DOE Radioactive Waste Repository Program
Title | DOE Radioactive Waste Repository Program PDF eBook |
Author | United States. Congress. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Subcommittee on Energy Conservation and Power |
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Pages | 1048 |
Release | 1986 |
Genre | Radioactive waste disposal in the ground |
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Disposition of High-Level Waste and Spent Nuclear Fuel
Title | Disposition of High-Level Waste and Spent Nuclear Fuel PDF eBook |
Author | National Research Council |
Publisher | National Academies Press |
Pages | 215 |
Release | 2001-07-05 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 0309073170 |
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.
Management of Disused Sealed Radioactive Sources
Title | Management of Disused Sealed Radioactive Sources PDF eBook |
Author | International Atomic Energy Agency |
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Pages | 177 |
Release | 2014-12-02 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 9789201032140 |
This publication summarizes the reviewed information distributed in previous IAEA publications and provides an up to date, overall picture of the management of disused sealed radioactive sources (DSRS) based upon the current status and trends in this field. It incorporates the most recent experience in source management, including newly developed techniques used for DSRS conditioning and storage. Problems encountered and lessons learned are also highlighted in the publication in order to help avoid the mistakes commonly made in the past in managing disused sources.
Review of the Department of Energy's Plans for Disposal of Surplus Plutonium in the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant
Title | Review of the Department of Energy's Plans for Disposal of Surplus Plutonium in the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant PDF eBook |
Author | National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine |
Publisher | National Academies Press |
Pages | 225 |
Release | 2020-06-01 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 0309498619 |
In 2018, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine issued an Interim Report evaluating the general viability of the U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration's (DOE-NNSA's) conceptual plans for disposing of 34 metric tons (MT) of surplus plutonium in the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP), a deep geologic repository near Carlsbad, New Mexico. It provided a preliminary assessment of the general viability of DOE-NNSA's conceptual plans, focused on some of the barriers to their implementation. This final report addresses the remaining issues and echoes the recommendations from the interim study.
Strategy and Methodology for Radioactive Waste Characterization
Title | Strategy and Methodology for Radioactive Waste Characterization PDF eBook |
Author | International Atomic Energy Agency |
Publisher | IAEA |
Pages | 188 |
Release | 2007 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
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Over the past decade significant progress has been achieved in the development of waste characterization and control procedures and equipment as a direct response to ever-increasing requirements for quality and reliability of information on waste characteristics. Failure in control procedures at any step can have important, adverse consequences and may result in producing waste packages which are not compliant with the waste acceptance criteria for disposal, thereby adversely impacting the repository. The information and guidance included in this publication corresponds to recent achievements and reflects the optimum approaches, thereby reducing the potential for error and enhancing the quality of the end product. -- Publisher's description.
Disposal of Radioactive Waste On Land
Title | Disposal of Radioactive Waste On Land PDF eBook |
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Low-level Radioactive Waste Repositories
Title | Low-level Radioactive Waste Repositories PDF eBook |
Author | OECD Nuclear Energy Agency |
Publisher | OECD Publishing |
Pages | 188 |
Release | 1999 |
Genre | Technology & Engineering |
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This report sets out the costs of operating disposal sites for LLW in OECD countries, as well as the factors that may affect the costs of sites being developed.