Low-Level Radioactive Waste Repositories An Analysis of Costs

Low-level radioactive waste (LLW) arises in the normal operation of nuclear power plants and fuel cycle facilities, as well as from the use of radioactive isotopes in medicine, industry and agriculture. This report sets out the costs of operating disposal sites for LLW in OECD countries, as well as...

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Main Author: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Corporate Authors: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (-), Nuclear Energy Agency
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Paris : OECD Publishing 1999.
Series:Nuclear Development
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Summary:Low-level radioactive waste (LLW) arises in the normal operation of nuclear power plants and fuel cycle facilities, as well as from the use of radioactive isotopes in medicine, industry and agriculture. This report sets out the costs of operating disposal sites for LLW in OECD countries, as well as the factors that may affect the costs of sites being developed. This publication will be of special interest to experts in the field of radioactive waste management and economics of the nuclear fuel cycle.
Item Description:Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Physical Description:1 online resource (180 p. ) ill.
ISBN:9781280034022
9786610034024
9789264172029