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Key Performance Criteria Affecting the Most the Safety of a Nuclear Waste Long Term Storage: A Case Study Commissioned by CEA.

DE2004827600

Publication Date	2003
Personal Author	Marvy, A.; Lioure, A.; Dubreuil, G. H.; Gadbois, S.
Page Count	10
Abstract	As part of the work scope set in the French law on high level long lived waste R&D passed in 1991, CEA is conducting a research program to establish the scientific basis and assess the feasibility of long term storage as an option for the safe management of nuclear waste for periods as long as centuries. This goal is a significant departure from the current industrial practice where storage facilities are usually built to last only a few decades. From a technical viewpoint such an extension in time seems feasible provided care and maintenance is exercised. Considering such long periods of time, the risk for Society of loosing oversight and control of such a facility is real, which triggers the question of whether and how long term storage safety can be actually achieved. Therefore CEA commissioned a study (1) in which MUTADIS Consultants (2) and CEPN (3) were both involved. The case study looks into several past and actual human enterprises conducted over significant periods o f time, one of them dating back to the end of the 18th century, and all identified out of the nuclear field.
Keywords	Radioactive wastes Storage France Age estimation Consultants Construction Research programs Sustainable development Waste management
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique, Saclay (France). Centre d'Etudes Nucleaires.; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200509

Key Performance Criteria Affecting the Most the Safety of a Nuclear Waste Long Term Storage: A Case Study Commissioned by CEA.

Key Performance Criteria Affecting the Most the Safety of a Nuclear Waste Long Term Storage: A Case Study Commissioned by CEA.
DE2004827600

Publication Date	2003
Personal Author	Marvy, A.; Lioure, A.; Dubreuil, G. H.; Gadbois, S.
Page Count	10
Abstract	As part of the work scope set in the French law on high level long lived waste R&D passed in 1991, CEA is conducting a research program to establish the scientific basis and assess the feasibility of long term storage as an option for the safe management of nuclear waste for periods as long as centuries. This goal is a significant departure from the current industrial practice where storage facilities are usually built to last only a few decades. From a technical viewpoint such an extension in time seems feasible provided care and maintenance is exercised. Considering such long periods of time, the risk for Society of loosing oversight and control of such a facility is real, which triggers the question of whether and how long term storage safety can be actually achieved. Therefore CEA commissioned a study (1) in which MUTADIS Consultants (2) and CEPN (3) were both involved. The case study looks into several past and actual human enterprises conducted over significant periods o f time, one of them dating back to the end of the 18th century, and all identified out of the nuclear field.
Keywords	Radioactive wastes Storage France Age estimation Consultants Construction Research programs Sustainable development Waste management
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique, Saclay (France). Centre d'Etudes Nucleaires.; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200509