High Level Radioactive Waste In Canada

"This report presents the inventory of radioactive waste in Canada to the end of 2003. It is intended to provide an overall review on the production, accumulation and projections of radioactive waste in Canada. The data presented in this report has been gathered from many sources including regulatory documents, published reports and supplemental information provided by the regulatory agency, waste producers and waste management facilities"--Exec. summary.

Compares and contrasts the approaches taken by major nuclear countries for managing civilian high-level waste with the approach taken by the U.S. Identifies lessons that can be learned from these countries' approaches -- esp. Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Sweden, Switzerland, and the U.K.

The high-level nuclear waste (HLW) disposal concept proposed by Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. was submitted for review by the federal environmental assessment and review process (EARP). This report summarizes the status of high-level nuclear waste management programs in other countries. A brief review of the Canadian HLW program is made for comparison with other countries' progress, particularly that of Belgium, France, the Federal Republic of Germany, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United States, which are described in detail. For each country, descriptions are given of key organizations, disposal facility schedules, waste quantities, interim storage and transportation, site investigations, repository design, impact analysis, monitoring, licensing and other regulatory requirements, disposal concept assessment, and public participation processes.