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Comprehensive technical guide to radioactive waste technology and management. Includes categorized directory with links.
http://www.radwaste.org
Program of the NEA Data Bank of the OECD. Includes a general introduction to transmutation of radioactive waste, information on Transmutation with nuclear, accelerator-based transmutation, and chemical aspects of transmutation.
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Transmutation of Radioactive Waste Member countries in the concept of separation and transmutation of actinides. Several of them, in general countries with heavy investment in nuclear power, have launched significant programmes in order to evaluate more accurately the validity of this approach from the...Consortium of electric power companies that have partnered with the Goshute Indians to build and operate a safe, clean, temporary storage facility on the tribe's reservation in Skull Valley, Utah, USA. Includes project information, news, resources, FAQ and contact information.
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Private Fuel Storage, LLC: Developing Safe, Clean, Temporary Storage for Spent Nuclear Fuel Our country depends on safe, clean nuclear power. 20% of our nation's electricity is generated by 103 nuclear reactors at 66 locations. Electricity flows into a national grid, making nuclear-generated electricity available everywhere, even where there are no nuclear power...Federal research and development center sponsored by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to resolve technical and regulatory issues related to geologic high level nuclear waste repository. Includes brochures and technical information about geophysics, corrosion, mining, risk assessment and geochemistry.
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SwRI Geosciences and Engineering Division Division is internationally recognized for innovative solutions to complex problems in the earth, material, and planetary sciences and allied engineering disciplines. The Division uses multidisciplinary teams to solve client problems within a framework of risk assessment, system studies, and regulatory...Data and reports from the US Department of Energy (DOE) on spent fuel and radioactive waste inventories, waste management and sites cleanup. Includes interactive site profile reports.
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U.S. Department of Energy Central Internet Database U.S. Department of Energy Central Internet Database...Ensures the safe disposal of existing and future radioactive waste in the Czech Republic. Includes information on research, development and activities. [Czech, English]
http://www.vidivici.cz/surao/starta.htm
Information from the organization responsible for radioactive waste management in Finland. Includes news and technical information. [English, Finnish, Swedish]
http://www.posiva.fi/englanti/index.html
Provides documents, databases, and links to the people, organizations, and programs that are involved in the transport of radioactive materials.
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T-REX: Transportation Resource Exchange Center Home Page Web site where you will find the answers to complex questions surrounding radioactive materials transportation. The T-REX Web site provides documents, databases, and links to the people, organizations, and programs that are involved in the transport of radioactive materials. In...Fact sheets from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) on spent fuel issues and background. Includes program mission, lessons learned, progress, spent fuel data and contact information.
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Welcome to the National Spent Nuclear Fuel Program Home Page Program to support its need to safely and efficiently manage all DOE-owned spent nuclear fuel and prepare it for disposal. The National Spent Nuclear Fuel Program is addressing that need. Our mission is to provide technology solutions and guidance to...A series of fact sheets on various aspects of low level waste handling, storage and disposal produced by the Ohio State University.
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Low-Level Radioactive Waste Fact Sheets: An Introductio? RER-00 Ohio and other states by nuclear power plants, industry, hospitals, universities, research institutions, and government facilities. According to federal law, each state is responsible for disposing of commercial low-level radioactive waste generated within its borders. States may form groups, called...Information from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) about storage options and regulations. Includes regulatory initiatives reports and regulatory guides.
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NRC: Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel There are two acceptable storage methods for spent fuel after it is removed from the reactor core: Spent Fuel Pools Currently, most spent nuclear fuel is safely stored in specially designed pools at individual reactor sites around the country. Dry...Briefing paper by the Uranium Information Center, Australia on nuclear waste management as a part of the fuel cycle. Includes a list of waste disposal practices worldwide.
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Nuclear power is the only energy-producing technology which takes full responsibility for all its wastes and fully costs this into the product. The amount of radioactive wastes is very small relative to wastes produced by fossil fuel electricity generation Spent...Deep underground rock laboratory in the Swiss Alps operated by a consortium of countries and companies investigating long-term chemical and nuclear waste disposal. Describes planned and ongoing research projects in radionuclide transport, rock characterization, fiber optic monitoring, groundwater modeling, gas migration, and other areas.
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Grimsel Test Site Switzerland Click here to enter...Data on a number of experimental projects in hydrofracture for radioactive waste disposal from the Internet Community of Geological Engineers. Includes background information on nuclear fuel and waste management.
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Hydrofrac.com Nagra is tasked to provide a scientific and technical basis for the safe disposal of radioactive waste for UK. The AECL Underground Research Laboratory (AECL-URL) is tasked to study the feasibility of safe disposal of nuclear fuel in the Lac...Information resource from the Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) about waste management. Includes documents related to research and analyses on Yucca Mountain, waste isolation pilot plant, and legacy waste management.
