Approaches to risk management in remediation of radioactively contaminated sites [[electronic resource]]
| Approaches to risk management in remediation of radioactively contaminated sites [[electronic resource]] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Bethesda, MD, : National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurement, c2004 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (291 p.) |
| Disciplina | 363.72/89 |
| Collana | NCRP report |
| Soggetto topico |
Radioactive waste sites - Risk assessment
Risk management |
| ISBN |
1-4294-7992-2
1-60119-211-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""Cover""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""Extended Summary""; ""1. Introduction""; ""1.1 Purpose and Scope""; ""1.2 NCRP Process""; ""1.3 Outline of the Report""; ""2. Current Regulatory Guidance and Practice""; ""2.1 Principal Governing Laws and Organizational Structure""; ""2.1.1 Governing Laws and Organizational Structure of NRC""; ""2.1.2 Governing Laws and Organizational Structure of EPA""; ""2.1.3 Relationships Between NRC or EPA and the States""; ""2.2 Regulations for Remediation of Radioactively Contaminated Sites""; ""2.2.1 NRC Regulations""
""2.2.2 EPA Regulations""""2.2.3 Comparison of NRC and EPA Regulations""; ""2.2.4 Decision Process in Decommissioning of Contaminated Sites""; ""2.2.5 Role of States in Remediation of Licensed Facilities""; ""2.2.6 Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Impact on Radioactively Contaminated Sites""; ""2.3 Methods of Site Characterization and Dose or Risk Assessment""; ""2.3.1 EPA Calculation Methods""; ""2.3.2 NRC Calculation Methods""; ""2.3.3 DOE Methods: The Residual Radiation (RESRAD) Family of Codes""; ""3. Analysis of Regulatory Guidance and Practice"" ""3.1 Principal Governing Laws and Organizational Structures""""3.1.1 Differences in Governing Laws""; ""3.1.2 Commonalities in Governing Laws""; ""3.1.3 Organizational Structures and Functions""; ""3.2 Regulations for Remediation of Radioactively Contaminated Sites""; ""3.2.1 Different Approaches to Regulation by NRC and EPA""; ""3.2.2 Commonalities in Approaches to Regulation by NRC and EPA""; ""3.2.3 Comparison of NRC and EPA Remediation Standards""; ""3.2.4 Discussion of Origins of Different Approaches to Regulation""; ""3.3 Methods of Site Characterization and Dose or Risk Assessment"" ""3.3.1 Methods of Site Characterization and Verification""""3.3.2 Methods of Dose or Risk Assessment""; ""3.3.3 Comparison of EPA Preliminary Remediation Goals with NRC Screening Levels""; ""3.3.4 Analysis of 239Pu Remediation Levels for 10 Cases""; ""3.3.5 Uncertainties in Assessments of Dose or Risk at Contaminated Sites""; ""4. Practical Decision Making at Specific Sites""; ""4.1 Discussion of Case Studies""; ""4.1.1 Fernald and Rocky Flats: End-Use Considerations""; ""4.1.2 West Valley Demonstration Project: Multiple Regulation of a Complex Site"" ""4.1.3 The Johns Hopkins and the Environmental Law Institute Study""""4.1.4 Paducah, Brookhaven and Fernald: The Importance of Trust""; ""4.1.5 Case Studies by the Interstate Technology and Regulatory Council""; ""4.1.6 Observations on Practical Remediations""; ""4.2 Recurrent Themes Observed in the Case Studies""; ""4.2.1 Assumptions About Future Use of Sites, as Well as Assessments of Off-Site Risks, Drive Risk Management Decision Making""; ""4.2.2 Public Participation, Input and Acceptance are Critical for Successful Risk Management""; ""4.2.3 Distributive and Procedural Fairness"" ""4.2.4 Various Approaches are Used Across Sites to Assess and Manage Risks"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9911004716203321 |
| Bethesda, MD, : National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurement, c2004 | ||
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Disposition of high-level radioactive waste through geological isolation [[electronic resource] ] : development, current status, and technical and policy challenges / / Steering Committee, Board on Radioactive Waste Management, Commission on Geosciences, Environment, and Resources, National Research Council
| Disposition of high-level radioactive waste through geological isolation [[electronic resource] ] : development, current status, and technical and policy challenges / / Steering Committee, Board on Radioactive Waste Management, Commission on Geosciences, Environment, and Resources, National Research Council |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, c1999 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (42 p.) |
| Disciplina | 363.72/89 |
| Collana | The compass series |
| Soggetto topico | Radioactive waste disposal in the ground |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-280-18566-X
9786610185665 0-309-59382-4 0-585-19805-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910455862003321 |
| Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, c1999 | ||
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Disposition of high-level radioactive waste through geological isolation [[electronic resource] ] : development, current status, and technical and policy challenges / / Steering Committee, Board on Radioactive Waste Management, Commission on Geosciences, Environment, and Resources, National Research Council
| Disposition of high-level radioactive waste through geological isolation [[electronic resource] ] : development, current status, and technical and policy challenges / / Steering Committee, Board on Radioactive Waste Management, Commission on Geosciences, Environment, and Resources, National Research Council |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, c1999 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (42 p.) |
| Disciplina | 363.72/89 |
| Collana | The compass series |
| Soggetto topico | Radioactive waste disposal in the ground |
| ISBN |
0-309-18458-4
1-280-18566-X 9786610185665 0-309-59382-4 0-585-19805-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778743103321 |
| Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, c1999 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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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
| 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 |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, c1999 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (42 p.) |
| Disciplina | 363.72/89 |
| Collana | The compass series |
| Soggetto topico | Radioactive waste disposal in the ground |
| ISBN |
9786610185665
9780309184588 0309184584 9781280185663 128018566X 9780309593823 0309593824 9780585198057 0585198055 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Disposition of High-Level Radioactive Waste through Geological Isolation -- Copyright -- 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 Structure -- Session 3: The Regulator's Dilemma: Decision Making in the Presence of Uncertainty -- Session Structure -- Session 4: Public Acceptance in the Context of Social Distrust. -- Session Structure -- Session 5: Lessons Learned from National Programs: Tracing Routes to Success or Setback -- Session Structure -- Session 6: Is Geological Disposal Required? -- Session Structure -- Session 7: Making Progress through International Cooperation -- Session Structure -- CONCLUSION. -- Bibliography. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910959950803321 |
| Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, c1999 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Evaluation of the U.S. Department of Energy's alternatives for the removal and disposition of molten salt reactor experiment fluoride salts [[electronic resource] /] / Molten Salt Panel of the Committee on Remediation of Buried and Tank Wastes, Board on Radioactive Waste Management, Commission of Geosciences, Environment, and Resources, National Research Council
| Evaluation of the U.S. Department of Energy's alternatives for the removal and disposition of molten salt reactor experiment fluoride salts [[electronic resource] /] / Molten Salt Panel of the Committee on Remediation of Buried and Tank Wastes, Board on Radioactive Waste Management, Commission of Geosciences, Environment, and Resources, National Research Council |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1997 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (147 p.) |
| Disciplina | 363.72/89 |
| Soggetto topico |
Radioactive waste disposal - United States
Molten salt reactors Fluorides Reactors de sal fosa |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-280-19176-7
9786610191765 0-309-59010-8 0-585-08539-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910456011803321 |
| Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1997 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Evaluation of the U.S. Department of Energy's alternatives for the removal and disposition of molten salt reactor experiment fluoride salts [[electronic resource] /] / Molten Salt Panel of the Committee on Remediation of Buried and Tank Wastes, Board on Radioactive Waste Management, Commission of Geosciences, Environment, and Resources, National Research Council
| Evaluation of the U.S. Department of Energy's alternatives for the removal and disposition of molten salt reactor experiment fluoride salts [[electronic resource] /] / Molten Salt Panel of the Committee on Remediation of Buried and Tank Wastes, Board on Radioactive Waste Management, Commission of Geosciences, Environment, and Resources, National Research Council |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1997 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (147 p.) |
| Disciplina | 363.72/89 |
| Soggetto topico |
