End Points for spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste in Russia and the United States /
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Autores Corporativos: | , |
Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Washington, D.C. :
National Academies Press,
©2003.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Matter
- Contents
- Summary, 1
- 1 Introduction, 13
- 1.1 Definition of Terms, 14
- 1.2 Background and Overview of the Challenges, 20
- 1.3 Nuclear Fuel Cycles, 25
- 2 Spent Nuclear Fuel and End Points, 31
- 2.1 Spent Nuclear Fuel in the Russian Federation, 31
- 2.2 Spent Nuclear Fuel in the United States, 38
- 2.3 Disposition of Excess Weapons Plutonium, 48
- 2.4 End Points, 50
- 2.5 Fuel-Cycle Steps and End Points for Spent Nuclear Fuel, 52
- 3 High-Level Radioactive Waste, 65
- 3.1 High-Level Radioactive Waste in the Russian Federation, 65.
- 3.2 High-Level Radioactive Waste in the United States, 75
- 3.3 End Points for High-Level Radioactive Waste That Is Not Spent Nuclear Fuel, 80
- 4 Conclusions and Recommendations, 88
- 4.1 Problems that Require Immediate Attention and Prompt Action, 92
- 4.2 Longer-Term Research, Development, and Implementation, 96
- 4.3 Areas for Collaboration, 102
- References, 108
- Appendix A: Statement of Task, 117
- Appendix B: Acronyms and Abbreviations, 119
- Appendix C: Committee Member Biographies, 121
- Appendix D: Presentations and Site Visits, 125.