Nuclear Spent Fuel and Waste Management

Session: Grand Ballroom 1
Date/Time: February 19, 2013 / 14:00-15:15

Moderator: Thomas Isaacs, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Speakers:

Jacob Dalnoki, Veress James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies
Philippe Gillet, AREVA
Song Myung Jae, Korea Radioactive Management Corporation
Jack Spencer, The Heritage Foundation

Rapporteur: Robert Kim, Center for Strategic and International Studies

Press Release Brief

1. A policy of reprocessing or recycling does not remove the need for a final waste repository.

2. A market-based approach with government regulation, where waste producers are responsible for waste disposal, is a possible approach for waste management.

3. Public outreach, transparency, and trust are crucial for any solution to the back-end of the fuel cycle.

4. International recycling facilities are another possible approach for resolving the problem of accumulating waste and help to resolve proliferation issues.

5. The problem with a repository is not scientific or technical, the problem with waste storage is social and political.