摘要:

The management of radio‐active waste has become an increasingly intractable problem. US programs for the disposal of spent nuclear fuel and high‐level waste, for disposal of transuranic waste, for clean‐up of former nuclear weapons production facilities and even for disposal of low‐level waste are far behind schedule and mired in public controversy. The US public has acquired a deepseated fear of nuclear technology and its wastes, and mistrusts the institutions for managing these wastes. People's fear, mistrust and opposition are intensified when the proposed location for the wastes is nearby or is perceived to be a health or environmental hazard (see photo on page 49).

ISSN:0031-9228    

DOI:10.1063/1.881766

出版商:AIP    

年代:1997

数据来源: AIP

摘要:

The proper management of radioactive wastes involves a broad array of activities. Residues must be minimized and conditioned; waste packages must be safely handled, transported and kept in interim storage prior to their safe disposal. Further major challenges arise in cleaning up sites that have been contaminated in the course of mining uranium, producing reactor fuel and fabricating nuclear weapons. Accomplishing these tasks requires not only the development and deployment of technological processes but also the solution of obstinate socioeconomic and organizational problems: Necessary resources must be made available and—most important—acceptable sites must be found for waste management facilities.

ISSN:0031-9228    

DOI:10.1063/1.881779

出版商:AIP    

年代:1997

数据来源: AIP

ISSN:0031-9228    

DOI:10.1063/1.881793

出版商:AIP    

年代:1997

数据来源: AIP

ISSN:0031-9228    

DOI:10.1063/1.881767

出版商:AIP    

年代:1997

数据来源: AIP

ISSN:0031-9228    

DOI:10.1063/1.881768

出版商:AIP    

年代:1997

数据来源: AIP

ISSN:0031-9228    

DOI:10.1063/1.881769

出版商:AIP    

年代:1997

数据来源: AIP

ISSN:0031-9228    

DOI:10.1063/1.881770

出版商:AIP    

年代:1997

数据来源: AIP

ISSN:0031-9228    

DOI:10.1063/1.881780

出版商:AIP    

年代:1997

数据来源: AIP

ISSN:0031-9228    

DOI:10.1063/1.881794

出版商:AIP    

年代:1997

数据来源: AIP

ISSN:0031-9228    

DOI:10.1063/1.881796

出版商:AIP    

年代:1997

数据来源: AIP