US regulatory perspectives on the back end of the fuel cycle EUROSAFE 2013 proceeding

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作者：
Ostendorff, William C. [1 ]
Bloomer, Tamara E. [1 ]
机构：
[1] US Nucl Regulatory Commiss, Washington, DC 20555 USA
来源：
PROGRESS IN NUCLEAR ENERGY | 2015年 / 84卷
关键词：
Waste confidence; High-level waste disposal; 2012 Blue Ribbon Commission on America's nuclear future; Storage of spent nuclear fuel;
D O I：
10.1016/j.pnucene.2015.02.001
中图分类号：
TL [原子能技术]; O571 [原子核物理学];
学科分类号：
0827 ; 082701 ;
摘要：
For the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the reactor licensees it regulates, there are a number of contemporary issues associated with the back end of the fuel cycle including, the agency's revision to its "Waste Confidence" decision and the path-forward for high-level waste disposal. Additionally, the 2012 Blue Ribbon Commission on America's Nuclear Future recommendations, the future of reprocessing, consolidated interim spent fuel storage, and maintaining technical competence within the NRC in challenging budgetary conditions are addressed. I conclude that there is confidence in the feasibility of safe storage of spent nuclear fuel following the licensed operational life of a reactor and any change in high-level waste policy will require Congressional action to amend the Nuclear Waste Policy Act. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
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