More than Just Concrete Realities: The Symbolic Dimension of Radioactive Waste and its Management
A discussion of the symbolism of radioactive waste.
A discussion of the symbolism of radioactive waste.
A summary of the view of the Nuclear Energy Agency Forum on Stakeholder Confidence with regard to stepwise decision making in the context of long-term management of radioactive waste.
A summary of the radioactive waste management programs in Spain, including the national nuclear energy context; sources, types, and quantities of waste; radioactive waste management policies and programs; research and development; decommissioning and dismantling policies and projects; transport; authorities and implementing organizations; financing; and public information.
A summary of the radioactive waste management program in Germany as of 2013, including the national nuclear energy context; sources, types, and quantities of waste; radioactive waste management policies and programs; research and development; decommissioning and dismantling policies and projects; transport; competent authorities; financing; and public information.
A summary of the radioactive waste management programs in the Czech Republic, including information on nuclear energy; sources, types, and quantities of waste; radioactive waste management policies and programs; research and development; decommissioning and dismantling policies and projects; transport; competent authorities; and financing.
Tenth annual report by the U.K.'s Committee on Radioactive Waste Management discuss the events of the previous year.
A summary of the radioactive waste management programs in Belgium, including the national nuclear energy context; sources, types, and quantities of waste; radioactive waste management policies and programs; research and development; decommissioning and dismantling policies and projects; transport; authorities and implementing organizations; financing; and public information.
The Nuclear Waste Management Organization of Canada published a newsletter in the summer of 2014 discussing the status of the process for selecting a site for disposal of the country's spent nuclear fuel, along with other items.
This White Paper sets out the UK Government’s framework for managing higher activity radioactive waste in the long term through geological disposal. This will be implemented alongside ongoing interim storage and supporting research.
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.