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Socio-Technical Challenges to Implementing Geological Disposal: a Synthesis of Findings from 14 Countries
Socio-Technical Challenges to Implementing Geological Disposal: a Synthesis of Findings from 14 Countries
This report aims to clarify the dynamics of socio-technical challenges in the implementation of geological disposal (GD) for High Level Waste (HLW) and Spent Nuclear Fuel (SNF). Drawing on the 14 country reports produced within InSOTEC’s WP1 the synthesis focuses on socio-technical challenges that appear across national contexts. The synthesis report elucidates issues made visible through bringing together the analyses of different national contexts.
RADIOACTIVE WASTE ISOLATION IN SALT: SPECIAL ADVISORY REPORT ON THE STATUS OF THE OFFICE OF NUCLEAR WASTE ISOLATION'S PLANS FOR REPOSITORY PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT
RADIOACTIVE WASTE ISOLATION IN SALT: SPECIAL ADVISORY REPORT ON THE STATUS OF THE OFFICE OF NUCLEAR WASTE ISOLATION'S PLANS FOR REPOSITORY PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT
Repository performance assessment is analysis that identifies events and processes that might affect a repository system for isolation of radioactive waste, examines their effects on barriers to waste migration, and estimates the probabilities of their occurrence and their consequences. In 1983 Battelle Memorial Institute's Office of Nuclear Waste Isolation (ONWI) prepared two plans — one for performance assessment for a waste repository in salt and one for verification and validation of performance assessment technology. At the request of the U.S.
Draft Proceedings of the the National Waste Terminal Storage Program Information Meeting, Office of Nuclear Waste Isolation, Columbus, Ohio, October 30-November 1, 1979
Draft Proceedings of the the National Waste Terminal Storage Program Information Meeting, Office of Nuclear Waste Isolation, Columbus, Ohio, October 30-November 1, 1979
Draft Proceedings of the the National Waste Terminal Storage Program Information Meeting, Office of Nuclear Waste Isolation, Columbus, Ohio, October 30-November 1, 1979
Department of Interior Comments on Environmental Assessments for Nuclear Waste Repositories at the Deaf Smith and Swisher County Sites, Texas
Department of Interior Comments on Environmental Assessments for Nuclear Waste Repositories at the Deaf Smith and Swisher County Sites, Texas
Department of Interior Comments on Environmental Assessments for Nuclear Waste Repositories at the Deaf Smith and Swisher County Sites, Texas
SUBJECT: ACCEPTANCE REVIEW OF THE TOPICAL REPORT TITLED "EVIDENCE OF EXTREME EROSION DURING THE QUATERNARY PERIOD" AT YUCCA MOUNTAIN, NEVADA
SUBJECT: ACCEPTANCE REVIEW OF THE TOPICAL REPORT TITLED "EVIDENCE OF EXTREME EROSION DURING THE QUATERNARY PERIOD" AT YUCCA MOUNTAIN, NEVADA
The subject of this letter is the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's acceptance review of the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Topical Report, Evaluation of the Potentially Adverse Condition of Extreme Erosion. During the Quaternary Period' at Yucca Mountain, Nevada, dated March 1993. This review was conducted in accordance with the guidelines established in the NRC Division of High-Level Waste Management Topical Report Review Position Paper (TRPP), provided to DOE on April 7, 1993.
LESSONS LEARNED FROM YUCCA MOUNTAIN: HOW TO IMPROVE THE PROCESS IN THE UNITED STATES FOR DEVELOPING FACILITIES FOR GEOLOGIC DISPOSAL OF USED NUCLEAR REACTOR FUEL AND HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE
LESSONS LEARNED FROM YUCCA MOUNTAIN: HOW TO IMPROVE THE PROCESS IN THE UNITED STATES FOR DEVELOPING FACILITIES FOR GEOLOGIC DISPOSAL OF USED NUCLEAR REACTOR FUEL AND HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE
This white paper offers some suggestions about how to improve the process in the United States for developing facilities for geologic disposal of used nuclear reactor fuel and high-level radioactive waste. These suggestions look toward the future, and build on what I believe are the lessons that should be learned from the troubled Yucca Mountain repository project.
Site Evaluation Process -- Yucca Mountain Examples Presented to BRC -- Disposal Subcommittee
Site Evaluation Process -- Yucca Mountain Examples Presented to BRC -- Disposal Subcommittee
The principal factors that affected the scope of scientific investigations at Yucca Mountain over the last 20 years included both regulatory and technical aspects. Examples of regulatory factors include the regulations themselves as well as the associated quality assurance requirements. Examples of technical factors include the repository and waste package designs, new information that affected the post-closure safety basis, and technical reviews from peers, stakeholders and the regulators.
Evaluation of Three Sites for the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership
Evaluation of Three Sites for the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership
The Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP), is an initiative managed by the United States Department of Energy (DOE) to work with other nations to develop and deploy advanced nuclear recycling and reactor technologies.
