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 |
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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 |
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 |
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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 |
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 |
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 |
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-9910826175403321 |
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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 |
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 | ||
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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 |
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 |
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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 |
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 |
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 |
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-9910811525503321 |
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 |
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 |
Sherman Daniel J. | ||
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 |
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. | ||
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 |
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-9910809252903321 |
Sherman Daniel J | ||
Washington, DC, : RFF Press, 2011 | ||
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Risk and decisions about disposition of transuranic and high-level radioactive waste [[electronic resource] /] / 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 |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2005 |
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 |
ISBN |
0-309-16527-X
0-309-54787-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910783333703321 |
Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2005 | ||
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