Nuclear Waste : Safety, Security and Clean-Up / Ken Ykstra, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ykstra, Ken, editor.

Series:

Waste and waste management series.

Waste and Waste Management Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Radioactive pollution.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (245 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., [2024]

Summary:

Nuclear weapons production and energy research activities generated large amounts of radioactive contamination and hazardous waste at commercial enterprises. As a result, contamination of soil, groundwater, and structures occurred at sites across the country, posing potential risks to human health and the environment. This book provides information about the safety and disposal of the waste products and the efforts to clean up the contamination.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Preface

Chapter 1

Cleaning up Communities: Ensuring Safe Storage and Disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuel*

Opening Statement of Hon. Paul Tonko, a Representative in Congress from the State of New York

Prepared Statement of Hon. Paul Tonko

Opening Statement of Hon. John Shimkus, a Representative in Congress from the State of Illinois

Prepared Statement of Hon. John Shimkus

Opening Statement of Hon. Frank Pallone, Jr., a Representative in Congress from the State of New Jersey

Prepared Statement of Hon. Frank Pallone, Jr.

Opening Statement of Hon. Jeff Duncan, a Representative in Congress from the State of South Carolina

Prepared Statement of Hon. Jeff Duncan

Statements of Maria G. Korsnick, President and CEO, Nuclear Energy Institute

Robert J. Halstead, Executive Director, State of Nevada, Office of the Governor, Agency for Nuclear Projects

Austin Keyser, Director, Political and Legislative Affairs, ...

Statement of Maria G. Korsnick

Summary of Testimony, Nuclear Energy Institute, Maria Korsnick, President and Chief Executive Officer, Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change, House Energy and Commerce Committee, June 13, 2019

Testimony for the Record, Nuclear Energy Institute, Maria Korsnick, President and Chief Executive Officer, Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change, House Energy and Commerce Committee, June 13, 2019

The Importance of Nuclear Power to the United States

The Used Nuclear Fuel Stalemate

Actions to Address Used Fuel are Well Understood and Technologically Achievable

Reach a Decision on Yucca Mountain

Authorize Consolidated Interim Storage

Reform the Nuclear Waste Fund and Fee Process

Used Fuel Is a Political Problem, Not a Technical One

Conclusion

Statement of Robert J. Halstead.

Testimony of Robert J. Halstead, on Behalf of the State of Nevada, before the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change Committee on Energy and Commerce, United States House of Representatives, Hearing on "Cleaning up Communities: Ensuring Safe S...

Yucca Mountain Is an Unsuitable Site for a Geologic Repository

Stranded Spent Nuclear Fuel at Decommissioned and Decommissioning Reactors

Consent-Based Siting for All Nuclear Waste Storage and Disposal Facilities

Statement of Austin Keyser

Testimony of Austin Keyser, Director, Political &amp

Legislative Affairs, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, before the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change, House Committee on Energy and Commerce, U.S. House of Representatives, ...

Background

Importance of Nuclear Power

Nuclear Power and the Workforce

Spent Nuclear Fuel

Legislation

Statement of Geoffrey H. Fettus

Statement of Geoffrey H. Fettus, Senior Attorney, Natural Resources Defense Council, NRDC Statement for Legislative, Hearing on "Cleaning up Communities: Ensuring Safe Storage and Disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuel," before the Congress of the United St...

Introduction &amp

Summary

NRDC's Analysis of the Draft Legislation Presented

H.R. 2699, "Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 2019"

Title II, Sec. 201 Land Withdrawal, Jurisdiction, and Reservation

H.R. 3136, "Storage and Transportation of Residual and Excess Nuclear Fuel Act of 2019"

H.R. 2995, "Spent Fuel Prioritization Act of 2019"

Understanding the History &amp

Need for a Fundamental Change in Law

How We Arrived at This Impasse

Science &amp

Politics Are Both Necessary

It Is Past Time to Normalize the Treatment of Nuclear Waste under Environmental Law

RDC's Specific Prescription &amp

How to Get This Right.

