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Geologic disposal remains the most investigated and generally accepted strategy for dealing with the disposal of highly radioactive nuclear waste. Burial of low activity radioactive waste in shallow, near-surface structures/trenches and deep borehole disposal of high-activity waste are variants of the geologic disposal approach, and each may be appropriate for specific waste stream types. There are many challenges to geologic disposal: (i) the waste radionuclides may be mixed such that the radiochemistry is complex, thus, the appropriate disposal conditions for long-term disposal are difficult to attain; (ii) the composition of the waste stream changes over time due to radioactive decay, and, in some cases, the radionuclides may be mixed with chemically toxic elements; (iii) the geologic disposal system must be effective for hundreds of thousands of years—an unprecedented period for standard engineering design; (iv) public acceptance is especially difficult due to concerns for the effects of low-levels of ionizing radiation and the very long time scales of the safety assessments. In the face of these challenges, the basic tenet of geologic disposal is the use of multiple barriers—e

Author

Rodney C. Ewing; Sulgiye Park

Published

2021

Language

EN