Nuclear Waste Disposal Issues

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 : 55,8 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 : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Environment and Public Works. Subcommittee on Nuclear Regulation
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Environmental protection
ISBN : UOM:39015011020610

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Mixed Radioactive and Hazardous Waste Disposal Issues by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Environment and Public Works. Subcommittee on Nuclear Regulation Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations. Conservation, Energy, and Natural Resources Subcommittee
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Nuclear power plants
ISBN : UOM:39015082035034

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Radioactive Waste Disposal Problems by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations. Conservation, Energy, and Natural Resources Subcommittee Pdf

Author : Darrin Durant,Genevieve Fuji Johnson
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 211 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2010-07-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780774859035

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Nuclear Waste Management in Canada by Darrin Durant,Genevieve Fuji Johnson Pdf

As oil reserves decline and the environment takes centre stage in public policy discussions, the merits and dangers of nuclear power and nuclear waste management are once again being debated. Nuclear Waste Management in Canada provides a critical counterpoint to the position of government and industry by examining not only the technical but also the social and ethical aspects of the issue. What do frequently used terms such as safety, risk, and acceptability really mean? And how and why did the public consultation process in Canada fail to address ethical and social issues? This timely collection defuses the uncertainty, ambiguity, and ignorance that surrounds discussions of nuclear energy.

Author : United States. General Accounting Office
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Radioactive waste disposal
ISBN : SRLF:D0007771603

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Nuclear Waste by United States. General Accounting Office Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Environment and Public Works. Subcommittee on Nuclear Regulation
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Political Science
ISBN : STANFORD:36105045555971

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Nuclear Waste Disposal Issues by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Environment and Public Works. Subcommittee on Nuclear Regulation Pdf

Author : National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications,Board on Radioactive Waste Management,Panel on Social and Economic Aspects of Radioactive Waste Management
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1984-02-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309034449

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Social and Economic Aspects of Radioactive Waste Disposal by National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications,Board on Radioactive Waste Management,Panel on Social and Economic Aspects of Radioactive Waste Management Pdf

To complement the growing body of knowledge on the physical aspects of radioactive waste disposal, this new report identifies the "socioeconomic and institutional" policy issues that must be addressed in implementing the Nuclear Waste Policy Act. Site location, transportation modes, disposal schedules, regulatory systems, and the effects of these systems on the people living near the sites and along the transportation routes are addressed.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Radioactive waste disposal
ISBN : UOM:39015095094457

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Essays on Issues Relevant to the Regulation of Radioactive Waste Management by Anonim Pdf

Author : Man-Sung Yim
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 850 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2021-12-09
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789402421064

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Nuclear Waste Management by Man-Sung Yim Pdf

This book lays a comprehensive foundation for addressing the issue of safety in the lifecycle of nuclear waste. With the focus on the fundamental principles, the book covers key technical approaches to safety in the management of spent nuclear fuel, reprocessed high-level waste, low-level waste, and decommissioning wastes. Behaviors of nuclear waste in natural and engineered systems in relation to safety assessment are also described through the explanation of fundamental processes. For any country involved with the use of nuclear power, nuclear waste management is a topic of grave importance. Although many countries have heavily invested in nuclear waste management, having a successful national program still remains a major challenge. This book offers substantial guidance for those seeking solutions to these problems. As the problem of nuclear waste management is heavily influenced by social factors, the connection between technical and social issues in nuclear waste management is also discussed. The book is a core text for advanced students in nuclear and environmental engineering, and a valuable reference for those working in nuclear engineering and related areas.

Author : Eric B. Herzik,Alvin H. Mushkatel
Publisher : Praeger
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1993-11-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : STANFORD:36105004410036

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Problems and Prospects for Nuclear Waste Disposal Policy by Eric B. Herzik,Alvin H. Mushkatel Pdf

The development and use of nuclear power in the United States has become stalemated. After the early promise of energy too cheap to meter, public concerns and legal challenges have stymied the nuclear power industry. Chief among these is the issue of safe disposal of nuclear waste. This volume, therefore, examines the dynamics of nuclear waste disposal policy. It is organized to address a wide range of issues found in the policy debate, e.g., the interrelationship between science and public choice, policy management and implementation, legal protection and liability, quality assurance and transportation, and so on. The volume provides a comprehensive view of the complex environment in which nuclear waste disposal policy develops.

