Spent Nuclear Fuel in the U.S.

Management Challenges & Strategies

Buch | Hardcover

125 Seiten

2013
Nova Science Publishers Inc (Verlag)
978-1-62808-242-5 (ISBN)

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Spent nuclear fuel, the used fuel removed from nuclear reactors, is one of the most hazardous substances created by humans. Commercial spent fuel is stored at reactor sites; about 74 percent of it is stored in pools of water, and 26 percent has been transferred to dry storage casks. The United States has no permanent disposal site for the nearly 70,000 metric tons of spent fuel currently stored in 33 states. This book examines the amount of spent fuel expected to accumulate before it can be moved from commercial nuclear reactor sites; the key risks posed by stored spent nuclear fuel and actions to help mitigate these risks; and the key benefits and challenges of moving spent nuclear fuel out of wet storage and ultimately away from commercial nuclear reactors.

Preface; Commercial Spent Nuclear Fuel: Observations on the Key Attributes & Challenges of Storage & Disposal Options. Statement of Frank Rusco, Director, Natural Resources & Environment, U.S. Government Accountability Office. Hearing on "Nuclear Waste Programs & Strategies"; Statement of Peter Lyons, Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy, U.S. Department of Energy. Hearing on "Nuclear Waste Programs & Strategies"; Statement of Michael Weber, Deputy Executive Director, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Hearing on "Nuclear Waste Programs & Strategies"; Statement of Susan Eisenhower, Former Member, Blue Ribbon Commission on America's Nuclear Future. Hearing on "Nuclear Waste Programs & Strategies"; Statement of Rodney C. Ewing, Chairman, U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board. Hearing on "Nuclear Waste Programs & Strategies"; Strategy for the Management & Disposal of Used Nuclear Fuel & High-Level Radioactive Waste; Spent Nuclear Fuel: Accumulating Quantities at Commercial Reactors Present Storage & Other Challenges; Index.

Zusatzinfo	Illustrations
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 230 mm
Gewicht	364 g
Themenwelt	Technik ► Elektrotechnik / Energietechnik
Themenwelt	Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Rechnungswesen / Bilanzen
ISBN-10	1-62808-242-9 / 1628082429
ISBN-13	978-1-62808-242-5 / 9781628082425
Zustand	Neuware