Mission Impossible? Socio-Technical Integration of Nuclear Waste Geological Disposal Systems

Mission Impossible? Socio-Technical Integration of Nuclear Waste Geological Disposal Systems

We present a new perspective on geological disposal systems for nuclear waste. Geological disposal systems encompass all the processes required for the permanent isolation of highly-radioactive materials from humans and the biosphere. Radioactive materials requiring geological disposal are created b...

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Main Authors: François Diaz-Maurin, Rodney C. Ewing
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-11-01
Series:Sustainability
Subjects:
radioactive waste
spent nuclear fuel
high-level waste
transuranic waste
geological disposal
repository design
Yucca Mountain
WIPP
integrated analysis
knowledge organization
complex systems
science-policy
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/10/12/4390

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