Nuclear energy and the environmental debate: The context of choices

1995 - Volume 37, Issue 4 | by Bertel, E. (Nuclear Energy Agency, 75 - Paris (France)); Vate, J. van de (International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna (Austria). Planning and Economics Studies Section) | Environmental issues are high on international agendas. Governments, interest groups, and citizens are increasingly aware of the need to limit environmental impacts from human activities. In the energy sector, one focus has been on greenhouse gas emissions which could lead to ... Read more »

Nuclear power plant safety: Steps toward better performance

1995 - Volume 37, Issue 4 | by Hide, K. (International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna (Austria). Operational Safety Section) | As part of the nuclear industry's response to the accidents at Three Mile Island (TMI) in 1979 and at Chernobyl in 1986, programmes to evaluate and encourage improvements in the operational safety performance of nuclear power plants were initiated. In the United States, the ... Read more »

Future nuclear power plants: Harmonizing safety objectives

1995 - Volume 37, Issue 4 | by Kabanov, L. (International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna (Austria). Engineering Safety Section) | This article reviews efforts that are being made internationally to develop safety objectives and principles for future nuclear power plants. The work is directed towards contributing to an international harmonization of safety approaches and to help ensure that future reactors ... Read more »

Global co-operation in nuclear fusion: Record of steady progress

1995 - Volume 37, Issue 4 | by Dolan, T.J. (International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna (Austria). Physics Section); Jackson, D.P. (IFRC (Canada)); Kouvshinnikov, B.A. (International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna (Austria). ITER Office); Banner, D.L | Work on the design of an experimental fusion reactor has been moving ahead in recent years. This document briefly describes the motivation for this effort in terms of the global energy situation. Also, an historical account of the international co-operation in thermonuclear ... Read more »

Nuclear fusion: Targeting safety and environmental goals

1995 - Volume 37, Issue 4 | by Flakus, F.N. (International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna (Austria). Dept. of Nuclear Safety); Cleveland, J.C. (International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna (Austria). Dept. of Nuclear Energy); Dolan, T.J. (International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna (Austria | The potential of thermonuclear fusion for providing a safe, reliable, and environmentally friendly energy source is the central motivation for research in this area. This document briefly describes the safety-related goals and considerations, the road towards the practical ... Read more »

Radioactive waste management: International peer reviews

1995 - Volume 37, Issue 4 | by Warnecke, E. (International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna (Austria). Dept. of Nuclear Safety); Bonne, A. (International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna (Austria). Waste Technology Section) | The Agency's peer review service for radioactive waste management - known as the Waste Management Assessment and Technical Review Programme (WATRP) - started in 1989, building upon earlier types of advisory programmes. WATRP's international experts today provide advice and ... Read more »

Radioactive waste disposal: Radiological principles and standards

1995 - Volume 37, Issue 4 | by Snihs, J.O. (Swedish Radiation Protection Inst., Stockholm (Sweden)) | The first large-scale geological repositories for the final disposal of spent fuel from nuclear plants are not expected to be in operation until well into the next century. Such repositories will demand high levels of safety to protect the environment and the public from ... Read more »