Review of U.S. Department of Energy Technical Basis Report for Surface Characteristics, Preclosure Hydrology, and Erosion
Review of U.S. Department of Energy Technical Basis Report for Surface Characteristics, Preclosure Hydrology, and Erosion
Overview of Radioactive Waste Management for Presentation at the 17th Annual ASME Symposium on Nuclear Waste
Overview of Radioactive Waste Management for Presentation at the 17th Annual ASME Symposium on Nuclear Waste
STATE OF TEXAS COMMENTS ON NUCLEAR WASTE POLICY ACT DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS FOR DEAF SMITH COUNTY SITE, TEXAS (DOE/RW-0014) AND SWISHER COUNTY SITE, TEXAS (DOE/RW-0015)
RE: Petition by the State of Nevada to Institute Rulemaking to Amend 10 C.F.R. Part 63 - Disposal of High-Level Radioactive Wastes in a Geologic Repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada
Big Rock Point: Operation, Decommissioning, and the Interim Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel
Big Rock Point: Operation, Decommissioning, and the Interim Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel
Fact Sheet - Big Rock Point
Development of Site Suitability Criteria for the High Level Waste Repository for Lawrence Livermore Laboratories
Development of Site Suitability Criteria for the High Level Waste Repository for Lawrence Livermore Laboratories
This report presents the results of our mining, geological<br/>and geotechnical studies provided in support of the development<br/>of site suitability criteria for the high level waste<br/>repository. This work was performed in accordance with our<br/>unsolicited proposal to LLL dated January 1977 and authorized<br/>by the University Purchase Order 6115603.
THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY'S ATTEMPT TO SITE THE MONITORED RETRIEVABLE STORAGE FACILITY (MRS) IN TENNESSEE, 1985-1987
THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY'S ATTEMPT TO SITE THE MONITORED RETRIEVABLE STORAGE FACILITY (MRS) IN TENNESSEE, 1985-1987
This report is concerned with how America's public sector is handling the challenge of implementing a technical, environmental policy, that of managing the nation's high-level nuclear waste, as reflected in the attempt of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to site a Monitored Retrievable Storage Facility (MRS) for high-level radioactive waste in Tennessee.
Radioactive Waste Management and Decommissioning in the United State of America
Radioactive Waste Management and Decommissioning in the United State of America
Letter to Joseph J. Holonich from Ronald A. Milner, DOE Response to NRC Comments on "Evaluation of Potentially Adverse Condition 'Evidence of Extreme Erosion During the Quaternary Period' at Yucca Mountain, Nevada"
Letter to Joseph J. Holonich from Ronald A. Milner, DOE Response to NRC Comments on "Evaluation of Potentially Adverse Condition 'Evidence of Extreme Erosion During the Quaternary Period' at Yucca Mountain, Nevada"
The U.S. Department of Energy is responding to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff's comments on the topical report, "Evaluation of the Potentially Adverse Condition 'Evidence of Extreme Erosion During the Quaternary Period' at Yucca Mountain, Nevada" and providing additional information supporting the conclusions reached in the report.
Department of Energy Plans for Developing a Monitored Retrievable Storage Facility
Department of Energy Plans for Developing a Monitored Retrievable Storage Facility
The U.S. Congress authorized the development of a monitored retrievable storage facility (MRS) as part of the high-level radioactive waste management system. The MRS will be used to receive, store, and stage shipments of intact spent fuel to the permanent repository. Early development of the MRS is crucial to honoring the long-standing Federal commitment to timely and adequate waste acceptance. The Department of Energy's (DO E) objective is initial waste acceptance at the MRS beginning in 1998.
Siting of an MRS Facility: Identification of a Geographic Region that Reduces Transportation Requirements
Siting of an MRS Facility: Identification of a Geographic Region that Reduces Transportation Requirements
Site Selection and Characterization Processes for Deep Geologic Disposal of High Level Nuclear Waste
Site Selection and Characterization Processes for Deep Geologic Disposal of High Level Nuclear Waste
In this paper, the major elements of the site selection and characterization processes used in the U.S. high level waste program are discussed. While much of the evolution of the site selection and characterization processes have been driven by the unique nature of the U.S. program, these processes, which are well-defined and documented, could be used as an initial basis for developing site screening, selection, and characterization programs in other countries. Thus, this paper focuses more on the process elements than the specific details of the U.S. program.
Blue Ribbon Commission Presentation
Blue Ribbon Commission Presentation
Report of Early Site Suitability Evaluation of the Potential Repository Site at Yucca Mountain, Nevada
Report of Early Site Suitability Evaluation of the Potential Repository Site at Yucca Mountain, Nevada
This study evaluated the technical suitability of Yucca Mountain, Nevada, as a potential site for a mined geologic repository for the permanent disposal of radioactive waste. The evaluation was conducted primarily to determine early in the site characterization program if there are any features or conditions at the site that indicate it is unsuitable for repository development. A secondary purpose was to determine the status of<br/>knowledge in the major technical areas that affect the suitability of the site.
Slides - Lessons Leanred from Site Evaluation Processes for WIPP and Yucca Mountain Sites
Slides - Lessons Leanred from Site Evaluation Processes for WIPP and Yucca Mountain Sites
Presented to the Blue Ribbon Commission on America's Nuclear Future Subcommittee on Disposal
Review of the Early Site Suitability Evaluation for the proposed Yucca Mountain high-level waste repository site
Review of the Early Site Suitability Evaluation for the proposed Yucca Mountain high-level waste repository site
In response to your request, and as a follow-up to the ACNW Working Group meeting with you and your staff on June 17, 1992, we offer the following comments on the Early Site Suitability Evaluation (ESSE) for the proposed Yucca Mountain high-level waste repository site. Our comments relate both to the ESSE, as prepared by Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), a contractor to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), and to the draft review prepared by your staff.