Radioactive Waste Management
Abstract
The management of radioactive waste is a very important part of the nuclear industry. The future of the nuclear power industry depends to a large extent on the successful solution of the perceived or real problems associated with the disposal of both low-level waste (LLW) and high-level waste (HLW). All the activities surrounding the management of radioactive waste are reviewed. The federal government and the individual states are working toward the implementation of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act and the Low-Level Waste Policy-Act. The two congressional acts are reviewed and progress made as of early 1990 is presented. Spent-fuel storage and transportation are discussed in detail as are the concepts of repositories for HLW. The status of state compacts for LLW is also discussed. Finally, activities related to the decommissioning of nuclear facilities are also described.
Recommended Citation
N. Tsoulfanidis and R. G. Cochran, "Radioactive Waste Management," Nuclear Technology, vol. 93, no. 3, pp. 263 - 304, Taylor and Francis Group; Taylor and Francis; American Nuclear Society, Jan 1991.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.13182/NT91-A34525
Department(s)
Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Science
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
0029-5450
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2023 Taylor and Francis Group; Taylor and Francis; American Nuclear Society, All rights reserved.
Publication Date
01 Jan 1991
