Disposition of High-Level Waste and Spent Nuclear Fuel - The Continuing Societal and Technical Challenges

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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Disposition of radioactive wastes in a deep geological repository is a sound approach if it progresses through a stepwise decision-making process. This book, written for concerned citizens as well as policymakers, is sponsored by the US Department of Energy, US Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and waste management organizations in 8 other countries.

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• Authors: Board on Radioactive Waste Management, Committee on Disposition of High-Level R, Committee on Disposition of High-Level Radioactive Waste Through Geological Isolation, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Academy of Sciences, National Research Council
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 05.07.2001
• EAN: 9780309073172
• ISBN: 978-0-309-07317-2
• No. of pages: 214
• Dimensions: 162 mm x 236 mm x 19 mm
• Weight: 490 g
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology