Site selection criteria for the disposal of spent nuclear fuel in Romania

Common opinion today is that the only practicable way for the disposal of hazardous waste is in deep-laying bedrock deposits. A set of general site selection criteria for spent nuclear fuel were developed, and are presented and discussed in this paper. Four widespread geological formations in Romania appropriate as geological barriers for underground disposal (salt, granite, volcanic tuff and green schists) were analyzed, and sites were proposed on the basis of the geological criteria defined for each of the four formations. (orig.)