Radioactive waste management in Canada - Science, strategy, and outlook

Conference · Mon Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1990 · Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (United States)

OSTI ID:6808867

Souther, D W

Nuclear electric power amounts to >15% of the electric power in Canada with 12,750-MW Canada deuterium uranium (CANDU) pressurized heavy-water reactors installed and 3,500 MW under construction. Three nuclear utilities, Ontario Hydro, Quebec Hydro, and New Brunswick Power, together with Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL) and the nuclear industries share the burden of radioactive waste management in Canada. Radioactive wastes in Canada include uranium mine and mill tailings, low- and intermediate-level wastes from the nuclear fuel cycle and the Canadian nuclear industry, and used fuel from the once-through CANDU fuel cycle. In all cases, the objective is to manage these wastes in a way that creates minimal detriment to humans and the environment. In Canada, plans are for a gradual transition from interim facilities to long-term facilities, meeting the requirements of protection of humans and the environment in the long term. As in most nations, the solutions are evolving in a methodological manner, taking into account public sensitivities and concerns.

• OSTI ID: 6808867
• Report Number(s): CONF-901101--
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (United States) Journal Volume: 62
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES
ATOMIC ENERGY OF CANADA LTD
CANADA
CANADIAN ORGANIZATIONS
CANDU TYPE REACTORS
CHALK RIVER NUCLEAR LABS
CONSTRUCTION
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
ELECTRIC UTILITIES
ENERGY SOURCES
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
FUEL CYCLE
FUEL FABRICATION PLANTS
FUELS
HAZARDS
HEALTH HAZARDS
HEAVY WATER MODERATED REACTORS
IMPLEMENTATION
INTERMEDIATE-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES
LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES
MANAGEMENT
MATERIALS
MEDICINE
MILL TAILINGS
MINES
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
NORTH AMERICA
NUCLEAR FACILITIES
NUCLEAR FUELS
NUCLEAR MEDICINE
POWER GENERATION
PRESSURE TUBE REACTORS
PUBLIC UTILITIES
RADIATION HAZARDS
RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
RADIOACTIVE WASTE FACILITIES
RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT
RADIOACTIVE WASTES
REACTOR MATERIALS
REACTORS
REPROCESSING
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
SEPARATION PROCESSES
SOLID WASTES
SPENT FUELS
TAILINGS
THERMAL REACTORS
TRANSPORT
UNDERGROUND FACILITIES
URANIUM MINES
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTES