Prioritization of remedial actions for radioactive waste burials in the Chernobyl exclusion zone

Conference · Mon Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 2013

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2013-96355· OSTI ID:22535298

Crossland, Ian ^[1]

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1. Crossland Consulting Ltd, Nympsfield, Glos. (United Kingdom)

Large volumes of radioactive waste were urgently buried in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone (ChEZ) in the aftermath of the 1986 accident. Twenty-six years later, decisions must be taken about whether and how to remediate these sites. An attempt to resolve two key issues is described here: 1. How to assess the hazards posed by these facilities, recognizing that, for the foreseeable future, the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone will remain under institutional control? and 2. What standards to apply in deciding the extent of remediation? This paper presents an examination of the issues and proposes a simple decision-making process. (authors)

• Research Organization: American Society of Mechanical Engineers - ASME, Nuclear Engineering Division, Environmental Engineering Division, Two Park Avenue, New York, NY 10016-5990 (United States)
• OSTI ID: 22535298
• Resource Relation: Conference: ICEM2013 - ASME 2013: 15. International Conference on Environmental Remediation and Radioactive Waste Management, Brussels (Belgium), 8-12 Sep 2013; Other Information: Country of input: France; 6 refs
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES, AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
CHERNOBYLSK-4 REACTOR
DECISION MAKING
RADIOACTIVE WASTES
REACTOR ACCIDENTS
REMEDIAL ACTION