Justification for Possibility to Dispose of Class 2 and 3 Radioactive Waste in Underground Space of Uranium Mines

2020 ◽  
pp. 32-37
Author(s):  
E.V. Kuzmin ◽  
A.V. Kalakutskiy ◽  
M.A. Tarasov ◽  
A.A. Morozov
Keyword(s):  
Radioactive Waste ◽  
Waste Disposal ◽  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Radioactive Waste Disposal ◽  
Underground Mines ◽  
Underground Space ◽  
Uranium Deposits ◽  
Nuclear Power Generation ◽  
Intensive Development

Intensive development of the nuclear power generation industry creates the issue of radioactive waste disposal (RAW), which has a negative impact on the environment. Development of uranium deposits using underground mines produces openings, e.g. workings and stopes that can be used as reservoirs for RAW storage. This requires a geomechanical assessment of the condition of mine workings and stopes, evaluation of their total volume, compliance with the requirements for the nuclear waste disposal sites, necessary preparation, as well as evaluation of the limits of existing mining technologies and equipment.

“Baptists and Bootleggers, Once Removed”: The Politics of Radioactive Waste Internalization in the European Union

2008 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 17-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Darst ◽  
Jane I. Dawson
Keyword(s):  
Radioactive Waste ◽  
Waste Disposal ◽  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Radioactive Waste Disposal ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Nuclear Power Generation ◽  
Production Chain ◽  
Per Se ◽  
High Level ◽  
The Eu

This article examines the emergence of an unusual coalition of opponents and proponents of nuclear power, united in their insistence that the EU's high-level radioactive waste (HLW) be disposed of within the EU, and in their opposition to the export of HLW beyond the EU. We argue that this odd coalition is best understood by considering the waste disposal issue within the context of the industry's entire production chain. The activist-industry consensus represents a coalition of “baptists and bootleggers, once removed” brought together not by opposition to HLW exports per se, but rather by the intersection of the issue of radioactive waste disposal with that of nuclear power generation. For quite different reasons, both partners believe that internalizing the EU's radioactive waste is more likely than export to advance their respective goals, be it the expansion or elimination of nuclear power.

Sorting out nuclear concerns: The Australian uranium debate from Jervis Bay to Ringwood's Synroc

2017 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 116-141
Author(s):  
Andrea Candela
Keyword(s):  
Radioactive Waste ◽  
Waste Disposal ◽  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Nuclear Energy ◽  
Radioactive Waste Disposal ◽  
Atomic Weapons ◽  
Weapons Proliferation ◽  
History Of ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
Methodological Approaches

This paper critically considers the history of nuclear energy in Australia, placing particular emphasis on the strong debate about uranium mining and exporting which occurred between the late 1960s and early 1980s. Though this topic has been already analyzed by different historical studies and through numerous methodological approaches, some issues of the Australian as well as international ‘atomic debate’ which involved civil uses of nuclear power in the second half of the 20th century remain under-investigated. This article, for instance, focuses on the little-known and seldom popularized history of Synroc which, in the late 1970s, was presented as the ‘geological perspective’ to deal with radioactive waste disposal. The matters under discussion here are particularly important because of their links with some key issues still prevalent in the international nuclear debate, such as nuclear safety, atomic weapons proliferation and the safe disposal of nuclear wastes.

Application of Clearance in Controlling Radioactive Waste of Nuclear Power Plant

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qiang Wu ◽  
LiQinDu Wang ◽  
Chen Jiang ◽  
GuangLai Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Power Plant ◽  
Nuclear Power Plant ◽  
Radioactive Waste ◽  
Waste Disposal ◽  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Radioactive Waste Disposal ◽  
Present Condition ◽  
Radioactive Materials ◽  
Method Optimization ◽  
Clearance Study

Clearance is an effective method to control radioactive waste, but some assessment of types of pollutants may need to be done before clearance in some situation. In fact, there is large volume very low level radioactive materials in nuclear wastes in nuclear power plant, a reasonable method should be built based on both of potential clearance study and clearance method optimization. Some suggestions are presented about the work of radioactive waste disposal for its present condition and development in China.

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