Geological repository systems for safe disposal of spent nuclear fuels and radioactive waste [electronic resource] / edited by Michael J. Apted and Joonhong Ahn

Published:: Duxford, United Kingdom : Woodhead Publishing, 2017.
Edition:: 2nd ed.
Physical Description:: 1 online resource
Additional Creators:: Apted, Michael J. and Ahn, Joonhong

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Machine generated contents note: pt. One Introduction to geological disposal of spent nuclear fuels and radioactive waste -- 1.Repository 101: multiple-barrier geological repository design and isolation strategies for safe disposal of radioactive materials / Joonhong Ahn -- 1.1.Introduction -- 1.2.Multiple-barrier geological repository for radioactive materials -- 1.3.Basic disposal strategies for radioactive materials -- 1.4.Containment of radioactive materials -- 1.5.Constraints on concentration of radioactive materials -- 1.6.Summary -- References -- 2.Effects of very long-term interim storage of spent nuclear fuel and HLW on subsequent geological disposal / John H. Kessler -- 2.1.Background: commercial spent nuclear fuel storage systems -- 2.2.The need for long-term storage -- 2.3.Regulatory safety requirements -- 2.4.Potential long-term degradation of dry storage systems---technical issues -- 2.5.Effects of long-term storage practices on subsequent transportation and disposal -- 2.6.Conclusion -- References -- 3.Surface, subsurface, intermediate depth, and borehole disposal / Ian Crossland -- 3.1.Introduction -- 3.2.Safety requirements for near-surface disposal -- 3.3.Styles of near-surface disposal -- 3.4.Designing for safety -- 3.5.Current issues and future trends -- 3.6.Sources of further information -- References -- 4.Deep borehole disposal of nuclear waste: US perspective / Robert J. MacKinnon -- 4.1.Introduction -- 4.2.Candidate wastes -- 4.3.Siting -- 4.4.Drilling -- 4.5.Emplacement -- 4.6.Seals -- 4.7.Safety analysis of borehole disposal of spent fuel -- 4.8.Safety analysis of borehole disposal of Cs/Sr -- 4.9.Preclosure safety -- 4.10.Deep borehole field test -- 4.11.Characterization borehole -- 4.12.Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 5.Relevance of underground rock laboratories for deep geological repository programs / Stratis Vomvoris -- 5.1.Introduction -- 5.2.Types of URLs and their roles in the staged development of repositories -- 5.3.Basic considerations when planning and designing a URL -- 5.4.URLs in the service of public information and knowledge dissemination -- 5.5.Case studies of URL experiments -- 5.6.Concluding remarks and thoughts for the future -- References -- Further reading -- pt. Two Geological repository systems: characterization, site surveying and construction -- 6.Salt repository systems: design development approach at the example of the Gorleben salt dome / Thilo von Berlepsch -- 6.1.Introduction -- 6.2.A Brief History of R&D for disposal in salt -- 6.3.Repository system in salt -- 6.4.Repository closure -- 6.5.Retrievability -- 6.6.Conclusion -- References -- 7.The Yucca Mountain license application / Michael D. Voegele -- 7.1.Introduction -- 7.2.Submittal of the Yucca Mountain license application to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and docketing for formal review -- 7.3.The content of the license application -- 7.4.Research and development program to resolve safety questions -- 7.5.Performance confirmation program -- 7.6.Management systems -- 7.7.The description of the safety of a repository at Yucca Mountain -- 7.8.Conclusions -- 8.Assessing long-term stability of the geological environment / Kelvin R. Berryman -- 8.1.Introduction -- 8.2.Long-term volcano-tectonic stability issues -- 8.3.Geochemical stability issues -- 8.4.Potential climate change issues -- 8.5.Using geological, geophysical, and geochemical techniques for quantifying stability -- 8.6.Modeling long-term stability -- 8.7.Future trends -- 8.8.Summary -- Sources of further information -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 9.Far-field process analysis and radionuclide transport modeling for saturated media / Martin Mazurek -- 9.1.Framework -- 9.2.Transport and retardation in argillaceous sedimentary formations -- 9.3.Transport and retardation in crystalline-basement environments -- 9.4.Quantifying radionuclide transport: