Current situation and future plans in radioactive waste management in Mexico
- SEMIP, Subsecretaria de Energia-Mexico, Fco.Marquez (Mexico)
A brief introduction is offered in this document in order to explain the importance which is given in Mexico to the safe management of radioactive wastes. The Secretaria de Energia, Minas e Industria Paraestatal is the organization responsible for this issue. Also, a brief historical background is offered so as to understand the evolution of these activities since they were originated. This background allows us to describe the present situation, which consists in a substantial change in the volume of produced radioactive wastes; in other words, before the present situation only the, nuclear wastes from the application of radioisotopes were generated whereas currently, with the starting of commercial operation of the first unit of Laguna Verde Nuclear Power Plant (LVNPP), large volumes of industrial radioactive wastes are being generated. A mention is given as well of the acquired experience during more than 20 years of waste management and of the technologies which have been applied or practiced in the use and disposal of such wastes. Finally, some general trends in relation to the future planning are indicated, which essentially consist in the siting and characterization of a site so as to, design and construct a permanent disposal facility in order to dispose the operational radioactive wastes from LVNPP.
- OSTI ID:
- 5959303
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-920414-; CODEN: TANSAO; TRN: 93-022685
- Journal Information:
- Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (United States), Vol. 65; Conference: 8. Pacific basin nuclear conference, Taipei (China), 12-16 Apr 1992; ISSN 0003-018X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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