Author : National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources,Committee on Separations Technology and Transmutation Systems
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 590 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1996-02-23
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309052269

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Nuclear Wastes by National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources,Committee on Separations Technology and Transmutation Systems Pdf

Disposal of radioactive waste from nuclear weapons production and power generation has caused public outcry and political consternation. Nuclear Wastes presents a critical review of some waste management and disposal alternatives to the current national policy of direct disposal of light water reactor spent fuel. The book offers clearcut conclusions for what the nation should do today and what solutions should be explored for tomorrow. The committee examines the currently used "once-through" fuel cycle versus different alternatives of separations and transmutation technology systems, by which hazardous radionuclides are converted to nuclides that are either stable or radioactive with short half-lives. The volume provides detailed findings and conclusions about the status and feasibility of plutonium extraction and more advanced separations technologies, as well as three principal transmutation concepts for commercial reactor spent fuel. The book discusses nuclear proliferation; the U.S. nuclear regulatory structure; issues of health, safety and transportation; the proposed sale of electrical energy as a means of paying for the transmutation system; and other key issues.

Author : Warren S. Melfort
Publisher : Nova Publishers
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Science
ISBN : 1590338502

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Nuclear Waste Disposal by Warren S. Melfort Pdf

The disposal of nuclear waste is becoming a major concern. Many nuclear power plants around the world are nearing the end of their operating lives. This is particularly true in the United States where most nuclear power plants are approaching the end of the operational time period allowed in their licenses. The disposal of radioactive waste from nuclear power plants and nuclear missiles is as politically intense an issue as the plants and missiles themselves. Yet the three issues have remained curiously separate in spite of their close physical ties. Few debates on nuclear power or nuclear weapons discuss the problems of waste disposal should the power plant or missile be decommissioned. Few debates on nuclear waste disposal discuss the opportunities to close nuclear power plants or get rid of nuclear weapons a disposal site would afford. Nuclear waste can be generally classified a either "low level" radioactive waste or "high level" radioactive waste. Low level nuclear waste usually includes material used to handle the highly radioactive parts of nuclear reactors (i.e. cooling water pipes and radiation suits) and waste from medical procedures involving radioactive treatments or x-rays. Low level waste is comparatively easy to dispose of. The level of radioactivity and the half life of the radioactive isotopes in low level waste is relatively small. Storing the waste for a period of 10 to 50 years will allow most of the radioactive isotopes in low level waste to decay, at which point the waste can be disposed of as normal refuse. High level radioactive waste is generally material from the core of the nuclear reactor or nuclear weapon. This waste includes uranium, plutonium, and other highly radioactive elements made during fission. Most of the radioactive isotopes in high level waste emit large amounts of radiation and have extremely long half-lives (some longer than 100,000 years) creating long time periods before the waste will settle to safe levels of radioactivity. This new book explores the issues pertaining, either directly or indirectly, to nuclear waste disposal.

Author : William M. Alley,Rosemarie Alley
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781107030114

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Too Hot to Touch by William M. Alley,Rosemarie Alley Pdf

A fascinating and authoritative account of the controversies and possibilities surrounding nuclear waste disposal, providing expert discussion in down-to-earth language.

Author : Edward L. Miles,Kai N. Lee,Elaine M. Carlin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : UOM:39015011916965

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Nuclear Waste Disposal Under the Seabed by Edward L. Miles,Kai N. Lee,Elaine M. Carlin Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. Joint Committee on Atomic Energy
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1959
Category : Radioactive waste disposal
ISBN : UOM:39015003402354

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Industrial Radioactive Waste Disposal by United States. Congress. Joint Committee on Atomic Energy Pdf