Nuclear Waste: Questions and Proposals - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1619429969 ISBN 13 : 9781619429963

Editeur : Nova Science Publishers Inc, 2012

Synopsis

Almost 30 years ago, Congress addressed increasing concerns regarding the management of the nation's growing stockpile of nuclear waste by calling for the federal collection of spent nuclear fuel (SNF) and high-level nuclear waste (HLW) for safe, permanent disposal. Passed in 1982, the Nuclear Waste Policy Act (NWPA) was an effort to establish an explicit statutory basis for the Department of Energy (DOE) to dispose of the nation's most highly radioactive nuclear waste. The NWPA requires DOE to remove spent nuclear fuel from commercial nuclear power plants, in exchange for a fee, and transport it to a permanent geologic repository or an interim storage facility before permanent disposal. This book explores the effects of a termination of the Yucca Mountain Repository Program with a focus on the need for a comprehensive DOE strategy that supports environmental cleanup decisions.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Nova Science Publishers Inc
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1619429969
• ISBN 13: 9781619429963
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 157
• Éditeur: Wooten Martin A, Huber Bernie C
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Buchpark GmbH; https://www.buchpark.de; ; Krügerweg 1; Trebbin; Brandenburg; 14959; Allemagne