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OECD/NEA: Australia
OECD/NEA: Australia
Implementation of a Dose Standard After 10,000 Years
Implementation of a Dose Standard After 10,000 Years
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is amending its regulations governing the disposal of high-level radioactive wastes in a proposed geologic repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada. The final rule implements the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) revised standards for doses that could occur after 10,000 years, but within the period of geologic stability.
Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management, National Report of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, First Review Conference
Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management, National Report of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, First Review Conference
On 10 March 1999, The Netherlands signed the Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management, which was subsequently formally ratified on 26 April 2000 and entered into force on 18 June 2001. The Joint Convention obliges each contracting party to apply widely recognized principles and tools in order to achieve and maintain high standards of safety during management of spent fuel and radioactive waste.
Key Issues Associated with Interim Storage of Used Nuclear Fuel
Key Issues Associated with Interim Storage of Used Nuclear Fuel
Radioactive Waste Management and Decommissioning in Czech Republic
Radioactive Waste Management and Decommissioning in Czech Republic
Radioactive Waste Management and Decommissioning in Italy
Radioactive Waste Management and Decommissioning in Italy
Radioactive Waste Management and Decommissioning in the United Kingdom
Radioactive Waste Management and Decommissioning in the United Kingdom
Radioactive Waste Management and Decommissioning in Finland
Radioactive Waste Management and Decommissioning in Finland
Radioactive Waste Management and Decommissioning in Sweden
Radioactive Waste Management and Decommissioning in Sweden
OECD/NEA: Slovak Republic
OECD/NEA: Slovak Republic
OECD/NEA: Spain
OECD/NEA: Spain
OECD/NEA: Korea
OECD/NEA: Korea
OECD/NEA: Sweden
OECD/NEA: Sweden
OECD/NEA: Hungary
OECD/NEA: Hungary
Radioactive Waste Management and Decommissioning in Korea
Radioactive Waste Management and Decommissioning in Korea
OECD/NEA: Finland
OECD/NEA: Finland
OECD/NEA: Netherlands
OECD/NEA: Netherlands
OECD/NEA: France
OECD/NEA: France
OECD/NEA: Czech Republic
OECD/NEA: Czech Republic
OECD/NEA: Mexico
OECD/NEA: Mexico
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY’S SITING GUIDELINES AT 10 CFR 963
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY’S SITING GUIDELINES AT 10 CFR 963
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has amended the policies under the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 for evaluating the suitability of Yucca Mountain, Nevada, as a site for development of a nuclear waste repository. The final rule at Title 10, Part 963 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR Part 963) focuses on the criteria and methodology to be used for evaluating relevant geological and other related aspects of the Yucca Mountain site.
Geological Challenges in Radioactive Waste Isolation
Geological Challenges in Radioactive Waste Isolation
Over the past forty years, the development of the technology needed to isolate radioactive waste in underground rock systems has been found to be a formidable problem. This is especially the case in connection with high-level waste (HLW) after its removal from operations in nuclear power plants. There is also the additional problem of isolating low- and intermediate-level waste (LILW).