Assessing The Long Term Safety Of Radioactive Waste Management

Author : Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
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ISBN 13 : 9780662446910
Total Pages : 41 pages
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Download or read book Assessing the Long Term Safety of Radioactive Waste Management written by Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission and published by . This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
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ISBN 13 : 9780662446927
Total Pages : 41 pages
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Download or read book Assessing the Long Term Safety of Radioactive Waste Management written by Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : International Atomic Energy Agency
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 582 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Safety of Radioactive Waste Disposal written by International Atomic Energy Agency and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 582 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Accompanying CD-ROM contains the complete text of the printed volume.

Author : OECD Nuclear Energy Agency. Performance Assessment Advisory Group
Publisher : Nuclear Energy Agency, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development ; Washington, D.C. : OECD Publications and Information Centre
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 84 pages
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Download or read book Disposal of Radioactive Waste written by OECD Nuclear Energy Agency. Performance Assessment Advisory Group and published by Nuclear Energy Agency, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development ; Washington, D.C. : OECD Publications and Information Centre. This book was released on 1991 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : International Atomic Energy Agency
Publisher : IAEA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Natural Activity Concentrations and Fluxes as Indicators for the Safety Assessment of Radioactive Waste Disposal written by International Atomic Energy Agency and published by IAEA. This book was released on 2005 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report sets out the findings of a co-ordinated research project which aimed to assess the long term safety of radioactive waste disposal by means of additional safety indicators based on the observation of natural systems. The findings will be of use in the development of national and international standards and guidance on this subject.

Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309183138
Total Pages : 156 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Improving Operations and Long-Term Safety of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2001-06-11 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) is a deep underground mined facility for the disposal of transuranic waste resulting from the nation's defense program. Transuranic waste is defined as waste contaminated with transuranic radionuclides with half-life greater than 20 years and activity greater than 100 nanocuries per gram. The waste mainly consists of contaminated protective clothing, rags, old tools and equipment, pieces of dismantled buildings, chemical residues, and scrap materials. The total activity of the waste expected to be disposed at the WIPP is estimated to be approximately 7 million curies, including 12,900 kilograms of plutonium distributed throughout the waste in very dilute form. The WIPP is located near the community of Carlsbad, in southeastern New Mexico. The geological setting is a 600-meter thick, 250 million-year-old saltbed, the Salado Formation, lying 660 meters below the surface. The National Research Council (NRC) has been providing the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) scientific and technical evaluations of the WIPP since 1978. The committee's task is twofold: (1) to identify technical issues that can be addressed to enhance confidence in the safe and long-term performance of the repository and (2) to identify opportunities for improving the National Transuranic (TRU) Program for waste management, especially with regard to the safety of workers and the public. This is the first full NRC report issued following the certification of the facility by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on May 18, 1998. An interim report was issued by the committee in April 2000 and is reproduced in this report. The main findings and recommendations from the interim report have been incorporated into the body of this report. The overarching finding and recommendation of this report is that the activity that would best enhance confidence in the safe and long-term performance of the repository is to monitor critical performance parameters during the long pre-closure phase of repository operations (35 to possibly 100 years). Indeed, in the first 50 to 100 years the rates of important processes such as salt creep, brine inflow (if any), and microbial activity are predicted to be the highest and will be less significant later. The committee recommends that the results of the on-site monitoring program be used to improve the performance assessment for recertification purposes. These results will determine whether the need for a new performance assessment is warranted. For the National TRU Program, the committee finds that the DOE is implementing many of the recommendations of its interim report. It is important that the DOE continue its efforts to improve the packaging, characterization, and transportation of the transuranic waste.

Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309073170
Total Pages : 215 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Disposition of High-Level Waste and Spent Nuclear Fuel written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2001-07-05 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 52 pages
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Download or read book Safety Indicators for the Safety Assessment of Radioactive Waste Disposal written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To assist in promoting discussion amongst international experts and in developing consensus, the IAEA established a Working Group under the International Radioactive Waste Management Advisory Committee (INWAC). This publication is the sixth report of this working group.

Author : OECD Nuclear Energy Agency
Publisher : Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques = Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1044 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Compte Rendu Du Symposium Sur L'analyse de la Sûreté Des Dépôts de Déchets Radioactifs written by OECD Nuclear Energy Agency and published by Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques = Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. This book was released on 1990 with total page 1044 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Proceedings organised by the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency, International Atomic Energy Agency, European Communities Commission in co-operation with the French Atomic Energy Commission. In English and French. Includes a corrigendum (14p) to be added p. 620

Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309183766
Total Pages : 56 pages
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Download or read book Improving Operations and Long-Term Safety of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2000-04-20 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The National Research Council convened a committee of experts to advise the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) on the operation of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP), a geologic repository for disposal of defense transuranic (TRU) waste near Carlsbad, New Mexico. The committee was asked to provide recommendations on the following two issues: (1) a research agenda to enhance confidence in the long-term performance of WIPP; and (2) increasing the throughput, efficiency, and cost-benefit without compromising safety of the National TRU Program for characterizing, certifying, packaging, and shipping waste to WIPP. The committee has written this interim report to provide DOE with recommendations on several issues that the committee believes merit immediate consideration and action. In developing this report, the committee has been guided by the principle of "reasonableness" with respect to risks, costs, and the ALARA (as low as reasonably achievable) principle. In the committee's judgment, implementing the recommendations contained in this report will contribute to the continued safe operation of WIPP.