High Level Nuclear Waste Policy
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High Level Nuclear Waste Policy
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Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Commerce. Subcommittee on Energy and Power
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1995
High Level Nuclear Waste Policy written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Commerce. Subcommittee on Energy and Power and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Technology & Engineering categories.
One Hundred Centuries Of Solitude
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Author : James Flynn
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2019-06-04
One Hundred Centuries Of Solitude written by James Flynn and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-06-04 with Social Science categories.
Time is both the ally of high-level nuclear waste (HLNW) managers and the enemy. It is the ally because the radioactivity in elements and isotopes decreases with age, making the waste progressively less dangerous to human health and safety and the environment. This rate of radioactive decline varies, in some cases diminishing by half (the half life) in seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, or years. In other cases the decay process takes centuries or hundreds of thousands of years before the wastes are safe for human contact. The problem as now conceptualized for HLNW managers is simple to state if not easy to achieve. The HLNW needs to be secured in some fashion until it decays, by virtue of its physical nature, to safe levels. Another possible future solution, not currently available, might be to change the ~~ructure of HLNW through high-technology processing and thus decompose the waste into units with different and less lengthy radioactivity. Learning whether this processing is a future option will require patience and generous amounts of time for research.
Nuclear Waste Disposal
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Author : Warren S. Melfort
language : en
Publisher: Nova Publishers
Release Date : 2003
Nuclear Waste Disposal written by Warren S. Melfort and has been published by Nova Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Science categories.
The disposal of nuclear waste is becoming a major concern. Many nuclear power plants around the world are nearing the end of their operating lives. This is particularly true in the United States where most nuclear power plants are approaching the end of the operational time period allowed in their licenses. The disposal of radioactive waste from nuclear power plants and nuclear missiles is as politically intense an issue as the plants and missiles themselves. Yet the three issues have remained curiously separate in spite of their close physical ties. Few debates on nuclear power or nuclear weapons discuss the problems of waste disposal should the power plant or missile be decommissioned. Few debates on nuclear waste disposal discuss the opportunities to close nuclear power plants or get rid of nuclear weapons a disposal site would afford. Nuclear waste can be generally classified a either "low level" radioactive waste or "high level" radioactive waste. Low level nuclear waste usually includes material used to handle the highly radioactive parts of nuclear reactors (i.e. cooling water pipes and radiation suits) and waste from medical procedures involving radioactive treatments or x-rays. Low level waste is comparatively easy to dispose of. The level of radioactivity and the half life of the radioactive isotopes in low level waste is relatively small. Storing the waste for a period of 10 to 50 years will allow most of the radioactive isotopes in low level waste to decay, at which point the waste can be disposed of as normal refuse. High level radioactive waste is generally material from the core of the nuclear reactor or nuclear weapon. This waste includes uranium, plutonium, and other highly radioactive elements made during fission. Most of the radioactive isotopes in high level waste emit large amounts of radiation and have extremely long half-lives (some longer than 100,000 years) creating long time periods before the waste will settle to safe levels of radioactivity. This new book explores the issues pertaining, either directly or indirectly, to nuclear waste disposal.
Nuclear Waste Issues Concerning Doe S Postponement Of Second Repository Siting Activities
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Author : United States. General Accounting Office
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1986
Nuclear Waste Issues Concerning Doe S Postponement Of Second Repository Siting Activities written by United States. General Accounting Office and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986 with Radioactive waste disposal categories.
End Points For Spent Nuclear Fuel And High Level Radioactive Waste In Russia And The United States
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Author : National Research Council
language : en
Publisher: National Academies Press
Release Date : 2003-05-12
End Points For Spent Nuclear Fuel And High Level Radioactive Waste In Russia And The United States written by National Research Council and has been published by National Academies Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-05-12 with Science categories.
End Points for spent Nuclear Fuel and High-Level Radioactive Waste in Russian and the United States provides an analysis of the management of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste in Russia and the United States, describing inventories, comparing approaches, and assessing the end-point options for storage and disposal of materials and wastes. The authoring committee finds that despite differences in philosophy about nuclear fuel cycles, Russia and the United States need similar kinds of facilities and face similar challenges, although in Russia many of the problems are worse and funding is less available. This book contains recommendations for immediate and near-term actions, for example, protecting and stabilizing materials that are security and safety hazards, actions for the longer term, such as developing more interim storage capacity and studying effects of deep injection, and areas for collaboration.
