New Perspectives on Nuclear Waste Management

Jenkins‐Smith, Hank C.; Strandberg, Urban; Trousset, Sarah

doi:10.2202/1944-4079.1064

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“…While the evolution of policies regarding UNF management in the United States and Northern Europe has been characterized by cautious optimism, it has been noted that specific opposition to nuclear power has evolved to focus on the “back end of the nuclear fuel cycle”—considerations for storage of “dangerous” used radioactive materials (Jenkins‐Smith & Trousset, , p. 5). The issues concerning UNF storage are best understood by multidisciplinary approaches encompassing technoscientific, sociotechnical, sociopsychological, and sociopolitical perspectives (Jenkins‐Smith & Trousset, ; Litmanen, Kojo, & Nurmi, ). Policy debate dealing with UNF has also shifted from being a problem rooted in “scientific knowledge in nuclear physics and chemistry” to one of “engineering craftsmanship and social planning” (Jenkins‐Smith & Trousset, , p. 7).…”

Section: Nuclear Energymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The issues concerning UNF storage are best understood by multidisciplinary approaches encompassing technoscientific, sociotechnical, sociopsychological, and sociopolitical perspectives (Jenkins‐Smith & Trousset, ; Litmanen, Kojo, & Nurmi, ). Policy debate dealing with UNF has also shifted from being a problem rooted in “scientific knowledge in nuclear physics and chemistry” to one of “engineering craftsmanship and social planning” (Jenkins‐Smith & Trousset, , p. 7). The “co‐evolution of technology and public opinion” is interdependent (Litmanen et al, , p. 99) and successful technical solutions for the management of UNF are dependent on recognizing the “interconnectedness of human behavior to technological devices” (Langlet, , p. 90).…”

Section: Nuclear Energymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…As such, the political environment holds a profound influence on UNF management practices. Historical analysis of the Soviet Union's nuclear fuel system, which produced both military and civilian products, illustrates how changes to the political environment can impact decisions about the future handling of UNF (Hogselius, ) and the undesirable consequences of expanding nuclear power with “no clear strategies for direct disposal” (Jenkins‐Smith & Trousset, , p. 8). The governance of technological advancements in nuclear energy has taken a “participatory turn” with the intention of gaining greater public involvement in the process while attempting to earn public acceptance for nuclear energy expansion (Sundqvist & Elam, , p. 205).…”

Section: Nuclear Energymentioning

confidence: 99%

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In light of the impassioned debate regarding various aspects of global climate change, as well as the demand for reliable energy supply for swift economic recovery and stable economic growth in recent years, contemporary policy research on issues concerning energy and natural resources has gained more traction than at any other time in recent history. In this article, we attempt to characterize the recent trends of such research endeavors while reviewing related articles published in major scholarly journals in public policy and related fields of study between 2010 and early 2014. We found that the subtleties of recent energy policy studies revolve around issues pertaining to nuclear energy, energy efficiency, renewable energy, and hydraulic fracturing operations, while such studies use diverse theoretical and methodological approaches in analyzing various facets of energy policy process ranging from issue framing and agenda setting, to policy formulation and diffusion, to policy evaluation and feasibility assessment. We conclude this article by discussing future research directions of energy policy issues.

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“…How can we create a future heritage that for a hundred thousand years or more maintains knowledge about that risk? The task of preserving concrete knowledge into the distant future is at the same time necessary and, in all likelihood, impossible (Hora et al, 1991;Benford, 1999, part 1;Jenkins-Smith et al, 2010).…”

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2015

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“…Only after the policy attributes of the facility are sufficiently compelling for a plurality of citizens and members of the governing body to entertain hosting a facility, do the scientists, engineers and their organizations have a more prominent role in assuring the feasibility and acceptability of the facility as regards public health and safety such that the initial interest in the facility can be broadened. That is, some policy and technical attributes of a facility are more important in garnering initial acceptance and some policy and technical processes are more important in maintaining credibility and broadening support [87][88][89].…”

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Milestones for Selection, Characterization, and Analysis of the Performance of a Repository for Spent Nuclear Fuel and High-Level Radioactive Waste at Yucca Mountain

Rechard

2014

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This report presents a concise history in tabular form of events leading up to site identification in 1978, site selection in 1987, subsequent characterization, and ongoing analysis through 2008 of the performance of a repository for spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste at Yucca Mountain in southern Nevada. The tabulated events generally occurred in five periods: (1) commitment to mined geologic disposal and identification of sites; (2) site selection and analysis, based on regional geologic characterization through literature and analogous data; (3) feasibility analysis demonstrating calculation procedures and importance of system components, based on rough measures of performance using surface exploration, waste process knowledge, and general laboratory experiments; (4) suitability analysis demonstrating viability of disposal system, based on environment-specific laboratory experiments, in-situ experiments, and underground disposal system characterization; and (5) compliance analysis, based on completed site-specific characterization. Because the relationship is important to understanding the evolution of the Yucca Mountain Project, the tabulation also shows the interaction between four broad categories of political bodies and government agencies/institutions: (a) technical milestones of the implementing institutions, (b) development of the regulatory requirements and related federal policy in laws and court decisions, (c) Presidential and agency directives and decisions, and (d) critiques of the Yucca Mountain Project and pertinent national and world events related to nuclear energy and radioactive waste. iv Preface The historical progression of technical milestones for the Yucca Mountain Project was originally developed for 10 journal articles in a special issue of Reliability Engineering System Safety on the performance assessment for the Yucca Mountain license application [1-10]. The listing of milestones, a distinct feature of those articles, has been collected and tabulated here. Although a brief description is presented here (based on the summaries in the 10 journal articles), the emphasis remains on the tabulation because of its usefulness in providing a comprehensive but concise history of the Yucca Mountain Project. Yet, the tabulation presented here is more elaborate than originally presented in that many of the interactions that occurred between the technical realm and policy realm can be depicted in separate columns. The usefulness of the milestones table is due in part to L.A. Connolly, for editorial and reference support, and S.K. Best, Raytheon, and L. Mays, Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), for illustration support. Reviewers P.N. Swift, SNL, and K. Gupta, University of Oklahoma, helped improve the discussion. The historical perspective presented is that of the author and is not necessarily held by reviewers, Sandia National Laboratories, and the US Department of Energy. As a historic perspective, the author is reporting on the work of others; however, any interpretative errors...

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New Perspectives on Nuclear Waste Management

Cited by 7 publications

References 11 publications

Down the Line: Assessing the Trajectory of Energy Policy Research Development

Down the Line: Assessing the Trajectory of Energy Policy Research Development

The Palgrave Handbook of Contemporary Heritage Research

Milestones for Selection, Characterization, and Analysis of the Performance of a Repository for Spent Nuclear Fuel and High-Level Radioactive Waste at Yucca Mountain

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