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.