OCRWM International Cooperation in Nuclear Waste Management

Conference · Wed Feb 27 04:00:00 EST 2002

OSTI ID:832701

Jackson, R; Levich, R; Strahl, J

With the implementation of nuclear power as a major energy source, the United States is increasingly faced with the challenges of safely managing its inventory of spent nuclear materials. In 2002, with 438 nuclear power facilities generating electrical energy in 31 nations around the world, the management of radioactive material including spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste, is an international concern. Most of the world's nuclear nations maintain radioactive waste management programs and have generally accepted deep geologic repositories as the long-term solution for disposal of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste. Similarly, the United States is evaluating the feasibility of deep geologic disposal at Yucca Mountain, Nevada. This project is directed by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management (OCRWM), which has responsibility for managing the disposition of spent nuclear fuel produced by commercial nuclear power facilities along with U.S. government-owned spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste. Much of the world class science conducted through the OCRWM program was enhanced through collaboration with other nations and international organizations focused on resolving issues associated with the disposition of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste.

• Research Organization: Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management Department of Energy Washington, D.C. 20024, Las Vegas Nevada; Bechtel SAIC Company, LLC 955 North L'Enfant Plaza SW, Suite 8000 Washington, D.C. (US)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management (RW) (US)
• OSTI ID: 832701
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS
12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES
29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
ENERGY SOURCES
HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES
IMPLEMENTATION
INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
MANAGEMENT
NUCLEAR FUELS
NUCLEAR POWER
RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT
RADIOACTIVE WASTES
WASTE MANAGEMENT
YUCCA MOUNTAIN