Nuclear Waste (Nuclear)

Nuclear Waste further on these related pages:

Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, New Mexico Yucca Mountain, Nevada

Top/Science/Environment/Hazardous Waste Top/Society/Issues/Environment/Nuclear/Waste

Nuclear Waste Sites:

NEA - Transmutation of Radioactive Waste NEA - Transmutation of Radioactive Waste: Program of the NEA Data Bank of the OECD. Includes a general introduction to transmutation of radioactive waste, information on Transmutation with nuclear, accelerator-based transmutation, and chemical aspects of transmutation. (Nuclear Waste) http://www.nea.fr/html/trw/index.html South Carolina Radioactive Waste Disposal Program South Carolina Radioactive Waste Disposal Program: Information about the State-owned low-level radioactive waste disposal facility in Barnwell County. Provides customer access information. Includes numerous technical documents on history, policies and practices. (Nuclear Waste) http://www.state.sc.us/energy/RadWaste/rwdp_index.htm U.S. DOE - Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management (OCRWM) U.S. DOE - Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management (OCRWM): Office of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) assigned to develop and manage a federal system for disposing of spent nuclear fuel from commercial and military nuclear activities. Includes comprehensive technical information on the projects and on the repo (Nuclear Waste) http://www.ocrwm.doe.gov/ Expertise on Nuclear Waste Management Expertise on Nuclear Waste Management: Information from the organization responsible for radioactive waste management in Finland. Includes news and technical information. [English, Finnish, Swedish] (Nuclear Waste) http://www.posiva.fi/englanti/index.html Grimsel Test Site Grimsel Test Site: Deep underground rock laboratory in the Swiss Alps operated by a consortium of countries and companies investigating long-term chemical and nuclear waste disposal. Describes planned and ongoing research projects in radionuclide transport, rock characteriz (Nuclear Waste) http://www.grimsel.com Private Fuel Storage Private Fuel Storage: Consortium of electric power companies that have partnered with the Goshute Indians to build and operate a safe, clean, temporary storage facility on the indian tribe's reservation in Skull Valley in Utah. Includes project information, news, resources, FA (Nuclear Waste) http://www.privatefuelstorage.com/ U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board: Independent agency of the U.S. Government with purpose of providing independent scientific and technical oversight of the U.S. program for management and disposal of high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel. (Nuclear Waste) http://www.nwtrb.gov/ U.S. NRC - Center for Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analyses U.S. NRC - Center for Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analyses: Federal research and development center sponsored by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to resolve technical and regulatory issues related to geologic high level nuclear waste repository. Includes brochures and technical information about geophy (Nuclear Waste) http://www.swri.org/4org/d20/d20home.htm Nuclear Waste Project Office Nuclear Waste Project Office: Information from the State of Nevada Nuclear Waste Project Office (NWPO) about the Yucca Mountain and Nevada test sites. Includes news, policy, legal, nuclear waste transportation and technical issues. (Nuclear Waste) http://www.state.nv.us/nucwaste/ Nuclear Waste Scientific Program Nuclear Waste Scientific Program: Assist the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and other international organizations in solving the problem of the safe disposal of high-level radioactive waste. Includes information radioactive waste management. (Nuclear Waste) http://www-esd.lbl.gov/NW/index.html RadWaste.org RadWaste.org: Comprehensive technical guide to radioactive waste technology and management. Includes categorized directory with links. (Nuclear Waste) http://www.radwaste.org U.S. DOE - Nuclear Waste Storage U.S. DOE - Nuclear Waste Storage: Illustrated document prepared by the Office of Environmental Management (EM) of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). Describes the various types of waste, the storage technology and the methods used. (Nuclear Waste) http://web.em.doe.gov/em30/waststor.html Low-Level Radioactive Waste Fact Sheets Low-Level Radioactive Waste Fact Sheets: A series of fact sheets on various aspects of low level waste handling, storage and disposal produced by the Ohio State University. (Nuclear Waste) http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~rer/ U.S. NRC - Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel U.S. NRC - Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel: Information from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) about storage options and regulations. Includes regulatory initiatives reports and regulatory guides. (Nuclear Waste) http://www.nrc.gov/waste/spent-fuel-storage.html Nuclear High Level Waste Disposal Project Nuclear High Level Waste Disposal Project: Data on a number of experimental projects in hydrofracture for radioactive waste disposal from the Internet Community of Geological Engineers. Includes background information on nuclear fuel and waste management. (Nuclear Waste) http://www.hydrofrac.com/hfn_home.html