The Dilemma Of Siting A High Level Nuclear Waste Repository
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Author : D. Easterling
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2013-12-01
The Dilemma Of Siting A High Level Nuclear Waste Repository written by D. Easterling and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-12-01 with Business & Economics categories.
This book explores siting dilemmas - situations in which an "authority" (e.g., Congress, a consortium of utilities) deems it in the best interest of society to build a facility such as an incinerator, but opponents living near the proposed site thwart the plan. Facility developers typically attribute local opposition to selfishness or radically inaccurate views of the risks posed by the facility. We examine the validity of these conclusions by looking in depth at the psychological response that arises when residents are faced with the prospect of living near waste disposal facilities. The particular siting dilemma considered in this book is the problem of how to "dispose" of the high-level nuclear wastes accumulating at nuclear power plants in the United States. These wastes, in the form of "spent" fuel rods, will emit dangerous levels of radioactivity for thousands of years - anywhere between 10,000 and 100,000 years, depending on the margin of safety one adopts. The current proposal is to encase the spent fuel in corrosion-resistant canisters and then to bury these canisters deep underground in a geologic repository. The two of us became involved with the high-level waste issue in 1986 as part of an interdisciplinary research team hired by the State of Nevada. The charge of this team was to estimate the socioeconomic impacts that would accompany a repository if it were built at Yucca Mountain, approximately 100 miles northwest of Las Vegas.
One Hundred Centuries Of Solitude
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Author : James Flynn
language : en
Publisher: Westview Press
Release Date : 1995-06-27
One Hundred Centuries Of Solitude written by James Flynn and has been published by Westview Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995-06-27 with Law categories.
When Congress passed the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, it directed the Department of Energy to locate, study, license, and develop a deep underground repository for high-level nuclear wastes. As the authors of this study show, by 1987 the program was in shambles, beset by opposition from every state that had a potential storage site. Congress passed amendments to the original legislation that designated Yucca Mountain, Nevada, as the only site for study and development.The authors trace the evolution of the political and social turmoil created by this difficult site-selection process, looking at the history of the nation's repository program, the nature of the public's concerns, and the effects of intergovernmental conflict. They also examine how other countries have addressed similar problems. Turning to a promising development—a dry-cask storage method judged by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to be safe for a century or more—they urge a full reassessment of the nation's high-level nuclear waste policies and of existing DOE programs.The book concludes with carefully considered recommendations for a new national policy for the storage of hazardous nuclear waste. Everyone concerned about nuclear waste and how it should be managed at the federal, state, and local levels will find valuable information in this in-depth study of the issues at hand.
Oversight Of Doe S Strategy For The Management And Disposal Of Used Nuclear Fuel And High Level Radioactive Waste
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Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014
Oversight Of Doe S Strategy For The Management And Disposal Of Used Nuclear Fuel And High Level Radioactive Waste written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with Radioactive waste disposal categories.
Civilian Nuclear Waste Disposal
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Author : Mark Holt
language : en
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Release Date : 2012-10-07
Civilian Nuclear Waste Disposal written by Mark Holt and has been published by DIANE Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-10-07 with Science categories.
This report looks at the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (NWPA), Yucca Mountain, and the Obama Administration's de-funding of Yucca Mountain. Federal policy is based on the premise that nuclear waste can be disposed of safely, but proposed storage and disposal facilities have frequently been challenged on safety, health, and environmental grounds. Most of the current debate surrounding civilian radioactive waste focuses on highly radioactive spent fuel from nuclear power plants.
Nuclear Waste Storage And Disposal Policy
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Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
language : en
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Release Date : 1999
Nuclear Waste Storage And Disposal Policy written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and has been published by DIANE Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Nuclear fuels categories.
Witnesses include: Lake H. Barrett, Acting Dir., Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management, U.S. Dept. of Energy; Reps. Shelley Berkley and Jim Gibbons; Senators Jeff Bingaman, Richard Bryan, Jim Bunning, Conrad Burns, Larry E. Craig, Pete V. Domenici, Peter G. Fitzgerald, Bob Graham, Rod Grams, Mary Landrieu, Frank Murkowski, and Harry Reid; Shirley Ann Jackson, Chmn., U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission; Michael Mariotte, Exec. Dir., Nuclear Information and Resource Service; Erle Nye, Chmn. and Chief Executive, Texas Utilities Company; and John G. Strand, Michigan Public Service Commission.