Civilian Nuclear Spent Fuel Temporary Storage Options.

Reviews options for the temporary storage of spent nuclear fuel, including on-site storage at reactors, private central storage facilities, reprocessing, and Federal interim storage. Examines storage issues, including cost and safety of on-site storage, risk of transportation to central storage faci...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1998.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Nuclear power plants. Radioactive waste disposal. Reactor fuel reprocessing. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Reviews options for the temporary storage of spent nuclear fuel, including on-site storage at reactors, private central storage facilities, reprocessing, and Federal interim storage. Examines storage issues, including cost and safety of on-site storage, risk of transportation to central storage facilities, and need for additional storage capacity. Includes appendix on history of U.S. nuclear waste policy.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed July 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.