Compilation of Site-Selection Criteria, Considerations and Concerns Appearing in the Literature on the Deep Disposal of Radioactive Wastes

摘要

This report is a compilation of information from a variety of sources (fifty-nine to be exact) about the selection and evaluation of a site for the deep geologic disposal of radioactive wastes: the criteria that should be used, the factors that must be considered and the concerns expressed by various authors on this issue. No attempt was made in this report to analyze or to judge the criteria and factors cited here. Rather the purpose of the report is to set forth the criteria that have been suggested in a form which provides for easy reference and which delineates the degree of agreement and disagreement present in the field of waste repository site selection. A word of explanation is therefore needed on the format of this report. The criteria suggested are listed in Parts I through IV: Part I the general framework criteria, Part II the criteria for the host rock itself, Part III the criteria on the waste form and canister, and Part IV other criteria. Part V contains general considerations and concerns voiced in the sources. Within each part, the criteria are grouped according to subject; for example what each source says about volcanic activity in the site region is listed in the chapter Geothermal Gradient/Volcanic Activity. In order to avoid unnecessary repetition, within each chapter I have listed statements which summarize a given position and following each statement is the list of sources in which it can be found. If certain sources elaborate on this position, this is included (when informative) immediately preceding the source's listing. The criteria are organized in each chapter from general to specific. (ERA citation 07:042523)