Center for Nuclear and Toxic Waste Management Center for Nuclear and Toxic Waste Management: Group of experts of the University of California concerned with the issues surrounding nuclear and toxic waste management. Includes reports on technical and sociopolitical aspects of nuclear and toxic waste management. (Nuclear Waste) http://cnwm.berkeley.edu/cnwm/ Radioactive Waste Repository Authority Radioactive Waste Repository Authority: Ensures the safe disposal of existing and future radioactive waste in the Czech Republic. Includes information on research, development and siting activities. [Czech, English] (Nuclear Waste) http://www.vidivici.cz/surao/starta.htm U.S. NRC - Radioactive Waste U.S. NRC - Radioactive Waste: Information from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) about types of regulated waste and activities, responsibilities and related information. (Nuclear Waste) http://www.nrc.gov/waste.html La Hague Reprocessing Plant La Hague Reprocessing Plant: Recycles irradiated materials and conditions nuclear waste into suitable final form. Includes technical information about plant operations, environment impact, regulation and safety. (Nuclear Waste) http://www.cogemalahague.com Waste Management in the Nuclear Fuel Cycle Waste Management in the Nuclear Fuel Cycle: Briefing paper by the Uranium Information Center, Australia on nuclear waste management as a part of the fuel cycle. Includes a list of waste disposal practices worldwide. (Nuclear Waste) http://www.uic.com.au/nip09.htm Belgian Agency for Radioactive Waste and Enriched Fissile Materials Belgian Agency for Radioactive Waste and Enriched Fissile Materials: Agency concerned with radioactive waste and its management in Belgium. Provides information about radioactivity, collaborative activities and information center. (Nuclear Waste) http://www.nirond.be/engels/1_index_eng.html NEA - Radioactive Waste Management (RWM) NEA - Radioactive Waste Management (RWM): Information resource prepared by the Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA). Defines high level waste, explains necessity for disposal and options available, addresses costs and safety issues. (Nuclear Waste) http://www.nea.fr/html/rwm/ Pahrump Nuclear Waste Advisory Committee Pahrump Nuclear Waste Advisory Committee: Committee established in the unincorporated town of Pahrump, Nevada, to advise the town on nuclear waste issues. Introduces the members and their areas of expertise, and gives information about the work of the committee. (Nuclear Waste) http://nstg.nevada.edu/PAHRUMP.html Nuclear and Risk Technologies Center Nuclear and Risk Technologies Center: Information resource from the Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) about waste management. Includes documents related to research and analyses on Yucca Mountain, waste isolation pilot plant, and legacy waste management. (Nuclear Waste) http://www.nwer.sandia.gov/ Office of Spent Nuclear Fuels (SNF) Office of Spent Nuclear Fuels (SNF): Supports the Hanford site cleanup mission by safely moving spent nuclear fuel away from the Columbia River. Includes photos, press releases, program description, goals, methods and progress. (Nuclear Waste) http://www.hanford.gov/doe/snf/ Congressional Research Service Reports Congressional Research Service Reports: Reports collection on current spent fuel storage from the National Council for Science and Environment. (Nuclear Waste) http://www.ncseonline.org/NLE/CRSreports/Waste/ U.S. DOE - Central Internet Database (CID) U.S. DOE - Central Internet Database (CID): Data and reports from the US Department of Energy (DOE) on spent fuel and radioactive waste inventories, waste management and sites cleanup. Includes interactive site profile reports. (Nuclear Waste) http://cid.em.doe.gov/ U.S. DOE - National Spent Nuclear Fuel Program U.S. DOE - National Spent Nuclear Fuel Program: Fact sheets from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) on spent fuel issues and background. Includes program mission, lessons learned, progress, spent fuel data and contact information. (Nuclear Waste) http://nsnfp.inel.gov/ National Consensus Conference on Radioactive Waste National Consensus Conference on Radioactive Waste: Report on an effort to elicit citizen views on radioactive waste management. Includes information on the project, background on waste, conclusions, and responses to it. (Nuclear Waste) http://www.ukceed.org/consensus_conference/contents.htm Svensk Kärnbränslehantering (SKB) Svensk Kärnbränslehantering (SKB): Information about Swedish waste management technology and the search for a disposal site for spent nuclear fuel. Includes background on the company formed to handle the waste. [Swedish, English] (Nuclear Waste) http://www.skb.se/ Transportation Resource Exchange Center Transportation Resource Exchange Center: Provides documents, databases, and links to the people, organizations, and programs that are involved in the transport of radioactive materials. (Nuclear Waste) http://www.trex-center.org Board on Radioactive Waste Management (BRWM) Board on Radioactive Waste Management (BRWM): Committee of the National Academy of Sciences concerned with safe management of radioactive wastes including spent fuel, high-level, transuranic, low-level, and mixed waste and naturally occurring radioactive materials. Includes scientific and technical (Nuclear Waste) http://www7.nationalacademies.org/brwm/