Risk and decisions about disposition of transuranic and high-level radioactive waste / / Committee on Risk-Based Approaches for Disposition of Transuranic and High-Level Radioactive Waste ; Board on Radioactive Waste Management ; Division on Earth and Life Studies ; National Research Council of the National Academies

• Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2005
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (229 p.)
• Disciplina: 363.72/89
• Soggetto topico: Radioactive waste disposal - Risk assessment - United States; Radioactive waste sites - Cleanup; Radioactive waste disposal - United States; Radioactive wastes - Management; Radioactive wastes - Environmental aspects
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 149-162).
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- List of Report Reviewers -- Preface -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- 1 Introduction and Background -- 2 Why Consider Flexibility in Disposal Options? -- 3 Exemption Process -- 4 A Risk-Informed Approach: Procedures and Criteria for Risk Assessment to Support an Exemption Process -- 5 Impediments to a Successful Application of the Risk-Informed Approach -- 6 Findings and Recommendations -- References -- Appendixes -- Appendix A Overview: Risk Assessment -- Appendix B Summary of Previous Studies and Programs Aimed at Incorporating Risk into DOE Environmental Management Decision Making -- Appendix C Information-Gathering Meetings -- Appendix D Glossary -- Appendix E Biographical Sketches of Committee Members.
• Altri titoli varianti: Risks and decisions about disposition of transuranic and high-level radioactive waste
• Titolo autorizzato: Risk and decisions about disposition of transuranic and high-level radioactive waste
• ISBN: 0-309-16527-X; 0-309-54787-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910819772703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II