Discover Lessons From Canada on Storing Spent Nuclear Fuel & High-Level Radioactive Waste in a Comprehensive Comparative Report

DUBLIN, Ireland–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/c2c492/nuclear_waste_on_i) has announced the addition of the “Nuclear Waste on Ice: Lessons From Canada on Storing Spent Nuclear Fuel & High-Level Radioactive Waste” report to their offering.

U.S. Nuclear Power is Stymied:

The United States has spent more than $6 billion on the Yucca Mountain repository, and debate still rages over when — or whether — it will open. In contrast, Canada is close to settling on a course for burying its nuclear waste that promises none of the divisiveness that the Yucca Mountain project has spawned.

What can we learn from Canada?

This exclusive report compares and contrasts Canada’s central waste depository plan with that of the United States. You’ll find out how Canada’s Nuclear Waste Management Organization has built incentives and flexibility into its plan, and how it plans to overcome the political resistance to a central nuclear waste depository that has plagued the Yucca Mountain project for so long.

This useful report gives you the tools to:

• Understand thoroughly one of the most current solutions to the nuclear waste disposal problem.
• Learn about the pros and cons Canada has faced in its approach.
• Apply the lessons from Canada’s approach to strategies used in the United States that affect your organization.

Who will benefit from this report?

• Power plant owners and operators
• State and regional policy makers
• Environmental law attorneys
• State and regional regulators
• Energy consultants

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Executive Summary:

The battle over Yucca Mountain in Nevada has dominated the nuclear waste picture in the United States for years. Even supporters of burying U.S. nuclear waste in this high-level mountain repository note that limited funding leaves the project in a vulnerable state. Opponents are cherishing the slowdown. Yucca Mountain is “a dying beast,” according to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), who has fought locating the repository in his home state for years. “I hope that this cut in funding will help drive the final nail into its coffin.”

In contrast to the fiery battles in the United States, Canada’s debate on the long-term disposal of nuclear waste is a more measured exercise. In summer 2007, after years of study, Canada’s national government settled on a process for longterm management of nuclear waste. Known as “adaptive phased management,” the process is viewed as both a technical and a management framework to gradually make tough decisions about the location of spent nuclear fuel. Moreover, supporters note that the Canadian government embarked on the process after extensive public debate with everything from public hearings to online electronic dialogues. The goal is “to develop a process that is open, transparent, inclusive and that is built on a solid foundation of trust, integrity and respect for Canadians and their environment,” said Gary Lunn, Canadian minister of natural resources, in announcing the 2007 decision.

Nuclear Waste on Ice explores Canada’s more successful strategies for handling nuclear waste and explains how these strategies can be applied to other countries.

Key Topics Covered:

• How the U.S. & Canada’s Nuclear Industries Differ
• Adaptive Phased Management: What Is It?
• How NWMO Is Dealing With Opposing Views
• Next Steps: What the Future Holds for APM
• Afterword: NWMO’s Annual Report Shows Progress

Companies Mentioned:

• Nuclear Waste Management Organization
• Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd.
• University of British Columbia in Vancouver
• Energy Probe
• Northwatch
• Ontario Power Generation
• Hydro Quebec
• U.S. National Academy of Sciences
• U.S. National Research Council
• Royal Roads University in British Columbia
• Canadian Nuclear Association
• Sierra Club of Canada
• Canadian Coalition for Nuclear Responsibility
• Assembly of First Nations
• Greenpeace
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

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