Radioactive waste disposal - United States
Molten salt reactors Fluorides Reactors de sal fosa |
| ISBN |
0-309-17492-9
1-280-19176-7 9786610191765 0-309-59010-8 0-585-08539-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778668903321 |
| Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1997 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Evaluation of the U.S. Department of Energy's alternatives for the removal and disposition of molten salt reactor experiment fluoride salts / / Molten Salt Panel of the Committee on Remediation of Buried and Tank Wastes, Board on Radioactive Waste Management, Commission of Geosciences, Environment, and Resources, National Research Council
| Evaluation of the U.S. Department of Energy's alternatives for the removal and disposition of molten salt reactor experiment fluoride salts / / Molten Salt Panel of the Committee on Remediation of Buried and Tank Wastes, Board on Radioactive Waste Management, Commission of Geosciences, Environment, and Resources, National Research Council |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1997 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (147 p.) |
| Disciplina | 363.72/89 |
| Soggetto topico |
Radioactive waste disposal - United States
Molten salt reactors Fluorides |
| ISBN |
9786610191765
9780309174923 0309174929 9781280191763 1280191767 9780309590105 0309590108 9780585085395 0585085390 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Evaluation of the U.S. Department of Energy's -- Copyright -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- THE MSRE FACILITY AND CURRENT REMEDIATION PLANS -- PURPOSE OF THIS REPORT -- SUMMARY OF FINDINGS ON THREE MAJOR ISSUES -- MAJOR CONCLUSIONS -- MAJOR RECOMMENDATIONS -- 1-Introduction -- CURRENT STATUS OF THE MSRE -- ROLE OF THE NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL -- SCOPE AND ORGANIZATION OF THIS REPORT -- 2-Radiolysis and Nuclear Reactions -- RADIOACTIVE SOURCE TERMS -- RADIATION EFFECTS AND GENERAL COMMENTS -- Radiation-Induced Liberation of Fluorine and Uranium Hexafluoride Gases -- Radiation Decomposition of Solid Uranium Hexafluoride -- Long-Term Effects of Leaving Plutonium in the Salt After Uranium Removal -- EXCESS OF REDUCING SPECIES IN THE SALT AND HAZARDS OF SIMPLE REMELTING -- 3-Fluoride Salt Chemistry, Partitioning, and System Corrosion -- CHEMISTRY RELEVANT TO THE PRESENT STATUS -- Chemical Consequences of Radiolysis -- PARTITIONING OF URANIUM FROM THE SALT -- PLUTONIUM PARTITIONING BY FLUORINATION -- NONFLUORINATION OPTION FOR PLUTONIUM SEPARATION -- SYSTEM CORROSION ISSUES -- Radiation-Induced Corrosion Questions -- 4-Preferred Technical Approach -- COMMENTS ON PROCESS STEPS -- DEVELOPMENT OF A PREFERRED APPROACH -- 5-Comments on Specific Separation Technologies -- FLUORINATION -- Direct Fluorination -- Hydrofluorination -- Alternative Fluorinating Agents -- ELECTROREFINING -- DISTILLATION OF MOLTEN SALT -- AQUEOUS DISSOLUTION AND SEPARATION -- Criticality Concerns in Aqueous Processing -- Fluoride Removal -- Conclusions on Aqueous Processing -- STABILIZATION TECHNOLOGIES -- 6-Nuclear Criticality Considerations -- CRITICALITY ISSUES IN PROCESSING -- CRITICALITY HAZARD OF REMELTING THE FLUORIDE SALTS IN THE DRAIN TANKS -- RATIONALE FOR TECHNICAL INSIGNIFICANCE OF A CRITICALITY EXCURSION -- CONCLUDING COMMENTS.
7-Strategic Alternatives -- PERMANENT DISPOSAL IN THE DRAIN TANKS -- DISPOSAL OF ALL KEY CONTAMINANTS IN THE FEDERAL REPOSITORY -- DISPOSAL OF KEY CONTAMINANTS IN THE SALT RESIDUE IN THE WASTE ISOLATION PILOT PLANT (WIPP) -- DISPOSAL OF KEY CONTAMINANTS IN SALT RESIDUE IN THE FEDERAL REPOSITORY -- REUSE OF THE SALT -- INTERIM STORAGE -- RATIONALE FOR REJECTING THE FIRST SIX ALTERNATIVES -- INTERIM VERSUS PERMANENT STORAGE AND DISPOSAL -- 8-Management of MSRE Hazards -- CURRENT HAZARDS -- HAZARD MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES -- CRUCIAL ROLE OF FURTHER ACTIVITIES FOR CONDITION AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT -- MAJOR RECOMMENDATION CONCERNING HAZARDS -- DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING HAZARDS -- 9-Summary and Responses to Questions in Statement of Task -- TECHNICAL SUMMARY -- STRATEGY FOR REMEDIATION -- Where Is the Uranium? -- How Can a Condition Assessment Affect Remediation Plans? -- The Panel's Preferred Alternative -- Hazards -- RESPONSES TO QUESTIONS IN STATEMENT OF TASK -- Question 1 -- Question 2 -- The Consequences of Failure to Complete According to Plan -- Cost Estimates -- A Possible Strategy -- Question 3 -- PANEL PERSPECTIVE -- OVERALL CONCLUSION -- References -- Appendixes -- Appendix A-List of Materials Reviewed -- Appendix B-Alternative Fluorinating Agents -- Appendix C-Contamination Concerns Relating to Radon Gas Spread -- Appendix D-Use of a Nuclear Poison to Inhibit Nuclear Criticality -- Appendix E-Hazard Scoping of Major Actions for Remediation -- Appendix F-List of Acronyms and Abbreviations -- Appendix G-Glossary -- Appendix H-Biographical Sketches of Molten Salt Panel Members and Consultants -- Consultants. |
