In the matter of proposed rulemaking on the storage and disposal of nuclear waste
Title | In the matter of proposed rulemaking on the storage and disposal of nuclear waste PDF eBook |
Author | United States. Department of Energy |
Publisher | |
Pages | 312 |
Release | 1980 |
Genre | Radioactive waste disposal |
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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.
Review of New York State Low-Level Radioactive Waste Siting Process
Title | Review of New York State Low-Level Radioactive Waste Siting Process PDF eBook |
Author | National Research Council |
Publisher | National Academies Press |
Pages | 305 |
Release | 1996-07-30 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 0309175305 |
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.
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.
The Monitored Retrievable Storage Facility
Title | The Monitored Retrievable Storage Facility PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 2 |
Release | 1992 |
Genre | Nuclear power plants |
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Near Surface Disposal Facilities for Radioactive Waste
Title | Near Surface Disposal Facilities for Radioactive Waste PDF eBook |
Author | International Atomic Energy Agency |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2014 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 9789201143136 |
This Safety Guide provides recommendations on how to meet safety requirements on the disposal of radioactive waste. It is concerned with the disposal of solid radioactive waste by emplacement in designated facilities at or near the land surface. The Safety Guide provides guidance on the development, operation and closure of, and on the regulatory control of, near surface disposal facilities, which are suitable for the disposal of very low level waste and low level waste. The Safety Guide provides guidance on a range of disposal methods, including the emplacement of solid radioactive waste in earthen trenches, in above ground engineered structures, in engineered structures just below the ground surface and in rock caverns, silos and tunnels excavated at depths of up to a few tens of metres underground. It is intended for use primarily by those involved with policy development for, with the regulatory control of, and with the development and operation of near surface disposal facilities.
Management of Disused Sealed Radioactive Sources
Title | Management of Disused Sealed Radioactive Sources PDF eBook |
Author | International Atomic Energy Agency |
Publisher | |
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.