Nuclear Waste

South Carolina Radioactive Waste Disposal Program - http://www.energy.sc.gov/index.aspx?m=8
Information about the State-owned low-level radioactive waste disposal facility in Barnwell County. Provides customer access information. Includes numerous technical documents on history, policies and practices.

Nuclear Waste Project Office - http://www.state.nv.us/nucwaste/
Information from the State of Nevada Nuclear Waste Project Office (NWPO) about the Yucca Mountain and Nevada test sites. Includes news, policy, legal, nuclear waste transportation and technical issues.

U.S. DOE - Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management (OCRWM) - http://www.ocrwm.doe.gov/
Office of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) assigned to develop and manage a federal system for disposing of spent nuclear fuel from commercial and military nuclear activities. Includes technical information on the projects and on the repository sites.

U.S. DOE - Central Internet Database (CID) - http://cid.em.doe.gov/
Data and reports from the US Department of Energy (DOE) on spent fuel and radioactive waste inventories, waste management and sites cleanup. Includes interactive site profile reports.

U.S. DOE - Nuclear Waste Storage - http://www.em.doe.gov/Pages/wmdi.aspx
Documents prepared by the Office of Environmental Management (EM) of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). Describes the various types of waste, the storage technology and the methods used.

Pahrump Nuclear Waste Advisory Committee - http://nstg.nevada.edu/PAHRUMP.html
Committee established in the unincorporated town of Pahrump, Nevada, to advise the town on nuclear waste issues. Introduces the members and their areas of expertise, and gives information about the work of the committee.

Nuclear and Risk Technologies Center - http://www.nwer.sandia.gov/
Information resource from the Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) about waste management. Includes documents related to research and analyses on Yucca Mountain, waste isolation pilot plant, and legacy waste management.

Office of Spent Nuclear Fuels (SNF) - http://www.hanford.gov/doe/snf/
Supports the Hanford site cleanup mission by safely moving spent nuclear fuel away from the Columbia River. Includes photos, press releases, program description, goals, methods and progress.

Private Fuel Storage - http://www.privatefuelstorage.com/
Consortium of electric power companies that have partnered with the Goshute Indians to build and operate a safe, clean, temporary storage facility on the tribe's reservation in Skull Valley, Utah, USA. Includes project information, news, resources, FAQ and contact information.

Waste Management in the Nuclear Fuel Cycle - http://www.uic.com.au/nip09.htm
Briefing paper by the Uranium Information Center, Australia on nuclear waste management as a part of the fuel cycle. Includes a list of waste disposal practices worldwide.

U.S. NRC - Center for Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analyses - http://www.swri.org/4org/d20/d20home.htm
Federal research and development center sponsored by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to resolve technical and regulatory issues related to geologic high level nuclear waste repository. Includes brochures and technical information about geophysics, corrosion, mining, risk assessment and geochemistry.

RadWaste.org - http://www.radwaste.org
Comprehensive technical guide to radioactive waste technology and management. Includes categorized directory with links.

NEA - Radioactive Waste Management (RWM) - http://www.nea.fr/html/rwm/
Information resource prepared by the Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA). Defines high level waste, explains necessity for disposal and options available, addresses costs and safety issues.

NEA - Transmutation of Radioactive Waste - http://www.nea.fr/html/trw/index.html
Program of the NEA Data Bank of the OECD. Includes a general introduction to transmutation of radioactive waste, information on Transmutation with nuclear, accelerator-based transmutation, and chemical aspects of transmutation.

U.S. NRC - Radioactive Waste - http://www.nrc.gov/waste.html
Information from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) about types of regulated waste and activities, responsibilities and related information.

U.S. NRC: Transportation of Spent Nuclear Fuel - http://www.nrc.gov/waste/spent-fuel-transp.html
Fact sheets from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) on spent fuel transportation. Addresses regulation aspects and initiatives.

U.S. NRC - Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel - http://www.nrc.gov/waste/spent-fuel-storage.html
Information from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) about storage options and regulations. Includes regulatory initiatives reports and regulatory guides.

California Radioactive Materials Management Forum - http://www.calradforum.org
Association of users of radioactive materials and generators of low-level radioactive waste in Arizona, California, North Dakota and South Dakota, which primary interest is the safe management and disposal of low-level radioactive waste.

Grimsel Test Site - http://www.grimsel.com
Deep underground rock laboratory in the Swiss Alps operated by a consortium of countries and companies investigating long-term chemical and nuclear waste disposal. Describes planned and ongoing research projects in radionuclide transport, rock characterization, fiber optic monitoring, groundwater modeling, gas migration, and other areas.

Low-Level Radioactive Waste Fact Sheets - http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~rer/
A series of fact sheets on various aspects of low level waste handling, storage and disposal produced by the Ohio State University.

Congressional Research Service Reports - http://www.ncseonline.org/NLE/CRSreports/Waste/
Reports collection on current spent fuel storage from the National Council for Science and Environment.

Nuclear High Level Waste Disposal Project - http://www.hydrofrac.com/hfn_home.html
Data on a number of experimental projects in hydrofracture for radioactive waste disposal from the Internet Community of Geological Engineers. Includes background information on nuclear fuel and waste management.

Belgian Agency for Radioactive Waste and Enriched Fissile Materials - http://www.nirond.be/engels/1_index_eng.html
Agency concerned with radioactive waste and its management in Belgium. Provides information about radioactivity, collaborative activities and information center.

Svensk Kärnbränslehantering (SKB) - http://www.skb.se/
Information about Swedish waste management technology and the search for a disposal site for spent nuclear fuel. Includes background on the company formed to handle the waste. [Swedish, English]

Radioactive Waste Repository Authority - http://www.vidivici.cz/surao/starta.htm
Ensures the safe disposal of existing and future radioactive waste in the Czech Republic. Includes information on research, development and activities. [Czech, English]

Expertise on Nuclear Waste Management - http://www.posiva.fi/englanti/index.html
Information from the organization responsible for radioactive waste management in Finland. Includes news and technical information. [English, Finnish, Swedish]

U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board - http://www.nwtrb.gov/
Independent agency of the U.S. Government with purpose of providing independent scientific and technical oversight of the U.S. program for management and disposal of high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel.

Nuclear Waste Scientific Program - http://www-esd.lbl.gov/NW/index.html
Assist the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and other international organizations in solving the problem of the safe disposal of high-level radioactive waste. Includes information radioactive waste management.

U.S. DOE - National Spent Nuclear Fuel Program - http://nsnfp.inel.gov/
Fact sheets from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) on spent fuel issues and background. Includes program mission, lessons learned, progress, spent fuel data and contact information.

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