scholarly journals Nuclear Waste Management, Nuclear Power, and Energy Choices

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Greenberg
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Nuclear Waste ◽  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Nuclear Waste Management ◽  
Power And Energy

A Regulatory Authority's Needs for R&D to Develop Competence in Assessing Nuclear Waste Management Safety

1997 ◽  
Vol 506 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sören Norrby
Keyword(s):  
Power Plant ◽  
Nuclear Power Plant ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Nuclear Waste ◽  
Regulatory Authority ◽  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Nuclear Waste Management ◽  
Set Up

ABSTRACTA regulatory authority in the field of nuclear waste management will not be responsible for the waste management itself. The regulator will however be responsible for reviewing the safety of the waste management activities proposed and performed by nuclear power plant owners or special organisations set up to manage and dispose of nuclear waste. In this paper the regulator's need for R&D to develop competence in the assessment of nuclear waste management safety is discussed.

Local Negotiation on Compensation: Siting of the Spent Nuclear Fuel Repository in Finland

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matti Kojo
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Nuclear Fuel ◽  
Nuclear Waste ◽  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Spent Nuclear Fuel ◽  
Negotiation Process ◽  
Background Information ◽  
Nuclear Waste Management ◽  
Power Company ◽  
The Relationship

The aim of the paper is to analyse the local negotiation process between the Municipality of Eurajoki and the nuclear power company Teollisuuden Voima (TVO) and the nuclear waste management company Posiva Oy. The aim of the negotiations was to find an acceptable form of compensation for siting a spent nuclear fuel repository in Olkiluoto, Finland. The paper includes background information on the siting process in Finland, the local political setting in the Municipality of Eurajoki and a description of the negotiation process. The analysis of the negotiations on compensation is important for better understanding the progress of the Finnish siting process. The paper describes the picture of the contest to host the spent nuclear fuel repository. It also provides more information on the relationship between the Municipality of Eurajoki and the power company TVO. The negotiations on compensation and the roles of various players in the negotiations have not been studied in detail because the minutes of the Vuojoki liaison group were not available before the decision of the Supreme Administrative Court in May 2006.

Posiva's Site Investigations Programme

2003 ◽  
Vol 807 ◽  
Author(s):  
Veijo Ryhänen
Keyword(s):  
Power Plant ◽  
Nuclear Power Plant ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Nuclear Waste ◽  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Spent Nuclear Fuel ◽  
Crystalline Rock ◽  
Nuclear Waste Management ◽  
Spent Fuel ◽  
Medium Level

Four nuclear power plant units have been operated in Finland over 20 years. The plants are located at two sites, Olkiluoto and Loviisa. Responsibility for nuclear waste management lies on the utilities, which have established a joint company POSIVA to take care of spent fuel disposal and other expert tasks of nuclear waste management.Already in 1983 the Finnish Government set the objectives and the schedule for the national waste management programme. Since then, two shallow underground repositories have been constructed for low- and medium-level operating waste in crystalline rock at the power plant sites. At the end of 2002 the amount of operating waste emplaced in these two facilities was 4923 m3 (total accumulation 6724 m3).Spent nuclear fuel is stored in interim storage pools at the nuclear power plant sites. The total accumulation was 1228 tU at the end of 2002. Today, the main activities in nuclear waste management concern spent fuel disposal deep in the Finnish bedrock. Apart from technical and scientific issues, a major challenge faced has been the creation of sufficient public acceptance, which is a must in order to obtain favourable political decisions.

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