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Disposition of high-level waste and spent nuclear fuel : the continuing societal and technical challenges / Committee on Disposition of High-Level Radioactive Waste Through Geological Isolation, Board on Radioactive Waste Management, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Washington, D.C. ; [Great Britain] : National Academy Press, ©2001.Description: 1 online resource (xvi, 198 pages) : illustrationsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 0309567645
  • 9780309567640
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version:: Disposition of high-level waste and spent nuclear fuel.DDC classification:
  • 621.4838 21
LOC classification:
  • TD898.2 .D574 2001eb
Online resources:
Contents:
""DISPOSITION OF HIGH-LEVEL WASTE AND SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""PRINCIPAL FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS""; ""PRINCIPAL RECOMMENDATIONS""; "" 1 Disposition of High-Level Waste and Spent Nuclear Fuel: An Overview of the Societal and Technical Challenges ""; ""QUESTIONS TO BE ADDRESSED IN THIS REPORT""; ""How Can Safety Be Assured for HLW?""; ""How Can Safety and Security Against Human Actions Be Assured for HLW?""; ""What Are the Inherent Limits to Assuring Safety and Security by Geological Repositories or by Surface Storage?""
""Why Has There Not Been More Progress Toward Geological Disposal?""""Are There Available Alternatives to Geological Disposition or Surface Storage?""; ""Do National Programs Have to Choose Now Between Geological Repositories and Surface Storage?""; ""Are New Initiatives Needed in International Cooperation?""; "" 2 Principal Findings and Conclusions ""; ""TODAY'S GROWING INVENTORY OF HLW REQUIRES ATTENTION BY NATIONAL DECISION MAKERS""; ""THE FEASIBLE OPTIONS ARE MONITORED STORAGE ON OR NEAR THE EARTH'S SURFACE AND GEOLOGICAL DISPOSITION""
""Geological disposal remains the only long-term solution available""""geological disposal is scientifically and technically sound, but important challenges remain""; ""the biggest challenges are societal""; ""whether, when, and how to move toward geological disposal are societal decisions for each country""; ""a stepwise process is appropriate for decision making under technical and societal uncertainty""; ""successful decision making is open, transparent, and broadly participatory""; ""successful program management is flexible and adaptive""
""INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION CAN HELP ACHIEVE NATIONAL SOLUTIONS"""" 3 Principal Recommendations ""; ""PRINCIPAL RECOMMENDATION 1""; ""PRINCIPAL RECOMMENDATION 2""; ""PRINCIPAL RECOMMENDATION 3""; ""Technical Actions""; ""Societal Actions""; ""Common Requirements""; ""PRINCIPAL RECOMMENDATION 4""; ""PRINCIPAL RECOMMENDATION 5""; ""CLOSING COMMENTS""; "" 4 National Programs ""; ""INVENTORIES OF HIGH-LEVEL WASTE AND SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL""; ""EXAMPLES OF NATIONAL WASTE MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS""; ""Belgium""; ""Canada""; ""China""; ""Finland""; ""France""; ""Germany""; ""Japan""; ""Netherlands""
""Russia""""Spain""; ""Sweden""; ""Switzerland""; ""United Kingdom""; ""United States""; ""CONCLUSIONS""; "" 5 Societal Issues in Radioactive Waste Management ""; ""THE ROOTS OF CONCERN""; ""A LEGACY OF DISTRUST""; ""VALUE JUDGMENTS AND ETHICAL ISSUES""; ""Intragenerational Equity""; ""Intergenerational Equity""; ""DISCUSSION: TOWARD AN EQUITABLE SYNTHESIS""; ""CONCLUSIONS""; ""RECOMMENDATIONS""; "" 6 Scientific and Technical Issues in Radioactive Waste Management ""; ""GEOLOGICAL DISPOSAL""; ""SCIENTIFIC BASIS FOR MODELING""; ""The Behavior of the Waste Package""
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""DISPOSITION OF HIGH-LEVEL WASTE AND SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""PRINCIPAL FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS""; ""PRINCIPAL RECOMMENDATIONS""; "" 1 Disposition of High-Level Waste and Spent Nuclear Fuel: An Overview of the Societal and Technical Challenges ""; ""QUESTIONS TO BE ADDRESSED IN THIS REPORT""; ""How Can Safety Be Assured for HLW?""; ""How Can Safety and Security Against Human Actions Be Assured for HLW?""; ""What Are the Inherent Limits to Assuring Safety and Security by Geological Repositories or by Surface Storage?""

""Why Has There Not Been More Progress Toward Geological Disposal?""""Are There Available Alternatives to Geological Disposition or Surface Storage?""; ""Do National Programs Have to Choose Now Between Geological Repositories and Surface Storage?""; ""Are New Initiatives Needed in International Cooperation?""; "" 2 Principal Findings and Conclusions ""; ""TODAY'S GROWING INVENTORY OF HLW REQUIRES ATTENTION BY NATIONAL DECISION MAKERS""; ""THE FEASIBLE OPTIONS ARE MONITORED STORAGE ON OR NEAR THE EARTH'S SURFACE AND GEOLOGICAL DISPOSITION""

""Geological disposal remains the only long-term solution available""""geological disposal is scientifically and technically sound, but important challenges remain""; ""the biggest challenges are societal""; ""whether, when, and how to move toward geological disposal are societal decisions for each country""; ""a stepwise process is appropriate for decision making under technical and societal uncertainty""; ""successful decision making is open, transparent, and broadly participatory""; ""successful program management is flexible and adaptive""

""INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION CAN HELP ACHIEVE NATIONAL SOLUTIONS"""" 3 Principal Recommendations ""; ""PRINCIPAL RECOMMENDATION 1""; ""PRINCIPAL RECOMMENDATION 2""; ""PRINCIPAL RECOMMENDATION 3""; ""Technical Actions""; ""Societal Actions""; ""Common Requirements""; ""PRINCIPAL RECOMMENDATION 4""; ""PRINCIPAL RECOMMENDATION 5""; ""CLOSING COMMENTS""; "" 4 National Programs ""; ""INVENTORIES OF HIGH-LEVEL WASTE AND SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL""; ""EXAMPLES OF NATIONAL WASTE MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS""; ""Belgium""; ""Canada""; ""China""; ""Finland""; ""France""; ""Germany""; ""Japan""; ""Netherlands""

""Russia""""Spain""; ""Sweden""; ""Switzerland""; ""United Kingdom""; ""United States""; ""CONCLUSIONS""; "" 5 Societal Issues in Radioactive Waste Management ""; ""THE ROOTS OF CONCERN""; ""A LEGACY OF DISTRUST""; ""VALUE JUDGMENTS AND ETHICAL ISSUES""; ""Intragenerational Equity""; ""Intergenerational Equity""; ""DISCUSSION: TOWARD AN EQUITABLE SYNTHESIS""; ""CONCLUSIONS""; ""RECOMMENDATIONS""; "" 6 Scientific and Technical Issues in Radioactive Waste Management ""; ""GEOLOGICAL DISPOSAL""; ""SCIENTIFIC BASIS FOR MODELING""; ""The Behavior of the Waste Package""

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