Management of spent fuel from nuclear power reactors : proceedings of an international conference on management of spent fuel from nuclear power reactors organized by the International Atomic Energy Agency, in cooperation with the OECD Nuclear Energy Agen

The conference of which this volume is the proceedings addressed recent policy issues, in particular multinational approaches and international cooperation, in spent fuel management including advanced fuel cycles. It also included the discussion of an international safety regime, an assessment of safety issues related to criticality safety and burnup credit, and the issues involved in the long term licensing of storage facilities for spent fuel. The technical issues related to spent fuel storage were also addressed. These include issues related to the storage facility, to storage containers, and fuel and cladding behavior. The proceedings also include the conclusions of the session chairs and the overall findings of the conference president. A CD-ROM with contributed papers is attached.--Publisher's description Addresses recent policy issues in spent fuel management including advanced fuel cycles. Also included is discussion of an international safety regime, an assessment of safety issues related to criticality safety and burnup credit, and the issues involved in the long term licensing of storage facilities for spent fuel.