Radioactive Waste from Nuclear Fusion: Decommissioning Wastes from ITER in Four Potential Host Nations

Radioactive Wastes

“…Bonne (1998) presented IAEA's Waste Management Assessment and Technical Review program (W ATRP) peer review process and reported on some WATRP reviews of disposal projects. Lowenthal (1998) analyzed the compatibility of radioactive wastes from the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) with the regulatory environments of four potential host nations: France, Germany, Japan, and the U.S. Hanford could accept all of ITER's wastes after a storage and cooling period; the Savannah River Site (SRS) and NTS could not accept any components within the toroidal field coils, similar to the restrictions in Germany. Blanket modules would be excluded from near-surface burial in France and Japan, but other components may qualify.…”