Low-level Radioactive Waste Management and Disposition
Proceedings of a Workshop
by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Nuclear and Radiation Studies Board, Planning Committee on Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management and Disposition: A Workshop, Jennifer Heimberg
Description
The Department of Energy's Office of Environmental Management (DOE) is responsible for the safe cleanup of sites used for nuclear weapons development and government-sponsored nuclear energy research. Low-level radioactive waste (LLW) is the most volumetrically significant waste stream generated by the DOE cleanup program. LLW is also generated through commercial activities such as nuclear power plant operations and medical treatments.
The laws and regulations related to the disposal of LLW in the United States have evolved over time and across agencies and states, resulting in a complex regulatory structure. DOE asked the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to organize a workshop to discuss approaches for the management and disposition of LLW. Participants explored the key physical, chemical, and radiological characteristics of low-level waste that govern its safe and secure management and disposal in aggregate and in individual waste streams, and how key characteristics of low level waste are incorporated into standards, orders, and regulations that govern the management and disposal of LLW in the United States and in other major waste-producing countries. This publication summarizes the presentations and discussions from the workshop.
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- Publisher National Academies Press
- Publication Date January 2018
- Orginal LanguageEnglish
- ISBN/Identifier 9780309456784 / 0309456789
- Publication Country or regionUnited States
- FormatPaperback
- Primary Price 65 USD
- Pages135
- ReadershipProfessional and scholarly
- Publish StatusPublished
- Copyright Year2017
- Dimensions9 X 6 inches
- Reference Code10.17226/24715
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