Five Recommendations to Get the Nuclear Waste Program Back on Track

Recommendation 1 - Deep Geologic Repositories Are the Solution for Nuclear Waste and Must Remain the Focus

Recommendation 2 - Create a Coherent Legal Framework That Ensures the "Polluter Pays" before Commencing Any Repository or Interim Storage Site Development

Recommendation 3 - Develop a Consent-Based Approach for Nuclear Waste Disposal through a Fundamental Change in Law

The BRC Failed to Define Consent &amp

Thereby Did Not Point the Way Forward

NRDC's Prescription for Ensuring States' Authority - Remove the AEA's Exemptions from Environmental Law

Recommendation 4 - Address Storage in a Phased Approach Consistent with the Careful Architecture of 2012's S. 3469

Recommendation 5 - Exclude Unsafe, Uneconomic Closed Fuel Cycle and Reprocessing Options from This Effort

NRDC Attachment 1

NRDC Attachment 2

Statement of Lake Barrett

Submitted Testimony from, Lake H. Barrett, House Commerce and Energy Committee, Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee Hearing, Cleaning up Communities: Ensuring Safe Storage and Disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuel, June 13, 2019, 2322 Rayburn House O...

Yucca Mountain Repository

Additional Repository Program

Integrated Consolidated Interim Storage

Prepared Statement of Hon. Greg Walden

Prepared Statement of Hon. Doris O. Matsui

116th Congress, 1st Session, H. R. 2699, to Amend the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, and for Other Purposes, in the House of Representatives, May 14, 2019

A Bill

Title I-Monitored Retrievable Storage

Title II-Permanent Repository

Title III-DOE Contract Performance

Title IV-Benefits to Host Community

Title V-Funding

Title VI-Miscellaneous

116th Congress, 1st Session, H. R. L29l95

116th Congress, 1st Session, H. R. 3136

A Bill.

"Subtitle I-Interim Storage

Edward F. Sproat III 2600, Monocacy Ford Road, Frederick, MD. 21701

Statement of Edward F. Sproat III, Former Director (RW-1), Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management, U.S. Department of Energy Before the Subcommittee on Environment, Committee on Energy and Commerce, U.S. House of Representatives, April 26, ...

Availability of the Nuclear Waste Fund

Permanent Land Withdrawal

Water Permits

Transportation

Clarification of Federal Authority in Duplicative Regulatory Review Processes

Attachment 1: Nuclear Information and Resource Service 6-13-19 Ltr to House Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee

Yucca Mountain in Brief

Attachment 2 NIRS 6-13-19 Letter to House Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee

Consolidated "Interim" Storage of High-Level Radioactive Waste-Prevent a Disaster by Rejecting This Risky Plan

Significant Risks

Testimony of Steven A. Horsford, on Behalf of the Nevada Congressional Delegation, before the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change, Committee on Energy and Commerce, United States House of Representatives, Hearing on "Cleaning up Communities...

Testimony for the Record, the Honorable Susie Lee (NV-03), Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change: "Cleaning up Communities: Ensuring Safe Storage and Disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuel," June 13, 2019

Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change, Hearing on "Cleaning up Communities: Options for the Storage and Disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuel," June 13, 2019, Mr. Robert J. Halstead, Executive Director, State of Nevada, Office of the Governor, Agen...

The Honorable John Shimkus (R-IL)

Response: (Revised 7.23.2019).

Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change, Hearing on "Cleaning up Communities: Options for the Storage and Disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuel," June 13, 2019, Mr. Lake Barrett, Former Acting Director, Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management...

The Honorable David B. McKinley (R-WV)

The Honorable Markwayne Mullin (R-OK)

The Honorable Bill Johnson (R-OH)

Chapter 2

High-Risk Radioactive Material: Opportunities Exist to Improve the Security of Sources No Longer in Use(

Abbreviations

Why GAO Did This Study

What GAO Recommends

What GAO Found

Uses for Radioactive Sources

Categories of Radioactive Sources and Types of Waste

Waste Disposal Pathways

Risks Posed by Radioactive Sources Outside of Regulatory Control

Various Factors Contribute to Delays in Disposal of Disused Sources

NRC Does Not Require Licensees to Dispose of All Disused Sources but Has Taken a Step to Promote Disposal

Licensees Do Not Have an Option to Dispose of Foreign-Origin Americium- 241 Sources, and the Number of Sources Is Likely Increasing Each Year

Licensees Face a Financial Challenge Disposing of GTCC Waste from Large Cesium-137 Sources

Wider Implementation of Leading Practices Could Help Address Some Disposal Challenges

Recommendations for Executive Action

Agency Comments and Our Evaluation

Appendix I: Timeline of Recommendations and Actions Related to Financial Assurances for Radioactive Sealed Sources

Appendix II: Comments from the Department of Energy and the National Nuclear Security Administration

Appendix III: Comments from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Appendix IV: GAO Contact and Staff Acknowledgments

GAO Contact

Staff Acknowledgments

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Notes:

Includes index.

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ISBN:

979-88-911-3766-0