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Sandia National Labs: Nuclear and Risk Technologies Center Online Documents These documents were authored by Sandia Corporation under Contract No. DE-AC04-94AL85000 with the United States Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration. Parties are allowed to download copies at no cost for internal use within your organization only provided that...Committee established in the unincorporated town of Pahrump, Nevada, to advise the town on nuclear waste issues. Introduces the members and their areas of expertise, and gives information about the work of the committee.
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You must use a browser that can display frames to see this page....Report on an effort to elicit citizen views on radioactive waste management. Includes information on the project, background on waste, conclusions, and responses to it.
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Contents What do you see as the primary advantages and disadvantages of deep disposal? What do you see as the primary advantages and disadvantages of shallow/surface storage? Question 2: What is the current/future policy with regard to monitoring companies other than...Information from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) about types of regulated waste and activities, responsibilities and related information.
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NRC: Radioactive Waste Links to waste information on one page. Yucca Mountain Review Plan Key Topics EPA/NRC MOU on Decommissioning High-Level Waste Disposal Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel Transportation of Spent Nuclear Fuel Radioactive Waste Regulated Waste Low-level waste (LLW) includes radioactively contaminated...Office of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) assigned to develop and manage a federal system for disposing of spent nuclear fuel from commercial and military nuclear activities. Includes comprehensive technical information on the projects and on the repository sites.
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Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management Energy assigned to develop and manage a federal system for disposing of spent nuclear fuel from commercial nuclear reactors and high-level radioactive waste from national defense activities. Welcome Overview License Application Information Yucca Mountain Silicosis Screening Information Yucca Mountain: The...Committee of the National Academy of Sciences concerned with safe management of radioactive wastes including spent fuel, high-level, transuranic, low-level, and mixed waste and naturally occurring radioactive materials. Includes scientific and technical analyses, policy advice on processing, management and disposal.
http://www7.nationalacademies.org/brwm/
Agency concerned with radioactive waste and its management in Belgium. Provides information about radioactivity, collaborative activities and information center.
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ONDRAF/NIRAS Welcome Each day we work to develop a carefree and secure future for our children and grandchildren MONA presents his final report to the municipality of Mol On 27 January 2005, the MONA partnership set up by the municipality of Mol...Information about the State-owned low-level radioactive waste disposal facility in Barnwell County. Provides customer access information. Includes numerous technical documents on history, policies and practices.
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SCEO Radioactive Waste Disposal Facility is the only state-owned facility currently available to most of the nation for disposal of commercially-generated low-level radioactive waste. After June 30, 2008, the site will only accept waste from organizations located in South Carolina, Connecticut and New Jersey....Illustrated document prepared by the Office of Environmental Management (EM) of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). Describes the various types of waste, the storage technology and the methods used.
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Waste Storage Storing different types of waste presents the Department's Waste Management program with a considerable challenge because each type of waste must meet technical and regulatory requirements. Why Is Waste Stored? Waste is generally stored pending shipment, treatment, or disposal Short...Supports the Hanford site cleanup mission by safely moving spent nuclear fuel away from the Columbia River. Includes photos, press releases, program description, goals, methods and progress.
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Hanford Redirection Please remove any reference to this site from your FAVORITES or any SHORTCUTS you may have made. Failure to do so may produce unexpected results. Once you are at the new site, you can then create new FAVORITES and SHORTCUTS....Reports collection on current spent fuel storage from the National Council for Science and Environment.
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CRS Reports on Waste Management, Distributed by NLE S reports are produced by the Congressional Research Service, a branch of the Library of Congress providing nonpartisan research reports to me...Assist the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and other international organizations in solving the problem of the safe disposal of high-level radioactive waste. Includes information radioactive waste management.
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Berkeley Lab Earth Sciences Division: Nuclear Waste Program The major portion of this program involves investigating the feasibility and potential of the Yucca Mountain site in Nevada for permanent storage of high-level nuclear waste. The NWP has also collaborated on nuclear-waste disposal issues with such countries as Japan,...Association of users of radioactive materials and generators of low-level radioactive waste in Arizona, California, North Dakota and South Dakota, which primary interest is the safe management and disposal of low-level radioactive waste.
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Cal Rad Forum Home Page Forum is an association of public and private institutions and corporations that use radioactive materials and generate low-level radioactive waste in the four-state Southwestern Low-Level Waste Disposal Compact region: Arizona, California, North Dakota, and South Dakota. Our corporate and institutional...Fact sheets from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) on spent fuel transportation. Addresses regulation aspects and initiatives.
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NRC: Transportation of Spent Nuclear Fuel Spent nuclear fuel refers to uranium-bearing fuel elements that have been used at commercial nuclear reactors and that are no longer producing enough energy to sustain a nuclear reaction. Once the spent fuel is removed from the reactor the fission...