The future of radioactive waste disposal: What are the developments and challenges after site selection?

Authors

  • Ulrich Smeddinck Institute for Technology Assessment and Systems Analysis, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe Editor (DE)
  • Anne Eckhardt risicare GmbH, Zollikerberg Editor (CH)
  • Sophie Kuppler Institute for Technology Assessment and Systems Analysis, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe Editor (DE) https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4185-5286

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14512/tatup.31.3.10

Keywords:

nuclear waste, future, public participation, disposal policy

Abstract

The future is unpredictable. Under these circumstances, how can we plan and construct a nuclear waste repository that is supposed to safely store the waste for up to a million years – an endeavor that may in itself take more than a hundred years? In this introduction to the special topic on the future of nuclear waste disposal, we take a first look at this question by searching the literature for answers and by giving a short overview of the current status of site selection in different countries, including possible challenges.

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Published

2022-12-16

Issue

Vol. 31 No. 3 (2022): The future of radioactive waste disposal: What are the developments and challenges after site selection?

Section

Special topic [all articles]

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Copyright (c) 2022 Ulrich Smeddinck, Anne Eckhardt, Sophie Kuppler

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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

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The future of radioactive waste disposal: What are the developments and challenges after site selection?. TATuP [Internet]. 2022 Dec. 16 [cited 2025 Mar. 16];31(3):10-57. Available from: https://www.tatup.de/index.php/tatup/article/view/6995
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