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.
Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing and High-level Waste Management: Public & private roles
Title | Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing and High-level Waste Management: Public & private roles PDF eBook |
Author | California Energy Commission |
Publisher | |
Pages | 454 |
Release | 1977 |
Genre | Radioactive wastes |
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Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing and High Level Waste Disposal: Public & private roles
Title | Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing and High Level Waste Disposal: Public & private roles PDF eBook |
Author | California Energy Commission |
Publisher | |
Pages | 452 |
Release | 1977 |
Genre | Reactor fuel reprocessing |
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Radioactive Waste Processing and Disposal
Title | Radioactive Waste Processing and Disposal PDF eBook |
Author | U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission |
Publisher | |
Pages | 948 |
Release | 1980 |
Genre | Radioactive waste disposal |
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The Principles of Radioactive Waste Management
Title | The Principles of Radioactive Waste Management PDF eBook |
Author | International Atomic Energy Agency |
Publisher | |
Pages | 40 |
Release | 1995 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
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Encompasses all aspects of radioactive waste management from waste minimization to disposal and sets out objectives and principles for the protection of human health and the environment, present and future. (Please note: this publication is superseded by SF-1)
Nuclear Wastes
Title | Nuclear Wastes PDF eBook |
Author | National Research Council |
Publisher | National Academies Press |
Pages | 590 |
Release | 1996-02-23 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 0309052262 |
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.
Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing and High-level Waste Management
Title | Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing and High-level Waste Management PDF eBook |
Author | California Energy Commission |
Publisher | |
Pages | 870 |
Release | 1977 |
Genre | Radioactive wastes |
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