Tabla de Contenidos:
  • ""DISPOSITION OF HIGH-LEVEL WASTE AND SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""PRINCIPAL FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS""; ""PRINCIPAL RECOMMENDATIONS""; "" 1 Disposition of High-Level Waste and Spent Nuclear Fuel: An Overview of the Societal and Technical Challenges ""; ""QUESTIONS TO BE ADDRESSED IN THIS REPORT""; ""How Can Safety Be Assured for HLW?""; ""How Can Safety and Security Against Human Actions Be Assured for HLW?""; ""What Are the Inherent Limits to Assuring Safety and Security by Geological Repositories or by Surface Storage?""
  • ""Why Has There Not Been More Progress Toward Geological Disposal?""""Are There Available Alternatives to Geological Disposition or Surface Storage?""; ""Do National Programs Have to Choose Now Between Geological Repositories and Surface Storage?""; ""Are New Initiatives Needed in International Cooperation?""; "" 2 Principal Findings and Conclusions ""; ""TODAY'S GROWING INVENTORY OF HLW REQUIRES ATTENTION BY NATIONAL DECISION MAKERS""; ""THE FEASIBLE OPTIONS ARE MONITORED STORAGE ON OR NEAR THE EARTH'S SURFACE AND GEOLOGICAL DISPOSITION""
  • ""Geological disposal remains the only long-term solution available""""geological disposal is scientifically and technically sound, but important challenges remain""; ""the biggest challenges are societal""; ""whether, when, and how to move toward geological disposal are societal decisions for each country""; ""a stepwise process is appropriate for decision making under technical and societal uncertainty""; ""successful decision making is open, transparent, and broadly participatory""; ""successful program management is flexible and adaptive""
  • ""INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION CAN HELP ACHIEVE NATIONAL SOLUTIONS"""" 3 Principal Recommendations ""; ""PRINCIPAL RECOMMENDATION 1""; ""PRINCIPAL RECOMMENDATION 2""; ""PRINCIPAL RECOMMENDATION 3""; ""Technical Actions""; ""Societal Actions""; ""Common Requirements""; ""PRINCIPAL RECOMMENDATION 4""; ""PRINCIPAL RECOMMENDATION 5""; ""CLOSING COMMENTS""; "" 4 National Programs ""; ""INVENTORIES OF HIGH-LEVEL WASTE AND SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL""; ""EXAMPLES OF NATIONAL WASTE MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS""; ""Belgium""; ""Canada""; ""China""; ""Finland""; ""France""; ""Germany""; ""Japan""; ""Netherlands""
  • ""Russia""""Spain""; ""Sweden""; ""Switzerland""; ""United Kingdom""; ""United States""; ""CONCLUSIONS""; "" 5 Societal Issues in Radioactive Waste Management ""; ""THE ROOTS OF CONCERN""; ""A LEGACY OF DISTRUST""; ""VALUE JUDGMENTS AND ETHICAL ISSUES""; ""Intragenerational Equity""; ""Intergenerational Equity""; ""DISCUSSION: TOWARD AN EQUITABLE SYNTHESIS""; ""CONCLUSIONS""; ""RECOMMENDATIONS""; "" 6 Scientific and Technical Issues in Radioactive Waste Management ""; ""GEOLOGICAL DISPOSAL""; ""SCIENTIFIC BASIS FOR MODELING""; ""The Behavior of the Waste Package""