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- Title
Approaches to Disposal of Nuclear Waste.
- Authors
Ojovan, Michael I.; Steinmetz, Hans J.
- Abstract
We present a concise mini overview on the approaches to the disposal of nuclear waste currently used or deployed. The disposal of nuclear waste is the end point of nuclear waste management (NWM) activities and is the emplacement of waste in an appropriate facility without the intention to retrieve it. The IAEA has developed an internationally accepted classification scheme based on the end points of NWM, which is used as guidance. Retention times needed for safe isolation of waste radionuclides are estimated based on the radiotoxicity of nuclear waste. Disposal facilities usually rely on a multi-barrier defence system to isolate the waste from the biosphere, which comprises the natural geological barrier and the engineered barrier system. Disposal facilities could be of a trench type, vaults, tunnels, shafts, boreholes, or mined repositories. A graded approach relates the depth of the disposal facilities' location with the level of hazard. Disposal practices demonstrate the reliability of nuclear waste disposal with minimal expected impacts on the environment and humans.
- Subjects
INTERNATIONAL Atomic Energy Agency; RADIOACTIVE wastes; RADIOACTIVE waste disposal; WASTE management; RF values (Chromatography); HUMAN ecology
- Publication
Energies (19961073), 2022, Vol 15, Issue 20, p7804
- ISSN
1996-1073
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/en15207804