Low level waste interim storage, treatment and disposal in Switzerland and the European community

Conference · Wed Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1992 · Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (United States)

OSTI ID:5909464

Pellaud, B ^[1]; Tillessen, U ^[2]

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1. Electrowat Engineering Services Ltd., Zurich (Switzerland)
2. Colenco Power Consulting Ltd., Baden (Switzerland)

Switzerland and other European countries with an ongoing nuclear program are confronted with a formidable challenge: on the one hand, the accumulation of radioactive wastes from operating plants, on the other hand, a strong public opposition to any siting of disposal facilities. How are these countries tackling the issue Reviewed in this paper are Switzerland and several relevant countries of the European Economic Community (EEC), namely France, Germany, United Kingdom and Belgium. Are considered as low and intermediate level waste all categories of radioactive waste originating from operation and decommissioning of nuclear power plants and fuel cycle facilities, from reprocessing of spent fuel and from applications in medicine, industry and research, as long as they consist primarily of short-lived Beta/[gamma] radionuclides with a restricted amount of [alpha]-radionuclides and with negligible heat generation.

• OSTI ID: 5909464
• Report Number(s): CONF-920414--
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (United States) Journal Volume: 65
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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052000* -- Nuclear Fuels-- Waste Management
12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
EUROPE
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES
MANAGEMENT
MATERIALS
PROCESSING
RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL
RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT
RADIOACTIVE WASTES
SWITZERLAND
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
WASTE DISPOSAL
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTE PROCESSING
WASTES
WESTERN EUROPE