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U.S. Nuclear Waste Law and Policy: Fixing a Bankrupt System
U.S. Nuclear Waste Law and Policy: Fixing a Bankrupt System
Nuclear Waste Disposal: Alternatives to Yucca Mountain
Nuclear Waste Disposal: Alternatives to Yucca Mountain
Congress designated Yucca Mountain, NV, as the nation’s sole candidate site for a permanent high-level nuclear waste repository in 1987, following years of controversy over the site-selection process. Over the strenuous objections of the State of Nevada, the Department of Energy (DOE) submitted a license application for the proposed Yucca Mountain repository in June 2008 to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).
OECD/NEA: United Kingdom
OECD/NEA: United Kingdom
Questions and Answers - USA - Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management
Questions and Answers - USA - Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management
Questions and Answers - USA - Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management
The Partnership Approach to Siting and Developing Radioactive Waste Management Facilities
The Partnership Approach to Siting and Developing Radioactive Waste Management Facilities
History shows that the search for sites for radioactive waste management facilities has been marred by conflicts and delays. Affected communities have often objected that their concerns and interests were not addressed. In response, institutions have progressively turned away from the traditional “decide, announce and defend” model, and are learning to “engage, interact and co-operate”. This shift has fostered the emergence of partnerships between the proponent of the facility and the potential host community, as shown in a recent NEA study.
Location Performance Objectives for the NNWSI Area-to-Location Screening Activity
Location Performance Objectives for the NNWSI Area-to-Location Screening Activity
Fifty-four objectives were identified to guide the screening of the Nevada Research and Development Area of the Nevada Test Site for relatively favorable locations for the disposal of nuclear waste in a mined geologic repository. The objectives were organized as a hierarchy composed of 4 upper-level, 12 middle-level, and 38 lower-level objectives. The four upper-level objectives account for broad national goals to contain and isolate nuclear waste in an environmentally sound and economically acceptable manner.
Lessons Learned in the UK for Deep Geological Disposal Site Selection
Lessons Learned in the UK for Deep Geological Disposal Site Selection
Development of Repository Concepts for Volunteer Siting Environments
Development of Repository Concepts for Volunteer Siting Environments
The primary objective of government policy, and of NUMO in implementing this policy is to ensure that a repository for Japan’s high-level radioactive waste is designed and located so as to provide secure isolation of the waste and adequate safety for present and future generations. This requires that the site of a repository has to be chosen carefully and an associated repository concept is selected which is appropriate for its specific geological and environmental conditions. At NUMO, we have chosen to implement a volunteering approach to siting.
Stakeholder Dialogue: Experience and Analysis
Stakeholder Dialogue: Experience and Analysis
The report begins with a consideration of the factors which have led to a growth in the use of dialogue processes, a clarification of key concepts and a classification of dialogue processes. A description of recent and current activities in Europe and North America is followed by discussion of the relationship of processes and contexts. This then leads to an identification of the key aims and evaluation criteria which will be used in the design of dialogue processes to be conducted in subsequent phases of the project.
Nuclear Power Safety in Lithuania: Annual Report 2011
Nuclear Power Safety in Lithuania: Annual Report 2011
Environmental Statement Radioactive Waste Repository, Lyons, Kansas, June 1971
Environmental Statement Radioactive Waste Repository, Lyons, Kansas, June 1971
As nuclear power assumes an increasingly important role in meeting the nation's requirements for electrical energy, the quantity of radioactive wastes will also increase. The wastes of primary concern -<br/>designated "high-level" and "alpha" wastes - contain radioactive nuclides that decay so slowly as to require that they be isolated from the biosphere for thousands of years.
Should High-Level Nuclear Waste be Disposed of at Geographically Dispersed Sites?
Should High-Level Nuclear Waste be Disposed of at Geographically Dispersed Sites?
Consideration of the technical feasibility of Yucca Mountain in Nevada as the site for a high-level nuclear<br/>waste repository has led to an intense debate regarding the economic, social, and political impacts of the<br/>repository.
Geologic Disposal of Radioactive Waste - 1983
Geologic Disposal of Radioactive Waste - 1983
Geologic repositories for radioactive waste are evolving<br/>from conceptualization to the development of specific<br/>designs. Estimates of long-term hazards must be based<br/>upon quantitative predictions of environmental releases<br/>over time periods of hundreds of thousands of years and<br/>longer.
Using Geologic Conditions and Multiattribute Decision Analysis to Determine the Relative Favorability of selected Areas for Siting a High-level Radioactive Waste Repository
Using Geologic Conditions and Multiattribute Decision Analysis to Determine the Relative Favorability of selected Areas for Siting a High-level Radioactive Waste Repository
A method is presented for determining the relative favorability<br/>of geologically complex areas for isolating high-level<br/>radioactive wastes. In applying the method to the northeastern region<br/>of the United States, seismieity and tectonic activity were the<br/>screening criteria used to divide the region into three areas of<br/>increasing seismotectonic risk. The following criteria, specified by<br/>the U.S.
