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waste management |
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The
handling and eventual disposal of radioactive wastes is
one of the most controversial issues facing the nuclear
power industry. The UI presently has two reports dealing
with this subject:
- Management
of Radioactive Waste Arising from Nuclear Fuel Cycle
Activities: an International Perspective
An introduction to where and how radioactive wastes
are produced, the different categories of wastes, and
approaches to radioactive waste management and disposal.
(this
document will be available shortly)
- Worldwide
Advances in Radioactive Waste Management
A review of recent progress in the field of waste management,
including international and national policy developments,
siting announcements and technical progress.
Links
to other information resources about radioactive waste
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| ย Safeguards
and non-proliferation |
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Nuclear
materials are subject to constant checks and careful accounting
to ensure that they are not misused. This section of the
web site describes the various international agreements
and procedures involved, in an Antarctic
to Zangger of proliferation control
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ย Nuclear
accidents and incidents
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The
nuclear power industry has a remarkably good safety record.
Attention is thus focused on the small number of significant
incidents which have occurred, particularly of course the
disaster at Chernobyl (Ukraine) in 1986. We also include
information on the Three Mile Island accident in the USA
in 1979 and the radiation accident at Tokai in Japan in
1999. |
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Chernobyl |
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The
fire and explosion at the Chernobyl 4 reactor in 1986
is by far the worst accident in a civil nuclear power
facility. This page has links to UI briefings and papers
describing the accident and its aftermath, and links to
other sites.
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Three
Mile Island |
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This
accident in 1979 resulted in serious damage to the number
2 reactor but had few off-site consequences. The UI has
prepared a page with a detailed description of the sequence
of events involved in the accident.
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Tokai |
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In
September 1999 a criticality accident in a nuclear fuel
plant at Japanโs Tokai site led to evacuation of the local
area. The UI has prepared a briefing on the details of
the incident and background information.
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