Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982

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Commentary

May 5, 2015

Breaking Down Nuclear Waste as a Two-Part Issue

The U.S. Department of Energy is now planning separate repositories for commercial waste and the waste from the military's nuclear weapons production instead of disposing of both in the same repository as originally intended. Decoupling different parts of the nuclear waste problem is a small but positive step forward.
Expert Insights

Aug 14, 2013

Written Testimony on S. 1240 – Nuclear Waste Administration Act of 2013

Document submitted at the request of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on August 14, 2013 as part of the record for a hearing held on July 30, 2013.
Commentary

Jun 20, 2013

San Onofre Risk Factors

The ongoing effort to open a spent fuel repository in the U.S. demonstrates the magnitude of the technical and political challenges of such an undertaking, writes Tom LaTourrette.
Press

Jan 11, 2013

Examining Different Forms of Organizations for Managing and Disposing of Spent Nuclear Fuel and High-Level Radioactive Waste

A federal government corporation and an independent government agency are the two most promising models for a new organization to manage and dispose of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste in the United States.
Research Summary

Jan 11, 2013

Options for an Organization to Manage and Dispose of Radioactive Materials

RAND researchers describe the attributes of potential organizational models and the steps needed to choose the form of a new organization charged with managing and disposing of commercial and defense high-level radioactive materials.
Research

Jan 11, 2013

Choosing a New Organization for Management and Disposition of Commercial and Defense High-Level Radioactive Materials

Describes the steps needed to design a new organization for the management and disposition of commercial and defense high-level radioactive materials, with particular focus on the relationship of the organization to the President and Congress.
Press

Nov 15, 2010

Attention to Societal Priorities Can Help Guide Nuclear Waste Management Policy

To break the impasse over how to deal with spent nuclear fuel from commercial nuclear power plants, policymakers should focus on how various waste management strategies address societal priorities related to nuclear energy.
Expert Insights

Nov 8, 2010

Policy Implications of Alternative Spent Nuclear Fuel Management Strategies

Testimony presented before the Blue Ribbon Commission on America's Nuclear Future on November 15, 2010.
Research

Nov 5, 2010

Managing Spent Nuclear Fuel: Strategy Alternatives and Policy Implications

The United States has yet to implement a strategy for managing spent nuclear fuel. This book examines technical and institutional approaches to spent fuel management and highlights policy implications of pursuing alternative strategies.
Expert Insights

Jan 1, 1999

Managing Waste With and Without Plutonium Separation

This study examines whether reprocessing and plutonium recycle will make radioactive waste management more effective and economical.
Expert Insights

Jan 1, 1986

History, Structure, and Institutional Overview of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982

The author summarizes the key features of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (NWPA); describes the siting process for a waste repository and recent implementation history, including accomplishment of major milestones to date; ...
Expert Insights

Jan 1, 1983

Nuclear waste disposal: can government cope?

With the passage of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, the policy debate surrounding nuclear waste management shifted from broad issues of problem definition to the question of "how" to implement the provisions of the Act. Among the more important...

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Breaking Down Nuclear Waste as a Two-Part Issue

Written Testimony on S. 1240 – Nuclear Waste Administration Act of 2013

San Onofre Risk Factors

Examining Different Forms of Organizations for Managing and Disposing of Spent Nuclear Fuel and High-Level Radioactive Waste

Options for an Organization to Manage and Dispose of Radioactive Materials

Choosing a New Organization for Management and Disposition of Commercial and Defense High-Level Radioactive Materials

Attention to Societal Priorities Can Help Guide Nuclear Waste Management Policy

Policy Implications of Alternative Spent Nuclear Fuel Management Strategies

Managing Spent Nuclear Fuel: Strategy Alternatives and Policy Implications

Managing Waste With and Without Plutonium Separation

History, Structure, and Institutional Overview of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982

Nuclear waste disposal: can government cope?

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Breaking Down Nuclear Waste as a Two-Part Issue

Written Testimony on S. 1240 – Nuclear Waste Administration Act of 2013

San Onofre Risk Factors

Examining Different Forms of Organizations for Managing and Disposing of Spent Nuclear Fuel and High-Level Radioactive Waste

Options for an Organization to Manage and Dispose of Radioactive Materials

Choosing a New Organization for Management and Disposition of Commercial and Defense High-Level Radioactive Materials

Attention to Societal Priorities Can Help Guide Nuclear Waste Management Policy

Policy Implications of Alternative Spent Nuclear Fuel Management Strategies

Managing Spent Nuclear Fuel: Strategy Alternatives and Policy Implications

Managing Waste With and Without Plutonium Separation

History, Structure, and Institutional Overview of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982

Nuclear waste disposal: can government cope?

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