two case studies -- 9.5.Examples of recent developments in national site-selection activities -- 9.6.Recent developments -- References -- pt. Three Engineered barrier systems for geological repositories: containment materials and technology -- 10.Immobilization of high-level radioactive waste and used nuclear fuel for safe disposal in geological repository systems / D.J. Gregg -- 10.1.Generation of radioactive waste from nuclear fuel -- 10.2.Historical development of waste forms to immobilize radioactive waste -- 10.3.Design drivers for high-level nuclear waste forms -- 10.4.Candidate waste forms and disposition schemes -- 10.5.Geological disposal -- 10.6.Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 11.Near-field processes, evolution, and performance assessment in geological repository systems / R. Arthur -- 11.1.Introduction -- 11.2.Near-field component: EBS -- 11.3.Near-field component: host rock -- 11.4.Summary description of near-field containment and isolation -- 11.5.Overview of near-field process modeling -- 11.6.Future trends in near-field analysis -- References -- 12.Bentonite buffer: macroscopic performance from nanoscale properties / Anders Sjoland -- 12.1.Bentonite in waste containment -- 12.2.Montmorillonite -- 12.3.Physico-chemical properties and macroscopic performance of bentonite -- 12.4.Final comments -- References -- 13.Nuclear waste canister materials: corrosion behavior and long-term performance in geological repository systems / Fraser King -- 13.1.Introduction -- 13.2.Environmental factors important for canister performance -- 13.3.Selection of canister materials -- 13.4.Corrosion behavior of candidate canister materials -- 13.5.Long-term performance of nuclear waste canisters -- 13.6.Future trends -- Sources of further information -- References -- pt. Four Performance assessment, expert judgment and knowledge management for geological repository systems -- 14.Performance assessment modeling for a disposal facility in a semi-arid environment / William J. McMahon -- 14.1.Introduction -- 14.2.Influence of media heterogeneities on vadose zone moisture flow -- 14.3.Overview of ERDF -- 14.4.Evaluation of vadose zone conceptual model based on field studies -- 14.5.ERDF PA vadose zone flow and transport modeling results -- 14.6.Evaluation of intermediate modeling results and confidence building -- 14.7.Conclusions -- References -- 15.Safety assessment for deep geological disposal of high-level radioactive waste / Peter N. Swift -- 15.1.Introduction -- 15.2.Goals of a safety assessment -- 15.3.Steps in a typical safety assessment -- 15.4.Acknowledging uncertainty -- 15.5.Applications of safety assessment -- 15.6.Future trends in safety assessment -- Sources for further information -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 16.Safety assessment for near-surface disposal of low and intermediate level wastes / Matthew W. Kozak -- 16.1.Introduction -- 16.2.Definition and performance measures -- 16.3.Key issues and development of safety assessment -- 16.4.Safety assessment methodology -- 16.5.Application of safety assessment -- 16.6.Future trends -- Sources of further information -- References -- Further reading -- 17.Treatment of uncertainty in performance assessments for the geological disposal of radioactive waste / C.J. Sallaberry -- 17.1.Introduction -- 17.2.Conceptual structure of a PA -- 17.3.Propagation of uncertainty -- 17.4.Computational design of a PA -- 17.5.Sensitivity analysis -- 17.6.Concluding discussion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 18.Expert judgment elicitation: Application to science issues in siting facilities for geological disposal of nuclear waste / Steve Sparks -- 18.1.Background and structured expert judgment elicitation -- 18.2.Expert elicitation -- 18.3.Expert elicitation in the TOPAZ project: Long-term tectonic hazards in Japan -- 18.4.Insights, conclusions, and future developments -- Sources for further information -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 19.Application of Bayes Network analysis to RWGD siting: expert estimation of geological barrier effects due to climate change / Steve Sparks -- 19.1.Introduction -- 19.2.Bayes Networks: introduction and methods -- 19.3.Development of a BN to evaluate climate-driven changes in risk -- 19.4.Results of the BN analysis -- 