| Altri titoli varianti | Alternatives for the removal and disposition of molten salt reactor experiment fluoride salts |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910957625203321 |
| Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1997 | ||
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Not here, not there, not anywhere : politics, social movements, and the disposal of low-level radioactive waste / / Daniel J. Sherman
| Not here, not there, not anywhere : politics, social movements, and the disposal of low-level radioactive waste / / Daniel J. Sherman |
| Autore | Sherman Daniel J. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : RFF Press, , 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | xii, 241 p. : ill |
| Disciplina | 363.72/89 |
| Soggetto topico |
Radioactive waste disposal - United States
Hazardous wastes |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-136-52206-9
9786613714732 1-136-52207-7 1-280-87342-6 1-936331-87-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 1. Not here, not there, not anywhere : an introduction -- 2. The half-life of federal responsibility : the devolution of LLRW disposal -- 3. Glowing recommendations : NIMBY, environmental justice, and the framing of LLRW site selection -- 4. Power generation : active opposition to LLRW site proposals -- 5. Critical masses : disruptive versus conventional forms of active opposition -- 6. Radioactive decay : implementation failure -- 7. Predictable distintegration and stability : the fragile equilibrium of LLRW disposal policy. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910462485703321 |
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| Washington, D.C. : , : RFF Press, , 2011 | ||
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Not here, not there, not anywhere : politics, social movements, and the disposal of low-level radioactive waste / / Daniel J. Sherman
| Not here, not there, not anywhere : politics, social movements, and the disposal of low-level radioactive waste / / Daniel J. Sherman |
| Autore | Sherman Daniel J. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : RFF Press, , 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | xii, 241 p. : ill |
| Disciplina | 363.72/89 |
| Soggetto topico |
Radioactive waste disposal - United States
Hazardous wastes |
| ISBN |
1-136-52206-9
9786613714732 1-136-52207-7 1-280-87342-6 1-936331-87-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 1. Not here, not there, not anywhere : an introduction -- 2. The half-life of federal responsibility : the devolution of LLRW disposal -- 3. Glowing recommendations : NIMBY, environmental justice, and the framing of LLRW site selection -- 4. Power generation : active opposition to LLRW site proposals -- 5. Critical masses : disruptive versus conventional forms of active opposition -- 6. Radioactive decay : implementation failure -- 7. Predictable distintegration and stability : the fragile equilibrium of LLRW disposal policy. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790308303321 |
Sherman Daniel J.
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| Washington, D.C. : , : RFF Press, , 2011 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Not here, not there, not anywhere : politics, social movements, and the disposal of low-level radioactive waste / / Daniel J. Sherman
| Not here, not there, not anywhere : politics, social movements, and the disposal of low-level radioactive waste / / Daniel J. Sherman |
| Autore | Sherman Daniel J |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC, : RFF Press, 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | xii, 241 p. : ill |
| Disciplina | 363.72/89 |
| Soggetto topico |
Radioactive waste disposal - United States
Hazardous wastes |
| ISBN |
1-136-52206-9
9786613714732 1-136-52207-7 1-280-87342-6 1-936331-87-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 1. Not here, not there, not anywhere : an introduction -- 2. The half-life of federal responsibility : the devolution of LLRW disposal -- 3. Glowing recommendations : NIMBY, environmental justice, and the framing of LLRW site selection -- 4. Power generation : active opposition to LLRW site proposals -- 5. Critical masses : disruptive versus conventional forms of active opposition -- 6. Radioactive decay : implementation failure -- 7. Predictable distintegration and stability : the fragile equilibrium of LLRW disposal policy. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910961701403321 |
Sherman Daniel J
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| Washington, DC, : RFF Press, 2011 | ||
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