Low Level Radioactive Waste Management And Disposition

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 : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2017-06-05
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309456814

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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 : 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 : 50,5 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 : 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 : 214 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2001-06-05
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309170888

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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 : National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Radioactive Waste Management,Committee on Risk-Based Approaches for Disposition of Transuranic and High-Level Radioactive Waste
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2005-02-07
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309165273

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Risk and Decisions About Disposition of Transuranic and High-Level Radioactive Waste by National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Radioactive Waste Management,Committee on Risk-Based Approaches for Disposition of Transuranic and High-Level Radioactive Waste Pdf

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) manages dozens of sites across the nation that focus on research, design, and production of nuclear weapons and nuclear reactors for defense applications. Radioactive wastes at these sites pose a national challenge, and DOE is considering how to most effectively clean them up. Some of the greatest projected risks, cleanup costs, and technical challenges come from processing and disposing transuranic and high-level radioactive waste. This report addresses how DOE should incorporate risk into decisions about whether the nation should use alternatives to deep geologic disposal for some of these wastes. It recommends using an exemption process involving risk assessment for determining how to dispose of problematic wastes. The report outlines criteria for risk assessment and key elements of a risk-informed approach. The report also describes the types of wastes that are candidates for alternative disposition paths, potential alternatives to deep geologic disposal for disposition of low-hazard waste, and whether these alternatives are compatible with current regulations.

Author : Dwayne E. Weigel
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2000-12
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0756705835

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Low-Level Radioactive Wastes by Dwayne E. Weigel Pdf

As the Cold War drew to a close, the Dept. of Energy (DoE) shifted its focus from producing nuclear weapons to cleaning up the contaminated facilities where it had produced them. Over the next several decades, DoE expects to dispose of about 2.1 mill. cubic meters of low-level and mixed wastes where it operates disposal facilities. Concerned that DoE may not be managing and disposing of its wastes as cost-effectively as possible, this report reviews (1) the factors that influence DoE's decisions about the treat., storage, and disposal of wastes, and (2) DoE's costs to treat, store, and dispose of these wastes and the cost-effectiveness of DoE's disposal decisions.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Low level radioactive waste disposal facilities
ISBN : PSU:000049400090

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A Guide to the U.S. Department of Energy's Low-level Radioactive Waste by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Radioactive waste disposal
ISBN : UVA:X001584505

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Radioactive Waste Management by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Government publications
ISBN : 9781428957466

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Partnerships Under Pressure by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 199?
Category : Low level radioactive waste disposal facilities
ISBN : UIUC:30112110794218

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Perspectives by Anonim Pdf

Author : Edward L. Gershey
Publisher : Van Nostrand Reinhold Company
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Science
ISBN : 0442239580

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Low-level Radioactive Waste by Edward L. Gershey Pdf

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Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Factory and trade waste
ISBN : UCR:31210024830000

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Partnerships Under Pressure 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 : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1999-10-07
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309184588

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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 : Committee to Review New York State's Siting and Methodology Selection for Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal,National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1996-08-13
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309561211

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Review of New York State Low-Level Radioactive Waste Siting Process by Committee to Review New York State's Siting and Methodology Selection for Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal,National Research Council Pdf

This book reviews the efforts of New York state to site a low-level radioactive waste disposal facility. It evaluates the nature, sources, and quality of the data, analyses, and procedures used by the New York State Siting Commission in its decisionmaking process, which identified five potential sites for low-level waste disposal. Finally, the committee offers a chapter highlighting the lessons in siting low-level radioactive waste facilities that can be learned from New York State's experience.

Author : Michael Burns
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1987-12-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0873710266

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Low-Level Radioactive Waste Regulation-Science, Politics and Fear by Michael Burns Pdf

A crisis awaits the states without adequate Low-Level Radioactive Waste (LLRW) disposal capacity, and states now struggling to comply with U.S. National Policy-widely believed unworkable. Some states may find that they are unable to dispose of the LLRW they generate! Long underestimated-or politically boondoggled-the dread subject of LLRW disposal is now being brought to climax, amidst conflicting viewpoints from generators, regulators, environmentalists and the public...from...medical-clinical labs...nuclear power plants...state and federal agencies...scientists and engineers...consultants...attorneys. This book emphasizes siting, disposal, historical approach to radwaste regulation, public attitudes, and NIMBY. AND deals comprehensively with radiation, biological effects, risk assessment, public health protection and government regulation, safety of LLRW, biological effects, and attempts to develop solutions to this pervasive problem. This text is essential to those likely to find themselves engulfed by LLRW problem: scientists, engineers, managers in many companies and institutions, consultants, and, of course, Government Agency Officials, public interest groups, technical, social science, law, and public libraries. There is no easy solution-but there will be a solution. And we believe this book is part of that solution. Expert authors-provide chapters carefully researched and written for this book; and provide their personal and professional experiences. This book is certainly a step toward understanding and solving the LLRW problem.

Author : Edward O'Donnell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Government publications
ISBN : UOM:39015032456793

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Low-level Radioactive Waste Research Program Plan by Edward O'Donnell Pdf