Disposition of high-level radioactive waste through geological isolation : development, current status, and technical and policy challenges / Steering Committee, Board on Radioactive Waste Management, Commission on Geosciences, Environment, and Resources, National Research Council.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

National Research Council Staff, Corporate Author.

Contributor:

National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Radioactive Waste Management.

Series:

Compass series (Washington, D.C.)

The compass series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Radioactive waste disposal in the ground.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (42 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, c1999.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

During the next several years, decisions are expected to be made in several countries on the further development and implementation of the geological disposition option. The Board on Radioactive Waste Management (BRWM) of the U.S. National Academies believes that informed and reasoned discussion of relevant scientific, engineering and social issues can-and should-play a constructive role in the decision process by providing information to decision makers on relevant technical and policy issues. A BRWM-initiated project including a workshop at Irvine, California on November 4-5, 1999, and subsequent National Academies' report to be published in spring, 2000, are intended to provide such information to national policy makers both in the U.S. and abroad. To inform national policies, it is essential that experts from the physical, geological, and engineering sciences, and experts from the policy and social science communities work together. Some national programs have involved social science and policy experts from the beginning, while other programs have only recently recognized the importance of this collaboration. An important goal of the November workshop is to facilitate dialogue between these communities, as well as to encourage the sharing of experiences from many national programs. The workshop steering committee has prepared this discussion for participants at the workshop. It should elicit critical comments and help identify topics requiring in-depth discussion at the workshop. It is not intended as a statement of findings, conclusions, or recommendations. It is rather intended as a vehicle for stimulating dialogue among the workshop participants. Out of that dialogue will emerge the findings, conclusions, and recommendations of the National Academies' report.

Contents:

Disposition of High-Level Radioactive Waste through Geological Isolation

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Preface

Contents

Management of High-Level Waste: A Historical Overview of the Technical and Policy Challenges

WHAT IS HIGH-LEVEL NUCLEAR WASTE? A BRIEF HISTORY

THE QUANTITY OF HIGH-LEVEL WASTE TO BE MANAGED

ASSURING THE SAFETY OF A GEOLOGICAL REPOSITORY FOR HIGH-LEVEL WASTE

ACHIEVING PUBLIC ACCEPTANCE OF HIGH-LEVEL WASTE REPOSITORIES.

ALTERNATIVES TO A GEOLOGICAL REPOSITORY

DISPOSAL VS. DISPOSITION

SAFETY AGAINST HUMAN INTRUSION

THE EVOLVING BALANCE BETWEEN INTERNATIONAL AND NATIONAL EFFORTS

An Overview of the Workshop Agenda

PLENARY SESSIONS

ARRANGEMENTS AND TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION SESSIONS

KEY ISSUES FOR THE WORKSHOP.

DESCRIPTION OF THE DISCUSSION SESSIONS

Session 1: Role of Total System Performance Assessment in Establishing the Acceptability of Geologic Repositories: An…

Session Structure

Session 2: Timing and Staging Repository Development: Maintaining Technical and Social Balance in Stepwise Development from…

Session 3: The Regulator's Dilemma: Decision Making in the Presence of Uncertainty

Session 4: Public Acceptance in the Context of Social Distrust.

Session 5: Lessons Learned from National Programs: Tracing Routes to Success or Setback

Session 6: Is Geological Disposal Required?

Session 7: Making Progress through International Cooperation

CONCLUSION.

Bibliography.

Notes:

"Discussion paper prepared for the workshop to be held at the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center of the National Academies, Irvine, California on November 4-5, 1999."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 33-34).

ISBN:

9786610185665

9780309184588

0309184584

9781280185663

128018566X

9780309593823

0309593824

9780585198057

0585198055

OCLC:

559415140