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West Germany's efforts to close the nuclear fuel cycle: Strategies for radioactive waste management
Author(s) -
Krugmann Hartmut
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
international journal of energy research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.808
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1099-114X
pISSN - 0363-907X
DOI - 10.1002/er.4440020202
Subject(s) - nuclear fuel cycle , radioactive waste , fuel cycle , spent nuclear fuel , nuclear power , closing (real estate) , work (physics) , high level waste , waste management , engineering , nuclear fuel , environmental science , nuclear engineering , business , mechanical engineering , nuclear physics , physics , finance
West Germany's efforts to reach a mature nuclear economy by [closing] the [back end] of the nuclear fuel cycle are discussed with special emphasis on radioactive waste management strategies. the radioactive wastes that would be generated in a closed nuclear fuel cycle are described. A brief discussion is given of the motives that underlie the current international disagreement regarding the desirability of, and the need for, closing the nuclear fuel cycle. West Germany's concept for closing the nuclear fuel cycle is outlined including institutional arrangements and responsibilities. A discussion of radioactive waste classification follows. Expected volumes and inventories of radioactive wastes are pointed out. Current practices, and research and development work in the treatment and disposal of radioactive wastes are outlined. A final section is devoted to the history, circumstances and implications of the current requirement for a [solution] for the back end of the nuclear fuel cycle as a precondition for continued expansion of nuclear power in West Germany.