Sixth National Report for the Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management
The United States of America (U.S.) ratified the Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management (Joint Convention) on April 9, 2003. The Joint Convention establishes an international peer review process among Contracting Parties and provides incentives for nations to take appropriate steps to bring their spent fuel and radioactive waste management activities into compliance with general safety standards and practices. An extensive U.S. legal and regulatory structure ensures the safety of spent fuel and radioactive waste management. This report describes radioactive waste management in the U.S. in both the commercial and government sectors, and provides annexes with information on spent fuel and waste management facilities, inventories, and ongoing decommissioning projects. It also provides detailed information on spent fuel and radioactive waste management safety, as well as transboundary movements (imports/exports) and disused sealed sources, as required by the Joint Convention.
- Research Organization:
- USDOE Office of Environmental Management (EM) (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- Contributing Organization:
- U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Department of State
- OSTI ID:
- 1470181
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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