THE URANIUMMINING AND STORAGE OF NUCLEAR WASTE IN CZECH REPUBLIC

2007 ◽  
pp. 207-216
Author(s):  
Tomáš Čechák ◽  
Jaroslav Klusoň
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Nuclear Waste ◽  
And Storage

and stored, such that they can be defrosted and grown on again later. This is cloning and storage of human cells in exactly the same way that cloning and storage of human embryos is. In many ways they are separated by a distinction without a difference and I would not like to be the person that had to tell a seriously, or even terminally, ill individual that it is not possible to treat them because the only way is to produce immunologically sound material which they will not reject by cloning – and that this is not allowed. It was decided on 15 November 2001 that cloning of embryos for therapeutic research should no longer be licensed, but cloning one for birth apparently is and there are medical practitioners who seem to think that this is a good and practical idea. It is suspected that the incredibly high failure rate of cloned foetuses will mitigate against pursuing human clones. To put numbers on this, of 277 attempts only one sheep, Dolly, was born and further successful examples of animal cloning have been just as hard won. However, failure in this context is not a simple, clear, non-viable embryo; it includes gross malformations and developmental problems. These would not be an acceptable outcome in human cloning. This problem of not thinking about questions on a ‘what if?’ basis before the practical necessity arises is exactly the same situation that seems to have occurred with DNA profiling and genetic testing for disease genes. We have simply not been ready as a society to address questions that are going to have profound effects for future generations. This, sadly, is a general failing. Statements such as ‘think of the children’, have very little power to motivate; what does motivate seems to be political will and commerce. It is true, as discussed earlier, that large numbers are not easily conceived of. What is also true is that long periods of time are not easily comprehended either. So, to take an example from a different science, but one which is very real now and can therefore give us pointers to the future of our ethical problems in genetics, let us consider the question of nuclear waste. We can visualise this not just as a physical problem but an ethical one which is dependent upon society and the good will of society as well. The long term control of nuclear waste is a problem. No matter how it is stored or dealt with it needs to be looked after for a very long time. Given the half-life of some of this material – that is the length of time it takes to reduce its radioactivity by half – the storage times are prodigiously long. It is not unrealistic to say that storage should be in excess of 10,000 years, but no civilisation has been around that long and it would require a great leap of faith to suggest that the current nuclear powers would remain intact, politically stable and financially able to look after such a potential problem for so long. It is to be hoped that humanity is going to out-last nuclear waste, but the questions regarding political stability remain. We simply do not know what sort of a government we will have 1,000 years hence; we do not know what sort of data they will hold about our genes, so now is the time to question their perceived right to hold such information. Now is the time to challenge the perceived right of testers to take samples to find out whatever they like about an individual and possibly pass it on.

2013 ◽  
pp. 112-112
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Waste ◽  
Political Stability ◽  
Human Embryos ◽  
Disease Genes ◽  
Medical Practitioners ◽  
Animal Cloning ◽  
Large Numbers ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Therapeutic Research ◽  
And Storage

scholarly journals eFarmer – project “Bringing the datawarehouse for agriculture into practice”

2008 ◽  
Vol 53 (No. 11) ◽  
pp. 506-510
Author(s):  
J. Vaněk ◽  
J. Jarolímek ◽  
P. Šimek
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Data Integration ◽  
Information Flow ◽  
Pilot Phase ◽  
Rural Regions ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Legal Subjects ◽  
And Storage

The key focus of the project “Bringing the datawarehouse for agriculture into practice” is to develop an IT solution for the implementation of data integration in agriculture. This solution is elaborated in cooperation with a whole range of bodies in the Czech Republic; the lead partner is the Pardubice region where the pilot phase of datawarehouse implementation is being performed. Apart from Czech legal subjects, partners from Finland, Estonia and Poland are also participating in the eFarmer operation. The datawarehouse project is one of the biggest subprojects of the eFarmer operation and is directly connected to the subproject of “Analysis of data and information flow and storage in rural regions”, which was carried out within the eFarmer operation in the last period.

Efficient extraction of sulfate from water using a Zr-metal–organic framework

2016 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
pp. 93-97 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ashlee J. Howarth ◽  
Timothy C. Wang ◽  
Salih S. Al-Juaid ◽  
Saadullah G. Aziz ◽  
Joseph T. Hupp ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Aqueous Solutions ◽  
Nuclear Waste ◽  
Metal Organic Framework ◽  
Safe Disposal ◽  
Waste Vitrification ◽  
Metal Organic ◽  
Efficient Extraction ◽  
And Storage ◽  
Organic Framework

A Zr-based metal–organic framework, NU-1000, is used to extract sulfate from aqueous solutions containing competitive anions. This is of interest for application in the safe disposal and storage of nuclear waste where sulfate anions are known to interfere with the waste vitrification process.

Stakeholder Opinions on the Use of the Added Value Approach in Siting Radioactive Waste Management Facilities

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matti Kojo ◽  
Phil Richardson
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Radioactive Waste ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Public Participation ◽  
Nuclear Waste ◽  
Site Selection ◽  
Added Value ◽  
Nuclear Waste Management ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Waste Facility

In some countries nuclear waste facility siting programs include social and economic benefits, compensation, local empowerment and motivation measures and other incentives for the potential host community. This can generally be referred to as an ‘added value approach’. Demonstration of the safety of a repository is seen as a precondition of an added value approach. Recently much focus has been placed on studying and developing public participation approaches but less on the use of such incentive and community benefit packages, although they are becoming a more common element in many site selection strategies for nuclear waste management facilities. The primary objective of this paper is to report on an ongoing study of stakeholders’ opinions of the use of an added value approach in siting a radioactive waste facility in the Czech Republic, Poland and Slovenia. The paper argues that an added value approach should adapt to the interests and needs of stakeholders during different stages of a siting process. The main question posed in the study is as follows: What are the measures which should be included in ‘added value approach’ according to the stakeholders? The research data consists of stakeholders’ responses to a survey focusing on the use of added value (community benefits) and incentives in siting nuclear waste management facilities. The survey involved use of a questionnaire developed as part of the EU-funded IPPA* project in three countries: the Czech Republic, Poland and Slovenia. (* Implementing Public Participation Approaches in Radioactive Waste Disposal, FP7 Contract Number: 269849). The target audiences for the questionnaires were the stakeholders represented in the national stakeholder groups established to discuss site selection for a nuclear waste repository in their country. A total of 105 questionnaires were sent to the stakeholders between November 2011 and January 2012. 44 questionnaires were returned, resulting in a total response rate of 41% (10/29 in the Czech Republic, 11/14 in Poland and in 23/64 in Slovenia).

scholarly journals Influence of the New Spanish Legislation concerning the Management of Nuclear Waste

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Yolanda Moratilla Soria ◽  
Ainhoa Villar Lejarreta
Keyword(s):  
Feasibility Study ◽  
Nuclear Waste ◽  
Economic Feasibility ◽  
Spent Fuel ◽  
Fuel Management ◽  
And Storage ◽  
Spanish Legislation

The aim of the present paper is to present and analyse the results obtained from a comparative economic feasibility study performed for the two main nuclear spent fuel management cycles: Once-Through Cycle and Twice-Through Cycle in a Spanish scenario, taking into account the new Spanish legislation with which new tax provisions for generation and storage of nuclear waste must be included in the cycle costs.

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