High Level Radioactive Waste Disposal
Evidence of the Generation of Isosaccharinic Acids and Their Subsequent Degradation by Local Microbial Consortia within Hyper Alkaline Contaminated Soils, with Relevance to Intermediate Level Radioactive Waste Disposal
... of high pH ( > ...the disposal of cellulosic materials contained within the inter- mediate level waste (ILW) inventory of the United Kingdom, where they may influence radio- nuclide ...
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Greater Than Class C Low Level Radioactive Waste Management Strategies.
... Low Level radioactive waste has been around for a number of ...GTCC waste management was done in the 1980s, along with high level waste (HLW) studies, but soon the issue ...
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A critical analysis of the contribution to sustainable development of the law and practice on public participation in the authorisation of radioactive waste disposal
... a high level of environmental protection, and environmental principles such as the precautionary principle and the polluter- pays principle were also introduced into the EC ...
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The Long-Term Safety Strategy for the Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste
... possible disposal of B&C wastes in clay layers carried out in the period 1974–1989 was presented in SAFIR (Safety Assessment and Fea- sibility 2 Interim Report) in 1989 [8] and the state of research carried ...
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Potential migration of buoyant LNAPL from Intermediate Level Waste (ILW) emplaced in a geological disposal facility (GDF) for UK radioactive waste
... the disposal of Intermediate Level (radioactive) Waste (ILW) in a deep geological disposal facility (GDF) requires consideration of the potential for waste-derived light non- ...
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Utilization of Coal Ash as a Barrier Material for Radioactive Waste Disposal
... of radioactive waste material such as overburden, waste rocks and tailing materials is produced in uranium mines due to the mining operation, milling and uranium ...refinement. Radioactive ...
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Disposal of High-Level Nuclear Waste in Deep Horizontal Drillholes
... Abstract: Spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste can be disposed in deep horizontal 14.. drillholes in sedimentary, metamorphic, or igneous rocks.[r] ...
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Low-Activation Reinforced Concrete Design Methodology (4) – Classification System for Radioactive Waste Disposal
... Radioactive waste which is generated from decommissioning activities or routine operations is, due to efficient disposal, classified into high level radioactive waste ...
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Corrosion behaviour of steel rebars embedded in a concrete designed for the construction of an intermediate-level radioactive waste disposal facility
... ILRW disposal facilities because, according to the service criterion proposed by Andrade and Alonso [14], it is assumed that the durability of these structures ends once rebar corrosion has been ...ILRW ...
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Radioactive metals disposal and recycling impact modelling
... legacy radioactive waste [1] requiring disposal is growing as decommissioning programmes ...future radioactive wastes from new nuclear power stations, and materials not currently classed as ...
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Modeling of concrete carbonation in deep geological disposal of intermediate level waste
... of High-level Long-lived Waste (HLW) and Intermediate-Level Long-lived radioactive Waste (ILLW) is entrusted to Andra (the French National Radioactive Waste ...
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Final disposal of radioactive waste
... of high quality standards under regular review is a key element of a stable and sustainable global safety regime, as is the IAEA’s as- sistance in their application” (cited from ...a level of safety for ...
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The effect of organic retarders on grout thickening and setting during deep borehole disposal of high-level radioactive waste
... any waste ions as a result of container corrosion will only occur many years after the borehole has been sealed; this creates a geological barrier where any release of radioactive material will take ...
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The Impact of Biofilms upon Surfaces Relevant to an Intermediate Level Radioactive Waste Geological Disposal Facility under Simulated Near-Field Conditions
... environment [10]. The fermentation of ISA in the NRVB flow cells receiving pH 11 and 12 influents, resulted in a reduction in pH (Figure S4) and formation of carbonates as indicated by an increase in inorganic carbon ...
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Radioactive Waste Management
... Disposal is the final step in the radioactive waste management ...the radioactive waste in order to restrict the release of radionuclides into the ...having high sorption ...
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Uranium fate during crystallization of magnetite from ferrihydrite in conditions relevant to the disposal of radioactive waste
... oxidizing, and potentially even mildly reducing conditions (Senko et al., 2002, 2007; Campbell et al., 2011). By contrast, if U is incorporated within the mineral, it may be protected from oxidative release, as observed ...
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Using GIS to Explore the Technical and Social Aspects of Site Selection for Radioactive Waste Disposal Facilities
... Early decisions by the nuclear industry were born out of the need for secrecy. The Cold War was beginning and nuclear weapons development was a high priority. As a result public awareness was low and there was a ...
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Dissolution of UK high-level waste glass under simulated hyperalkaline conditions of a colocated geological disposal facility
... was high (10 000/m), “quasi-equilibrium” was not observed after 168 days, however it appeared that the release of glass elements was approaching a residual rate by the end of the ...
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Real-Time Gamma Imaging of Technetium Transport through Natural and Engineered Porous Materials for Radioactive Waste Disposal
... The waste arising from >60 years of civil and military nuclear operations around the world contains long-lived radionuclides that must be contained and isolated from future ...geological disposal ...
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