How to Shape a Successful Repository Program: Staged Development of Geologic Repositories for High-level Waste
How to Shape a Successful Repository Program: Staged Development of Geologic Repositories for High-level Waste
Programs to manage and ultimately dispose of high-level radioactive wastes are unique from scientific and technological as well as socio-political aspects. From a scientific and technological perspective, high-level radioactive wastes remain potentially hazardous for geological time periods—many millennia—and scientific and technological programs must be put in place that result in a system that provides high confidence that the wastes will be isolated from the accessible environment for these many thousands of years.
Nuclear Waste Policy Act (Section 112) - Environmental Assessment, Davis Canyon Site, Utah, Vol. II
Nuclear Waste Policy Act (Section 112) - Environmental Assessment, Davis Canyon Site, Utah, Vol. II
The "Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982" (NWPA) (42 USC Sections 10101-10226) requires the environmental assessment to include a detailed statement of the basis for nominating a site as suitable for characterization. This detailed statement is to be an evaluation of site suitability under the DOE siting guidelines; the evaluation will be the basis for the comparison of sites reported in Chapter 7.
Nuclear Waste Policy Act (Section 112) - Environmental Assessment, Overview, Deaf Smith County Site, Texas
Nuclear Waste Policy Act (Section 112) - Environmental Assessment, Overview, Deaf Smith County Site, Texas
In February 1983, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) identified a<br/>location in Deaf Smith County, Texas, as one of nine potentially acceptable<br/>sites for a mined geologic repository for spent nuclear fuel and high-level<br/>radioactive waste. The potentially acceptable site was subsequently narrowed<br/>to an area of 9 square miles.
Possible Strategies for Geoscientific Classification for High-Level Waste Repository Site Selection
Possible Strategies for Geoscientific Classification for High-Level Waste Repository Site Selection
This work was performed to suggest possible strategies for geoscientific classifications in the siting process of a high-level repository. To develop a feasible method for geoscientific classifications, a number of factors of a philosophical character, related to the purpose of the classifications, need to be accounted for. Many different approaches can be visualized, and this report was not intended to present a complete classification methodology.
Genesis of an Approach: From Public non-participation to Participation in a LILW Site Selection Process in Slovenia WP1
Genesis of an Approach: From Public non-participation to Participation in a LILW Site Selection Process in Slovenia WP1
Searching for the location of risky or unpleasant objects is becoming increasingly difficult task. Slovenia is for the number of years now in the process of search for the location of the low and intermediate waste (LILW) repository. Social acceptability of this facility is currently the main problem in this search. Efforts in this direction are presented in all its diversity, with weaknesses and successes, addressing also the context of the whole process, but especially considering different aspects of public participation.
Nuclear Waste Policy Act (Section 112) - Environmental Assessment, Davis Canyon Site, Utah, Vol. I
Nuclear Waste Policy Act (Section 112) - Environmental Assessment, Davis Canyon Site, Utah, Vol. I
In February 1983, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) identified the Davis Canyon site in Utah as one of the nine potentially acceptable sites for a mined geologic repository for spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste. To determine their suitability, the Davis Canyon site and the eight other potentially acceptable sites have been evaluated in accordance with the DOE's General Guidelines for the Recommendation of Sites for the Nuclear Waste Repositories.
Nuclear Waste Policy Act (Section 112) - Environmental Assessment, Deaf Smith County Site, Texas, Vol. I
Nuclear Waste Policy Act (Section 112) - Environmental Assessment, Deaf Smith County Site, Texas, Vol. I
In February 1983, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) identified a<br/>location in Deaf Smith County, Texas, as one of nine potentially acceptable<br/>sites for a mined geologic repository for spent nuclear fuel and high-level<br/>radioactive waste. The potentially acceptable site was subsequently narrowed<br/>to an area of 9 square miles.
Nuclear Waste Policy Act (Section 112) - Environmental Assessment, Davis Canyon Site, Utah, Vol. III
Nuclear Waste Policy Act (Section 112) - Environmental Assessment, Davis Canyon Site, Utah, Vol. III
This appendix responds to the issues raised by Federal, State, and local governments, affected Indian Tribes, private citizens, and other organizations on the draft environmental assessment (EA) that was prepared pursuant to Section 112 of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (the Act). In addition to presenting the issues raised in the comments and the responses, it describes where changes were made in the final EA.
Nuclear Waste Policy Act (Section 112) - Environmental Assessment, Deaf Smith County Site, Texas, Vol. III
Nuclear Waste Policy Act (Section 112) - Environmental Assessment, Deaf Smith County Site, Texas, Vol. III
This appendix responds to the issues raised by Federal, State, and local<br/>governments, affected Indian Tribes, private citizens, and other organizations<br/>on the draft environmental assessment (EA) that was prepared pursuant to<br/>Section 112 of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (the Act). In addition to<br/>presenting the issues raised in the comments and the responses, it describes<br/>where changes were made in the final EA.
General Guidelines for the Recommendation of Sites for Nuclear Waste Repositories-Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR)
General Guidelines for the Recommendation of Sites for Nuclear Waste Repositories-Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR)
Docket Number RW-RM-96-100, General Guidelines for the Recommendation of Sites for Nuclear Waste Repositories-Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR)