| Managing the uncertainties of low-level radioactive waste disposal. | |
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PMID: 9739624 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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The disposal of low-level radioactive waste (LLRW) entails financial and safety risks not common to most market commodities. This manifests debilitating uncertainty regarding future waste volume and disposal technology performance in the market for waste disposal services. Dealing with the publicly perceived risks of LLRW disposal increases the total cost of the technology by an order of magnitude, relative to traditional shallow land burial. Therefore, this analysis first examines five proposed disposal facility designs and quantifies the costs associated with these two important sources of uncertainty. Based upon this analysis, a marketable disposal permit mechanism is proposed and analyzed for the purpose of reducing market uncertainty and thereby facilitating a market solution to the waste disposal problem. In addition to quantifying the costs, the results illustrate the ways in which the design of a technology is influenced by its institutional environment, and vice versa. |
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Authors:
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C W Bullard; H T Weger; J Wagner |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association (1995) Volume: 48 ISSN: 1096-2247 ISO Abbreviation: J Air Waste Manag Assoc Publication Date: 1998 Aug |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1998-10-13 Completed Date: 1998-10-13 Revised Date: 2006-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9503111 Medline TA: J Air Waste Manag Assoc Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 701-10 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana, USA. |
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Costs and Cost Analysis Radioactive Waste / adverse effects*, legislation & jurisprudence, statistics & numerical data United States |
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0/Radioactive Waste |
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