An International Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage Facility: Exploring a Russian Site as a Prototype: Proceedings of an International Workshop (2005)
Chapter: Appendix A: Workshop Agenda
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Workshop Agenda
Problems of Managing Spent Nuclear Fuel and Selection of a Site for Its Storage
Moscow, Russia, May 14–15, 2003
Agenda
Wednesday, May 14
9:30–10:00 Opening Session
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RAS Vice President Nikolay P. Laverov
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Representative of the U.S. National Academies, Milton Levenson
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Representative of The Russell Family Foundation, David McNelis
Session 1: Handling Spent Nuclear Fuel—International Experience
Position of IAEA on the Problem of Handling Spent Nuclear Fuel
Fyodor F. Sokolov, IAEA, presented by V. A. Lebedev, Minatom
Analysis of the U.S. Experience
John F. Ahearne, Sigma Xi: The Scientific Research Center, presented by M. Levenson
Spent Nuclear Fuel in Russia: Results of Research at the Bochvar Institute and Experience at Mayak
M. I. Solonin, Minatom
Approaches to Organization of Closed Nuclear Fuel Cycles in Russia
V. I. Rachkov, Minatom
Geological-Geochemical Basis of Creating a Long-Term Storage Site for Spent Nuclear Fuel
B. I. Omelyanenko, IGEM RAS
Feasibility of Transmutation of Radioactive Elements
Sekazi K. Mtingwa, MIT
High-Level Waste Disposal Technology Development Program
Jongwon Choi, Korean Atomic Energy Research Institute
Perspectives and Limitations of Transmutation in Reactors and With the Help of Accelerators
V. I. Matveev, GNT RF-FEI
A. V. Bychkov, NIIAR, Dimitrovgrad
Discussion
Session 2: Site Selection for Spent Fuel Storage and Disposal of High-Level Waste
Experience of European Countries
Charles McCombie, ARIUS
Site Selection for Above Ground Storage and Transportation
John D. Parkyn, Dairyland Power Cooperative
Experience of Japan
Koji Nagano, Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry
Spent Fuel Management in Korea
Hyun-Soo Park, Korean Atomic Energy Research Institute
Problems of Safe Transportation of Spent Nuclear Fuel and High-Level Waste: International Experience
Michael E. Wangler, Transportation Safety Unit, IAEA
Experience in Transporting Spent Nuclear Fuel in Russia
Aleksandr M. Agapov, Minatom
Discussion
Thursday, May 15
Session 3: Problems in Establishing an International Storage Facility for Spent Nuclear Fuel in Russia
General Conception—Legal and Technical Aspects
V. A. Lebedev, Minatom
The Status of the Infrastructure for the Management of Spent Nuclear Fuel at the Mining-Chemical Complex
K. G. Kudninov, Mining-Chemical Complex, Minatom
Ecological Aspects
V. V. Kutsenko, Ministry for Natural Resources
Normative Requirements
A. M. Dmitriev, Gosatomnadzor
The Return to the Russian Federation of Fuel Assemblies from the Institute of Nuclear Physics of the Republic of Uzbekistan
Aleksey E. Lebedev, Techsnabexport
Possible Internal Budget Sources
Michael A. Zhdanov, Association for Nonproliferation and Ecological Improvement
Optimal Mining and Engineering-Geological Conditions: Analysis of Experience
N. N. Melnikov, Mining Institute, RAS
Conditions for Establishing a Storage Facility in Zhelznogorsk (Siberia)
Ye. B. Anderson, V. G. Khlopin Radium Institute, Minatom
Conditions for Establishing a Repository in Krasnokamensk (Baikal region)
Vasily I. Velichkin, IGEM RAS
Session 4: Utilization of High-Level Waste
Overview of High-Level Wastes and Their Characteristics
Valentin B. Ivanov, IGEM RAS
Chemical Preparation of High-Level Waste for Use
Boris F. Masoyedov, RAS Presidium
Immobilization of High-Level Waste: Analysis of the Feasibility of Synthetic Matrices
S. V. Yudintsev, IGEM RAS
Reprocessing High-Level Waste at Mayak: Plan for Establishing an Underground Laboratory
Yu. V. Glagolenko, IGEM RAS
A Model of the Life Cycle of the Repository RAO
Tatyana A. Gupalo, Scientific Research and Design Institute of Industrial Technology
Concluding Session
Discussion: Consideration of the Feasibility of Broad Cooperation in the Establishment of an International Repository for High-Level Radioactive Waste
Concluding Remarks
Milton Levenson
Nikolay P. Laverov
