Principles and Standards for the Disposal of Long-lived Radioactive Wastes
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Principles and Standards for the Disposal of Long-lived Radioactive Wastes

  1. 292 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Principles and Standards for the Disposal of Long-lived Radioactive Wastes

About this book

This handbook is concerned with developing principles and standards for the safe disposal of solid radioactive wastes by burial deep in the Earth's crust. Radioactive wastes have focussed thinking on long-term environmental protection issues in an unprecedented way. Consequently, the way in which principles and standards are set, and the thinking behind this, is of wider interest than to the nuclear field alone. The issues are not just technical and scientific. There is also a much wider philosophical context to the debate, centering on ethics, human values and the expectations of society.In this handbook it is intended that all theses issues are brought together, suggesting appropriate ways forward in each area, culminating in a proposed structure for safety regulations. It also aims to provide a detailed discussion of some of the most difficult logical an ethical issues facing those wishing to dispose of long-lived radioactive wastes.

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Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Principles and Standards for the Disposal of long-lived Radioactive Wastes
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Contents
  5. Preface
  6. Acknowledgements
  7. Chapter 1. Introduction
  8. Chapter 2. Safety and Security Issues in Deep Geological Disposal
  9. Chapter 3. Ethics
  10. Chapter 4. Reversibility and Retrievability
  11. Chapter 5. Timescales in Repository Evolution
  12. Chapter 6. Performance Measures and Appropriate Standards
  13. Chapter 7. Siting Requirements within Standards
  14. Chapter 8. Natural Disruptive Events and Processes
  15. Chapter 9. Intrusion by Future Generations
  16. Chapter 10. Monitoring and Controlling a Repository before and after Closure
  17. Chapter 11. Preserving Records of the Existence of a Repository
  18. Chapter 12. Accounting for Uncertainty
  19. Chapter 13. Chemotoxicity and Radiotoxicity: a Common Framework?
  20. Chapter 14. Setting New Standards
  21. Chapter 15. Conclusion
  22. Chapter 16. References
  23. Appendix 1: International Conventions and Agreements Concerning Deep Geological Disposal of Long-Lived Radioactive Wastes
  24. Appendix 2: Development of Radiation Protection Standards for Geological Disposal of Radioactive Wastes in the USA
  25. Appendix 3: List of Acronyms