Table of Contents

1 Front Matter; 2 Executive Summary; 3 1 Disposition of High-Level Waste and Spent Nuclear Fuel: An Overview of the Societal and Technical Challenges; 4 2 Principal Findings and Conclusions; 5 3 Principal Recommendations; 6 4 National Programs; 7 5 Societal Issues in Radioactive Waste Management; 8 6 Scientific and Technical Issues in Radioactive Waste Management; 9 7 Alternatives to Geological Disposition; 10 8 Improving Decision Making and Implementation; 11 9 International Cooperation; 12 References; 13 Appendix A Biographical Sketches of Committee Members; 14 Appendix B Workshop Program; 15 Appendix C List of Attendees; 16 Appendix D Acronyms

About the Author

Committee on Disposition of High-Level Radioactive Waste Through Geological Isolation, Board on Radioactive Waste Management, National Research Council