scholarly journals Ground motion from earthquakes and underground nuclear weapons tests: a comparison as it relates to siting a nuclear waste storage facility at NTS

10.2172/59451 ◽  
1982 ◽  
Author(s):  
L.J. Vortman
Keyword(s):  
Ground Motion ◽  
Nuclear Waste ◽  
Nuclear Weapons ◽  
Storage Facility ◽  
Nuclear Waste Storage ◽  
Waste Storage

Consolidated nuclear waste storage in Andrews, Texas: An integrated technical and policy risk analysis

2021 ◽  
pp. 0958305X2110513
Author(s):  
Adam J. Mallette ◽  
Aparajita Datta ◽  
Ramanan Krishnamoorti
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Waste ◽  
Spent Nuclear Fuel ◽  
Nuclear Industry ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Storage Facility ◽  
Spent Fuel ◽  
Nuclear Waste Storage ◽  
Waste Storage ◽  
Interim Storage ◽  
The Impact

Over the last 50 years, nuclear energy has reduced US energy-related CO2 emissions by over 30 gigatons compared to if the same electricity were produced by fossil fuels such as coal and natural gas. However, many kilotons of spent nuclear fuel have accumulated at different sites across the country, and sociopolitical factors have frustrated efforts to address the challenge of nuclear waste disposal. Presently, a consolidated interim storage facility in Andrews, Texas, provides a promising temporary solution. In this paper, we compare the technical and policy risks of the project to continued storage at independent spent fuel storage installations. Our results indicate that the cost of the radiological risk is low (<$30,000) for both scenarios. However, policy and societal considerations will impact the viability of the proposed consolidated interim storage facility. The safety and suitability of this interim storage facility will be affected by when a permanent repository becomes available, whether insurance for offsite waste storage is available, and the impact of climate risks. Although a consolidated interim storage facility at Andrews can potentially serve as a safe and economically advantageous solution, we highlight why these concerns must be addressed for the successful implementation of this facility, and more broadly for the future of the US nuclear industry.

scholarly journals Development and Implementation of an RFID-Based Tunnel Access Monitoring System

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kai Kordelin ◽  
Jaana Kordelin ◽  
Markku Johansson ◽  
Johanna Virkki ◽  
Leena Ukkonen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Monitoring System ◽  
Nuclear Waste ◽  
Fire Department ◽  
Storage Facility ◽  
Nuclear Waste Storage ◽  
Monitoring Period ◽  
Used Nuclear Fuel ◽  
Waste Storage ◽  
Safety Improvement ◽  
One Year

Due to safety reasons, the exact number and location of people working in an underground tunnel need to be known all the time. This work introduces the development and implementation of an RFID-based access monitoring system for the ONKALO nuclear waste storage facility. This system was taken into use in 2010 and was systematically monitored for one year. The system principle and the used equipment are presented in this paper together with the reliability evaluation results of the implemented system. According to the field use evaluation of the ready system, the reading reliability at the end of the monitoring period was 100%. In addition, even after the successful monitoring period, the system has been updated and new features for safety improvement have been created based on fire department guidelines and achieved user experience. In the future, the RFID system has been planned to be used also in the final depositing of the used nuclear fuel and buffer materials.

scholarly journals (Hydroxy)apatite on cement: insights into a new surface treatment

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ronald Joseph Turner ◽  
Pieter Bots ◽  
Alan Richardson ◽  
Paul Bingham ◽  
Alex Scrimshire ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Low Temperature ◽  
Surface Treatment ◽  
Nuclear Waste ◽  
Environmental Remediation ◽  
Coating Material ◽  
Hydroxy Apatite ◽  
Nuclear Waste Storage ◽  
Waste Storage ◽  
Architectural Preservation

(Hydroxy)apatite [Ca10(PO4)6(OH)2], has emerging potential as a cement coating material, with applications in environmental remediation, nuclear waste storage and architectural preservation. In these low temperature environments and when precipitating from...

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