Current status and future plan of high-level radioactive waste disposal program in Japan
Description
The concept of geological disposal of high-level radioactive waste (HLW) in Japan is based on multibarrier system. In the HLW disposal program, it is recognized that the generic research and development should be carried out to build the firm scientific and technical bases of safe geological disposal and to contribute to get understanding among the scientific and technical community and the general public. The research and development program is clearly distinguished from the implementation of the geological disposal. The implementing organization is expected to be established around 2000. The overall time schedule foresees the start of repository operation sometime after the year 2030, but no later that the mid-2040's. The Power Reactor and Nuclear Fuel Development Corporation has been assigned as the core organization of generic studies. (author) 3 refs., 3 figs
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Imprint Title
- Proceedings of the Canadian Nuclear Association 35. annual conference
- Imprint Pagination
- [200 p.].
- Journal Page Range
- [9 p.].
- Report number
- INIS-CA--0006
Conference
- Title
- Canadian Nuclear Association 35. annual conference.
- Dates
- 4-7 Jun 1995.
- Place
- Saskatoon, SK (Canada).
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Canada
- Country of Input or Organization
- Canada
- INIS RN
- 28057523
- Subject category
- S12: MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES, AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES; JAPAN; PLANNING; RESEARCH PROGRAMS; UNDERGROUND DISPOSAL; UNDERGROUND FACILITIES
- Descriptors DEC
- ASIA; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; MANAGEMENT; MATERIALS; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTES