Preparation of the Applicable Regulatory Guideline on Mixed Waste in Korea Based on the Analysis of US Laws and Regulations
| Autor: | Eun-Jin Sim, Chang-Lak Kim, Tae-Man Kim, Sun-Kee Lee |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Renewable Energy
Sustainability and the Environment Low-level waste Management Monitoring Policy and Law Nuclear decommissioning law.invention Human health Fuel Technology Nuclear Energy and Engineering Hazardous waste Law Nuclear power plant Environmental science Atomic Energy Act Mixed waste Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Waste Management and Disposal |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Waste Technology(JNFCWT). 19:141-160 |
| ISSN: | 2288-5471 1738-1894 |
| DOI: | 10.7733/jnfcwt.2021.19.1.141 |
| Popis: | Unit 1 of the Kori Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) and Unit 1 of the Wolsong NPP are being prepared for decommissioning; their decommissioning is expected to generate large amounts of intermediate-level, low-level, and very low level Waste. Mixed waste containing both radioactive and hazardous substances is expected to be produced. Nevertheless, laws and regulations, such as the Korean Nuclear Safety Act and Waste Management Act, do not define clear regulatory guidelines for mixed waste. However, the United States has strictly enforced regulations on mixed waste, focusing on the human health and environmental effects of its hazardous components. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the U.S. Department of Energy regulate the radioactive components of mixed waste under the Atomic Energy Act. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency regulates the hazardous waste component of mixed waste under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. In this study, the laws, regulations, and authorities pertaining to mixed waste in the United States are reviewed. Through comparison and analysis with waste management laws and regulations in Korea, a treatment direction for mixed waste is suggested. Such a treatment for mixed waste will increase the efficiency of managing mixed waste when decommissioning NPPs in the near future. |
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