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PWR Burnup Credit Using Both Belts and Suspenders
PWR Burnup Credit Using Both Belts and Suspenders
Integrated Issue Resolution Status Report
Integrated Issue Resolution Status Report
This Integrated Issue Resolution Status Report provides background information about the status of prelicensing interactions between the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) concerning a potential high-level waste geologic repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada. The NRC staff has, for many years, engaged in prelicensing interactions with DOE and various stakeholders.
Status of the Joint French ISPN/COGEMA Qualification Programme of Fission Products
Status of the Joint French ISPN/COGEMA Qualification Programme of Fission Products
Design of Wet Storage Racks for Spent BWR Fuel
Design of Wet Storage Racks for Spent BWR Fuel
SAS2D--A Two-Dimensional Depletion Sequence for Characterization of Spent Nuclear Fuel
SAS2D--A Two-Dimensional Depletion Sequence for Characterization of Spent Nuclear Fuel
Development and Applications of a Protypic SCALE Control Module for Automated Burnup Credit Analysis
Development and Applications of a Protypic SCALE Control Module for Automated Burnup Credit Analysis
Use Burnup Credit for Criticality Safety for the Hanford Spent Nuclear Fuel Project
Use Burnup Credit for Criticality Safety for the Hanford Spent Nuclear Fuel Project
Impact of Partially Inserted Control Rods on Actinide-Only Burnup Credit Margin
Impact of Partially Inserted Control Rods on Actinide-Only Burnup Credit Margin
A New Method to Take Burnup into Account in Criticality Studies Considering an Axial Profile of Burn-up Plus some Fission Products
A New Method to Take Burnup into Account in Criticality Studies Considering an Axial Profile of Burn-up Plus some Fission Products
Federal Register, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 10 CFR Part 19 et al., Disposal of High-Level Radioactive Wastes in a Proposed Geological Repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada; Proposed Rule, Part II
Federal Register, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 10 CFR Part 19 et al., Disposal of High-Level Radioactive Wastes in a Proposed Geological Repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada; Proposed Rule, Part II
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory<br/>Commission (NRC) is proposing<br/>licensing criteria for disposal of spent<br/>nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive<br/>wastes in the proposed geologic<br/>repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada.<br/>These criteria will address the<br/>performance of the repository system at<br/>Yucca Mountain, a system that must<br/>comprise both natural and engineered<br/>barriers.
Feasibility of Using Geoscientific Criteria for Early Screening of Large Geographic Areas that would be Unsuitable for Safely Hosting a Deep Geologic Repository
Feasibility of Using Geoscientific Criteria for Early Screening of Large Geographic Areas that would be Unsuitable for Safely Hosting a Deep Geologic Repository
The Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) is responsible for implementing Adaptive Phased Management (APM), Canada’s plan for the long-term care of the used nuclear fuel produced by Canada’s nuclear reactors.
What Are the Key Lessons Learned from Site Evaluation Processes for the WIPP and Yucca Mountain Sites?
What Are the Key Lessons Learned from Site Evaluation Processes for the WIPP and Yucca Mountain Sites?
Comments by John Greeves, Former Director, Division of Waste Management, NRC, presented to BRC Disposal Subcommittee
Generic Repository Design Concepts and Thermal Analysis (FY11)
Generic Repository Design Concepts and Thermal Analysis (FY11)
Reference concepts for geologic disposal of used nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste in the U.S. are developed, including geologic settings and engineered barriers. Repository thermal analysis is demonstrated for a range of waste types from projected future, advanced nuclear fuel cycles. The results show significant differences among geologic media considered (clay/shale, crystalline rock, salt), and also that waste package size and waste loading must be limited to meet targeted maximum temperature values.
Identifying remaining socio-technical challenges at the national level: Canada
Identifying remaining socio-technical challenges at the national level: Canada
This country report on Canada contributes to the InSOTEC research programme’s Work Package 1.1 which maps remaining socio-technical challenges to the implementation of geological disposal of radioactive waste in fourteen countries in the EU and North America (www.insotec.eu). The aim of this country report is to provide an overview of the current situation of geological disposal of High Level radioactive Waste (HLW) and Spent Nuclear Fuel (SNF) in Canada.
Nuclear-Waste Disposal in Geologic Repositories
Nuclear-Waste Disposal in Geologic Repositories
Deep geologic repositories are being widely studied as the most favored method of disposal of nuclear waste. Scientists search for repository sites in salt, basalt, tuff and granite that are geologically and hydrologically suitable. The systematic evaluation of the safety and reliability of deep geologic disposal centers around the concept of interacting multiple barriers. The simplest element to describe of the geologic barrier is the physical isolation of the waste in a remote region at some depth within the rock unit.
Geological Challenges in Radioactive Waste Isolation Third Worldwide Review
Geological Challenges in Radioactive Waste Isolation Third Worldwide Review
The first worldwide review of geological problems in radioactive waste isolation was published by the Ernest Orlando Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) in 1991 (Witherspoon, 1991). This review was a compilation of reports that had been submitted to a workshop held in conjunction with the 28th International Geological Congress that took place July 9Ð19, 1989, in Washington, D.C.
GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR THE RECOMMENDATION OF SITES FOR NUCLEAR WASTE REPOSITORIES - NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING
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).
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.
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.