Preface

2003 ◽  
Vol 807 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Nuclear Waste ◽  
Scientific Basis ◽  
Nuclear Waste Management ◽  
Scientific Program ◽  
The World ◽  
Excellent Work

The symposium “Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management XVII” was held in June 15 – 19, 2003, in Kalmar, Sweden. The symposium, which was officially opened by the County Govenor of Kalmar County, Sven Lindgren, attracted 222 participants from 21 countries. Nearly 200 papers were presented during the three days of scientific sessions.Organizing a symposium this size requires the assistance of a large number of people involved both in establishing the scientific program and in planning and executing the practical organizational arrangements. Our window to the world, the symposium's homepage, was continuously kept up to date through the excellent work of Jonny Rönnfjord.

scholarly journals Evolution and Structure of the Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management

MRS Advances ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (17-18) ◽  
pp. 959-964 ◽  
Author(s):  
François Diaz-Maurin ◽  
Hilary C. Sun ◽  
Jerold Yu ◽  
Rodney C. Ewing
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Nuclear Waste ◽  
Materials Science ◽  
Fuel Cycle ◽  
Scientific Basis ◽  
Health Science ◽  
Nuclear Waste Management ◽  
Relative Decline ◽  
Effects Of Radiation ◽  
The Individual

ABSTRACTThe final disposal of nuclear waste is at the interface between the technologies of the nuclear fuel cycle that produce the waste and the natural hydrologic and geochemical cycles of geologic repositories. Despite this broad interdisciplinary scope, nuclear waste management, as practiced, remains “balkanized” among the relevant disciplines. The individual subdisciplines continue to work in relative isolation from one another: materials science dealing with the immobilization of nuclear waste; engineering science dealing with the design, construction and operation of the repository; geoscience dealing with the long-term behavior of host rocks and the hydrology; health science dealing with the effects of radiation; social sciences dealing with the issues of trust, risk and ethics. Understanding how these very different disciplines interact is fundamental to creating and managing a nuclear waste organization. Based on a comprehensive review of the scholarly and scientific literature of waste management, we have analyzed the evolution and structure of research in nuclear waste management between 1979 and 2017. Focusing on materials science, we show that some research themes have been isolated from the most central themes of nuclear waste management. Moreover, we observed a relative decline of the fundamental research in materials science. This decline was evidenced by a drop in the number of articles published in the proceedings of the MRS symposia “Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management” since 2000. We argue for the need to more precisely and inclusively define the field of nuclear waste management.

The Role and Objectives of the Peaceful Use of Nuclear Energy

1994 ◽  
Vol 353 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masayoshi Hayashi
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
International Symposium ◽  
Nuclear Waste ◽  
Nuclear Energy ◽  
Atomic Energy Commission ◽  
Scientific Basis ◽  
Atomic Energy ◽  
Keynote Address ◽  
Nuclear Waste Management ◽  
Great Pleasure

It is a great pleasure for me to deliver the keynote address this morning, opening the 18th International Symposium on the Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management. On behalf of the Atomic Energy Commission of Japan, I would like to welcome all of you, particularly those who have travelled across the ocean to attend this symposium.

Summary: Panel Discussion on the Role of Performance Assessment for Radioactive Waste Management

1996 ◽  
Vol 465 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. R. Triay ◽  
M. J. Apted
Keyword(s):  
Radioactive Waste ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Performance Assessment ◽  
Nuclear Waste ◽  
Panel Discussion ◽  
Scientific Basis ◽  
Nuclear Waste Management ◽  
Radioactive Waste Management

The role of performance assessment was discussed by a group of panelists and the participants of the 20th MRS symposium on the “Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management.” Panel members were Professor Thomas Pigford, Dr. Alan Cooper, and Dr. Patrik Sellin; Dr. Michael J. Apted served as moderator. For discussion purposes, “performance assessment” (PA) was defined as the analysis of the release of radionuclides from a repository system of barriers to the accessible environment.

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