19.5.Insights, conclusions, and future developments -- Sources for further information -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 20.Safeguardability of a geological repository for spent nuclear fuel / Olli Okko -- 20.1.Introduction -- 20.2.IAEA safeguards -- 20.3.IAEA safeguards to geological repositories -- 20.4.Development of safeguards to geological repositories in Finland and Sweden -- 20.5.Safeguards for other types of geological repositories -- 20.6.Summary -- References -- pt. Five Radiation protection, regulatory methodologies environmental monitoring and social engagement for geological repository systems -- 21.Radiation protection principles and development of standards for geological repository systems / Mikael Boggild Jensen -- 21.1.Introduction -- 21.2.Understanding safety of geological disposal -- 21.3.Dose and/or risk in geological repository systems -- 21.4.Probability and risk in geological repository systems -- 21.5.Assessment of probability for scenarios -- 21.6.Time scales in geological repository systems -- 21.7.Optimization and BAT in geological repository systems -- 21.8.Human intrusion -- 21.9.Future trends and challenges -- References -- 22.Regulatory methodologies and the risk-informed approach / Gordon Wittmeyer -- 22.1.Introduction -- 22.2.Regulatory principles and methodologies for safe geological disposal -- 22.3.Development and application of methodologies -- 22.4.Risk-informed review -- 22.5.Future trends -- Disclaimer -- References -- 23.Geological repository for high-level nuclear waste becoming reality in Finland / Juhani Vira -- 23.1.Introduction -- 23.2.Licensing process for nuclear waste repository in Finland -- 23.3.Preparations for submission of the license application -- 23.4.Stuk's Review of the License Application -- and Contents note continued: 23.5.Requirements for the future -- 23.6.Outlook -- References -- 24.Environmental monitoring programs and public engagement for siting and operation of geological repository systems: experience at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant / James Conca -- 24.1.Introduction -- 24.2.History of salt and site selection of Waste Isolation Pilot Plant -- 24.3.History and current status of CEMRC -- 24.4.Survey of factors related to contaminant exposure and perceptions of environmental risks in the region around Waste Isolation Pilot Plant -- 24.5.Internal dosimetry and whole body monitoring of area citizens -- 24.6.Air monitoring -- 24.7.The Valentine's day leak -- 24.8.Future issues -- 24.9.Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Further reading -- 25.Application of knowledge management systems for safe geological disposal of radioactive waste / Hiroyasu Takase -- 25.1.Introduction -- 25.2.KM: definitions and nomenclature -- 25.3.Disposal program structures and knowledge flows -- 25.4.Identification of critical problems and development of solutions -- 25.5.JAEA KMS: the basic concept -- 25.6.JAEA KMS: demonstration of application to safety case development -- 25.7.Assessment of KE and advanced IT -- 25.8.Constructing and visualizing safety case arguments for geological disposal of radioactive waste -- 25.9.Compiling, synthesizing, and organizing knowledge -- 25.10.Facilitation of communication, multidisciplinary collaboration, and efficient use of resources -- 25.11.Enhancement of dynamic interactions among stakeholders: applications in response to the Fukushima accident -- 25.12.Future trends -- Sources of further information and background -- General KM and KE -- Argumentation -- ES and reasoning -- Groupware and search engines -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Further reading -- 26.Methods for social dialogue in the establishment of radioactive waste management programs / Kjell Andersson -- 26.1.Introduction -- 26.2.The emergence of participation in nuclear waste management -- 26.3.Rationales for participation in nuclear waste management programs -- 26.4.The Swedish dialogue and transparency process -- 26.5.Public participation processes in nuclear waste management programs -- 26.6.The context of social dialogue in nuclear waste management programs -- 26.7.Conclusions -- References.

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0081006527 (electronic bk.)
008100642X
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