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Safety and security of commercial spent nuclear fuel storage: Draft Public Report

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Date2005
Classification 6.01.5.51/91 (WASTE - STORAGE ON LAND (f.i. SALT / CLAY) (INCL. SYNROC))
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  SAFETY AND SECURITY
  OF
  COMMERCIAL

  SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL STORAGE

  Public Report




Committee on the Safety and Security of Commercial Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage

                  Board on Radioactive Waste Management

                      Division on Earth and Life Studies


                       NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL
                                   OF THE NA TlONAL ACADEMIES




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                   CORRECTIONS
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NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board
of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the
National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of
Medicine. The members of the committee responsible for the report were chosen for their
special competences and with regard for appropriate balance.

This study was supported by grant number NRC-04-04-067 between the National Academy
of Sciences and U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Any opinions, findings, conclusions,
or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not
necessarily reflect the views of the organizations or agencies that provided support for the
project.

Copyright 2005 by the National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.

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