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Paradox Area Characterization Summary and Location Recommendation Report
Paradox Area Characterization Summary and Location Recommendation Report
RATIONALE FOR GEOLOGIC ISOLATION OF HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE, AND ASSESSMENT OF THE SUITABILITY OF CRYSTALLINE ROCKS
RATIONALE FOR GEOLOGIC ISOLATION OF HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE, AND ASSESSMENT OF THE SUITABILITY OF CRYSTALLINE ROCKS
Nuclear Waste Policy Act
Nuclear Waste Policy Act
Recommended new criteria for the selection of nuclear waste repository sites in Columbia River basalt and U.S. Gulf Coast domed salt
Recommended new criteria for the selection of nuclear waste repository sites in Columbia River basalt and U.S. Gulf Coast domed salt
Screening criteria and specifications are recommended to aid in the evaluation of sites proposed for nuclear waste disposal in basalt and domed salt. The recommended new criteria proposed in this report are intended to supplement existing repository-related criteria for nuclear waste disposal. The existing criteria are contained in 10 CFR 60 sections which define siting criteria of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), and ONWI 33(2) which defines siting criteria of the Office of Nuclear Waste Isolation (ONWI) for the Department of Energy.
The Public Response to Monitored Retrievable Storage
The Public Response to Monitored Retrievable Storage
Radioactive Waste Management and Decommissioning in Japan
Radioactive Waste Management and Decommissioning in Japan
The MRS Task Force: Economic and Non-Economic Incentives for Local Public Acceptance of a Proposed Nuclear Waste Packaging and Storage Facility
The MRS Task Force: Economic and Non-Economic Incentives for Local Public Acceptance of a Proposed Nuclear Waste Packaging and Storage Facility
A joint Oak Ridge - Roane County citizen task force (TF) evaluated the<br/>Department of Energy's (DOE) proposal to site a Monitored Retrievable Storage<br/>facility in Tennessee in terms of environmental, transportation and socioeconomic<br/>impacts. The case study examines how the TF used mitigation, compensation and<br/>incentives (economic and non-economic) to address the problem of distrust of DOE<br/>and to change the net local impact balance from negative to positive.
Evaluation of Potential Economic Impacts of 40 CFR Part 197: Public Health and Environmental Radiation Protection Standards for Yucca Mountain, Nevada
Evaluation of Potential Economic Impacts of 40 CFR Part 197: Public Health and Environmental Radiation Protection Standards for Yucca Mountain, Nevada
The information presented in this EIA has demonstrated that the design of a repository for disposal of radioactive wastes at Yucca Mountain has evolved without having been affected by the EPA standards. The standards have been demonstrated to have no impact on repository program costs, and nominal performance for the current repository design would result in no radiation doses for more than 10,000 years. Additionally, the difference between a 25 mrem/yr dose standard and a 15 mrem/yr standard is insignificant to program costs and performance evaluations.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT Waste Isolation Pilot Plant
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT Waste Isolation Pilot Plant
The purpose of this document is to provide a summary of the environmental impact statement for the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) project. The Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the WIPP was published by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) in April 1979. This document was reviewed and commented on by members of the general public, private organizations, and governmental agencies. The Final Environmental Impact Statement was subsequently published in October, 1980.
Survey of National Programs for Managing High-Level Radioactive Waste and Spent Nuclear Fuel
Survey of National Programs for Managing High-Level Radioactive Waste and Spent Nuclear Fuel
The creation of high-activity, long-lived radioactive waste is an inevitable consequence of generating electricity in nuclear power plants. It also is an inevitable consequence of engaging in a set of activities associated with national defense, ranging from propelling nuclear submarines to producing the fissionable materials needed to construct nuclear weapons. Early in the nuclear era, the very-longterm management and the ultimate disposition of those wastes was not a high priority.
Experience Gained From Programs to Manage High-Level Radioactive Waste and Spent Nuclear Fuel in the United States and Other Countries, A Report to Congress and the Secretary of Energy
Experience Gained From Programs to Manage High-Level Radioactive Waste and Spent Nuclear Fuel in the United States and Other Countries, A Report to Congress and the Secretary of Energy
This report explores how 13 nations are carrying out efforts to find a permanent solution for isolating and containing high-level radioactive waste (HLW) and spent nuclear fuel (SNF) generated within their borders Many forces shape how those efforts are designed and implemented Some of the forces are technical, including choices made about what reactor technology to adopt and about what nuclear fuel cycle to pursue.
