Disposition of High-Level Radioactive Waste Through Geological Isolation: Development, Current Status, and Technical and Policy Challenges (1999)

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Contents

 

  

Management of High-Level Waste: A Historical Overview of the Technical and Policy Challenges

  

1
   

What Is High-Level Nuclear Waste? A Brief History,

  

2
   

The Quantity of High-Level Waste To Be Managed,

  

4
   

Assuring the Safety of a Geological Repository for High-Level Waste,

  

5
   

Achieving Public Acceptance of High-Level Waste Repositories,

  

8
   

Alternatives to a Geological Repository,

  

10
   

Disposal vs. Disposition,

  

11
   

Safety against Human Intrusion,

  

12
   

The Evolving Balance between International and National Efforts,

  

13

 

  

An Overview of the Workshop Agenda

  

15
   

Plenary Sessions,

  

15
   

Arrangements and Topics for Discussion Sessions,

  

16
   

Key Issues for the Workshop,

  

16
   

Description of the Discussion Sessions,

  

18
   

Conclusion,

  

32

 

  

Bibliography

  

33
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