Nuclear fuel waste and aboriginal concerns : Canada's nuclear fuel waste management concept public hearings--a content analysis

This thesis examined Aboriginal views on nuclear fuel waste management in Canada and assessed the concerns and issues Aboriginal people are likely to voice at future interactions and deliberations in the next siting phase. A content analysis method was used to examine the entire public record produced during the 1996/1997 Federal Environmental Assessment Review Panel hearings held on the Environmental Impact Statement for the concept of geological disposal of nuclear fuel waste. The content analysis indicated that Aboriginal peoples have continued to express opposition to the geologic disposal concept with intensity and consistency as demonstrated by measures of issue frequency and number of lines expended on each issue in the testimony. Further, the study indicated that native views remained consistent when compared with earlier scoping hearings in 1991, and that their positions were substantively and culturally different than non-native responses to the concept. In addition, two case studies were examined where natives in North America have been confronted with, and expressed views on, nuclear fuel waste storage or disposal, in order to further demonstrate the consistency of native views. The study found that Aboriginal responses have likely influenced the consideration of alternative disposal concepts in the long-standing Canadian nuclear waste management process.

Nuclear fuel waste and aboriginal concerns : Canada's nuclear fuel waste management concept public hearings--a content analysis

This thesis examined Aboriginal views on nuclear fuel waste management in Canada and assessed the concerns and issues Aboriginal people are likely to voice at future interactions and deliberations in the next siting phase. A content analysis method was used to examine the entire public record produced during the 1996/1997 Federal Environmental Assessment Review Panel hearings held on the Environmental Impact Statement for the concept of geological disposal of nuclear fuel waste. The content analysis indicated that Aboriginal peoples have continued to express opposition to the geologic disposal concept with intensity and consistency as demonstrated by measures of issue frequency and number of lines expended on each issue in the testimony. Further, the study indicated that native views remained consistent when compared with earlier scoping hearings in 1991, and that their positions were substantively and culturally different than non-native responses to the concept. In addition, two case studies were examined where natives in North America have been confronted with, and expressed views on, nuclear fuel waste storage or disposal, in order to further demonstrate the consistency of native views. The study found that Aboriginal responses have likely influenced the consideration of alternative disposal concepts in the long-standing Canadian nuclear waste management process.

Pengelolaan Sampah di Kota Pekanbaru

Waste is a wasted or intentionally disposed material derived from the results of human and natural activities that do not have economic value. Pekanbaru city is one of the city that does not escape from garbage problem. The waste management of Pekanbaru City includes the final collection, collection, transportation, processing and disposal. Current waste management has not solved the problem optimally. The concept of waste management conducted by urban community Pekanbaru at this time mostly only tn the conte.xt of transporting waste from waste sources to landfills (FPA) which then will have an impact on the environment and health around the TPS are supported also with the behavior of people who are still mixing between dry waste and wet garbage. Type of research is done by qualitative approach with descriptive method Based on field facts with data collection techniques include observation, interviews, docwnentation studies related to research objectives. This research uses Hartono theory which mentions 5 stages of the applied process, namely prevent, reuse, recycle, capture energy and waste. The informant of this research is the administrative staff of Garbage Management Sector Pekanbaru City, Section Head of Solid Waste Management of Domestic Riau Province, and Chairman of Swadaya Masyarakat "Tarai Mandiri". For the purpose of this research is to analyze the waste management of Pekanbaru City and to know the factors - factors that influence waste management Pekanbaru City. The results of research conducted by researchers can be concluded that waste management Pekanbaru not yet maximal, this is based on the concept of waste management that is still not running optimally to change the old waste management concept to the new management concept using 3R concept (reduce, reuse and recycle) conducted by the government. This is influenced by the lack of public awareness and kuranngnya infrastructure facilities as a tool in the process of waste management

Multi-Criteria Analysis for Selecting Solid Waste Management Concept Case Study: Rural Areas in Sentani Lake Region, Jayapura

<strong>Aim:</strong> This study aims to identify, develop, and determine the most suitable concept of solid waste management to be applied in Ifale Village, Yobeh Village, Putali Village, Atamali Village, and Asei Besar Village. Until now, the application of solid waste management system in Jayapura is still far from what people expected since it has been unable to serve the communities who live in rural areas on the islands around Sentani Lake. As a result, 12,554.38 liters/day of solid waste generated by the community in these regions is left untreated. <strong>Methodology and Results:</strong> The study is using the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) method. The AHP calculations show that the idea of handling solid waste in an integrated treatment facility—following the initial sorting on the household scale—has the highest priority weight (2.05) compared to the other alternatives. Hence, it has been chosen as the best solid waste management concept that can be applied to the study sites. Based on the results as well, the main criteria to be considered include the environmental aspects, social aspects, and technical aspects with each weighing value of 0.534, 0.186, and 0.147, respectively. <strong>Conclution, significans and impact study: </strong> The sub-criteria with the highest priorities to be considered in making the decision are the soil pollution (due to produced leachate), air pollution (potentially in the form of stench and gas emissions), the transmission of disease vectors, public participation, and the operational convenience.

The principles of a new tariff policy for the waste management system in Kaliningrad Oblast

The organization of the new waste management system in Kaliningrad Oblast calls forrevision of the current tariff setting approach in regional waste managementFirstly, tariff policy reforms are needed in connection with redistribution of functions betweenthe actors within the waste management sector. A decision for separation of waste collectionand waste disposal functions has been adopted at the regional level, with the waste collectionfunctions to be retained by municipalities, and the waste disposal functions. According to theadopted regional waste management concept, an organization is responsible for wastetransportation and disposal at the regional level.

Radioactive Waste Treatment From Mo-99 Production Facility in the Netherlands

In Petten, the Netherlands, a Molybdenum Production Facility (MPF) has been realised since 1994 by the Nuclear Research and Consultancy Group (NRG) in close co-operation with Mallinckrodt, a company that produces isotopes for medical applications at the same site. The facility is operated by Mallinckrodt personnel under the license of NRG. At this moment the facility has a weekly production rate of 0,4 PBq (10,500 Ci). The management of the radioactive waste treatment, developed by Mallinckrodt, NRG and COVRA, has been one of the key issues during the development of the production facility. COVRA is the Central Organisation for Radioactive Waste in the Netherlands and responsible for the execution of the radwaste policy of the Dutch government. For solid and liquid low level waste (LLW) the existing route at COVRA was available. For the handling of solid and liquid intermediate level waste (ILW) from the MPF, a new system for transport, interim storage and treatment had to be developed. Therefore the Mo-waste project was established in 1994. This project included the following issues: • development, construction and operation of a filling and packaging station for liquid waste at the production site, • design, engineering, fabrication and testing of Type A-transport containers for both the solid and liquid ILW, • modification of transport vehicle, • design and realisation of interim storage and treatment facilities for both the solid and liquid ILW at the COVRA site. At this moment the completed facilities have successfully undergone the hot testing phase. The experiences achieved confirmed the rightness of the choice to integrate the COVRA waste management concept in the Molybdenum production cycle.