Full Title: International Approaches for Nuclear Waste Disposal in Geological Formations: Report on Fifth Worldwide Review
Author(s): B. Faybishenko, J. Birkholzer, P. Persoff, D. Sassani, P. Swift
Publisher(s): Berkeley National Laboratory
Publication Date: September 1, 2016
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Description (excerpt):
An important issue for present and future generations is the final disposal of spent nuclear fuel. Over the past over forty years, the development of technologies to isolate both spent nuclear fuel (SNF) and other high-level nuclear waste (HLW) generated at nuclear power plants and from production of defense materials, and low- and intermediate-level nuclear waste (LILW) in underground rock and sediments has been found to be a challenging undertaking. Finding an appropriate solution for the disposal of nuclear waste is an important issue for protection of the environment and public health, and it is a prerequisite for the future of nuclear power. The purpose of a deep geological repository for nuclear waste is to provide to future generations, protection against any harmful release of radioactive material, even after the memory of the repository may have been lost, and regardless of the technical knowledge of future generations.