Open AccessLocating a radioactive waste repository in the ring of fire
Author(s) -
Apted Mick,
Berryman Kelvin,
Chapman Neil,
Cloos Mark,
Connor Chuck,
Kitayama Kazumi,
Sparks Steve,
Tsuchi Hiroyuki
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
eos, transactions american geophysical union
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2004eo450001
Subject(s) - dispose pattern , radioactive waste , site selection , waste management , spent nuclear fuel , high level waste , nuclear power , environmental science , containment (computer programming) , engineering , computer science , political science , law , ecology , biology , programming language
The scientific, technical, and sociopolitical challenges of finding a secure site for a geological repository for radioactive wastes have created a long and stony path for many countries. Japan carried out many years of research and development before taking its first steps in site selection. The Nuclear Waste Management Organization of Japan (NUMO) began looking for a high‐level waste repository site (HLW, vitrified residue from reprocessing power reactor fuel) 2 years ago. Over the next 10–20 years, NUMO hopes to find a site to dispose of ∼20,000 tons of HLW in a robustly engineered repository constructed at a depth of several hundred meters.