Locatelli, G, Mancini, M and Sardini, M (2012) Radioactive waste management treatments: A selection for the Italian scenario. In: Proceedings of the 2012 International Congress on Advances in Nuclear Power Plants. ICAPP '12, 24-28 Jun 2012, Chicago, IL, USA. Curran Associates, Inc. , pp. 2485-2494. ISBN 9781622762101
Abstract
The increased attention for radioactive waste management is one of the most peculiar aspects of the nuclear sector considering both reactors and not power sources. The aim of this paper is to present the state-of-art of treatments for radioactive waste management all over the world in order to derive guidelines for the radioactive waste management in the Italian scenario. Starting with an overview on the international situation, it analyses the different sources, amounts, treatments, social and economic impacts looking at countries with different industrial backgrounds, energetic policies, geography and population. It lists all these treatments and selects the most reasonable according to technical, economic and social criteria. In particular, a double scenario is discussed (to be considered in case of few quantities of nuclear waste): the use of regional, centralized, off site processing facilities, which accept waste from many nuclear plants, and the use of mobile systems, which can be transported among multiple nuclear sites for processing campaigns. At the end the treatments suitable for the Italian scenario are presented providing simplified work-flows and guidelines.
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Item Type: | Proceedings Paper |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Engineering & Physical Sciences (Leeds) > School of Civil Engineering (Leeds) > Institute for Resilient Infrastructure (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 25 Aug 2016 13:46 |
Last Modified: | 04 Nov 2016 07:33 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Curran Associates, Inc. |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:97179 |