Site Locality Identification Study: Hanford Site
Site Locality Identification Study: Hanford Site
Presented in this report are the results of the site locality identification study for the Hanford Site using a screening process. To enable evaluation of the entire Hanford Site, the screening process was applied to a somewhat larger area; i.e., the Pasco Basin. The study consisted of a series of screening steps that progressively focused on smaller areas which are within the Hanford Site and which had a higher potential for containing suitable repository sites for nuclear waste than the areas not included for further study.
THE SITING RECORD: AN ACCOUNT OF THE PROGRAMS OF FEDERAL AGENCIES AND EVENTS THAT HAVE LED TO THE SELECTION OF A POTENTIAL SITE FOR A GEOLOGIC REPOSITORY FOR HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE
THE SITING RECORD: AN ACCOUNT OF THE PROGRAMS OF FEDERAL AGENCIES AND EVENTS THAT HAVE LED TO THE SELECTION OF A POTENTIAL SITE FOR A GEOLOGIC REPOSITORY FOR HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE
This record of siting a geologic repository for high-level radioactive wastes (HL W) and spent fuel describes the many investigations that culminated on Demnber 22, 1987 in the designation of Yucca Mountain (YM), as the site to tmdergo detailed geologic characterization. It recounts the important issues and events that have been instrmnenta1 in shaping the course of siting over the last three and one half decades. In this long task, which was initiated in 1954, more than 60 regions, areas, or sites involving nine different rock types have been investigated.
Letter to Honoarable Joe Straus, Speaker of the House, and Honorable David Dewhust, Lieutenant Governor, on challenges of spent nuclear fuel management at 6 Texas nuclear reactors
Letter to Honoarable Joe Straus, Speaker of the House, and Honorable David Dewhust, Lieutenant Governor, on challenges of spent nuclear fuel management at 6 Texas nuclear reactors
In this letter, Governor Perry requests that the Texas legislature develop a solution for the management of spent nuclear fuel within Texas, since current federal plans for spent nuclear fuel disposal are not credible. The report by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, which summarizes spent nuclear fuel management in the US, is attached to the letter as a reference resource.
Assessment of Texas's High Level Radioactivew Waste Storage Options
Assessment of Texas's High Level Radioactivew Waste Storage Options
In this report, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality provides a concise history of spent nuclear fuel management in the US, briefly discussing disposal and transportation but focusing mostly on storage. The current status of NRC efforts to evaluate issues related to storage are mentioned. The report also describes the waste storage situation at the relatively young 4 nuclear reactor units at 2 sites in Texas and the two small research reactors at the University of Texas and Texas A&M.
Letter from Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant
Letter from Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant
Governor Bryant sent a letter to Pete Lyons, Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy regarding the state hosting a geologic repository for spent nuclear fuel as an alternative to the Yucca Mountain repository . Although some communities may have expressed interest to DOE, Governor Bryant is opposed to hosting a repository and asks DOE to consider any state other than Mississippi.
DOE letter responding to Governor Bryant of Mississippi
DOE letter responding to Governor Bryant of Mississippi
Pete Lyons, Assistant Secretary of Nuclear Energy DOE, responds to the letter by Governor Bryant of Mississippi by noting that a consent-based approach to siting will require achieving acceptance at multiple levels of government: local, state and tribal. Consultation and cooperation will be required to successfully site a disposal system. DOE will be mindful of Governor Bryant's opposition to siting a disposal system in Mississippi.
Letter on siting from Governor Rick Perry
Letter on siting from Governor Rick Perry
Texas Governor Rick Perry wrote a letter to the Texas Congressional delegation regarding new solutions to the long term handling of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste.
Public Draft - National Plan for Siting High-Level Radioactive Waste Repositories and Environmental Assessment
Public Draft - National Plan for Siting High-Level Radioactive Waste Repositories and Environmental Assessment
The National Plan for Siting High-Level Radioactive Waste Repositories describes the process the Department of Energy (DOE) is using to find sites suitable for disposal of high-level radioactive waste.
Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste in Japan
Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste in Japan
Managing the Nation's Commerical High-Level Radioactive Waste
Managing the Nation's Commerical High-Level Radioactive Waste
DOE Announces Three Potential Sites for Proposed Monitored Retrievable Storage Facility
DOE Announces Three Potential Sites for Proposed Monitored Retrievable Storage Facility
Press Release - Three potential candidate sites for a facility to handle, package and temporarily store spent nuclear fuel have been identified by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). If approved by Congress, the facility would receive spent fuel from commercial nuclear power plants nationwide and package it for delivery to a permanent repository for final disposal.