Radiation Studies Board,Planning Committee on Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management and Disposition: A Workshop Pdf

The Department of Energy's Office of Environmental Management (DOE) is responsible for the safe cleanup of sites used for nuclear weapons development and government-sponsored nuclear energy research. Low-level radioactive waste (LLW) is the most volumetrically significant waste stream generated by the DOE cleanup program. LLW is also generated through commercial activities such as nuclear power plant operations and medical treatments. The laws and regulations related to the disposal of LLW in the United States have evolved over time and across agencies and states, resulting in a complex regulatory structure. DOE asked the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to organize a workshop to discuss approaches for the management and disposition of LLW. Participants explored the key physical, chemical, and radiological characteristics of low-level waste that govern its safe and secure management and disposal in aggregate and in individual waste streams, and how key characteristics of low level waste are incorporated into standards, orders, and regulations that govern the management and disposal of LLW in the United States and in other major waste-producing countries. This publication summarizes the presentations and discussions from the workshop.

Author : Denis Alexandre
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 864 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Nuclear power plants
ISBN : UOM:39015032552559

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Low and Intermediate Level Radioactive Waste Management: High level radioactive waste and spent fuel management by Denis Alexandre Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : UOM:39015023850863

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High-level Radioactive Waste and Spent Nuclear Fuel Disposal by Anonim Pdf

Author : International Atomic Energy Agency
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015029531178

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Radioactive Waste Management by International Atomic Energy Agency Pdf