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The Global Crisis of Nuclear Waste
| Author | P.Roche, B.Thuillier, B.Laponche, M.Goldstick, J.Swahn, H.Ban, R.Alvarez |
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6-01-5-50-94.pdf |
| Date | November 2018 |
| Classification | 6.01.5.50/94 (WASTE - RADIOACTIVE WASTE GENERAL) |
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From the publication:
THE GLOBAL CRISIS OF NUCLEAR WASTE A report commissioned by Greenpeace France This report was published in November 2018 by Greenpeace France Authors: Pete Roche, Bertrand Thuillier, Bernard Laponche, Miles Goldstick, Johann Swahn, Hideyuki Ban and Robert Alvarez Coordination: Shaun Burnie, Greenpeace Germany The international nuclear fuel cycle consists of multiple stages, all of which produce large volumes of nuclear waste. The cycle starts with uranium mining, milling of ore, conversion of the uranium into feedstock for uranium enrichment plants, followed by commercial nuclear reactor operation, leading to high level nuclear spent fuel, which is either directly stored, or reprocessed. More than sixty years of commercial nuclear programs has produced radioactive elements that will remain hazardous to humans and the environment on a time scale that transcends the geologic era defining the presence of human civilization. Greenpeace commissioned some of the world’s leading experts on nuclear waste to produce an overview of the current status of nuclear waste across the world. As the nuclear industry continues to struggle to compete in the rapidly evolving global energy market, the toxic legacy of decades of nuclear reactor operation and all the waste that continues to be produced to support it, remains a central element in any debate on the future of nuclear power, including decisions on nuclear reactor phase out. For every year of nuclear reactor operation, nuclear waste volumes across the world will continue to be generated. Without exception, all countries reviewed were found lacking a no sustainable and safe solution for managing the vast volumes of nuclear waste. This includes high level spent fuel produced in all nuclear reactors, for which to date all efforts to find secure and safe permanent disposal options have failed.