End Points for spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste in Russia and the United States / Committee on End Points for Spent Nunclear Fuel and High-Level Radioactive Waste in Russia and the United States, Board on Radioactive Waste Management, Division on Earth and Life Studies and Office for Central Europe and Eurasia, Development, Security and Cooperation, Policy and Global Affairs, National Research Council of the National Academies.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 108-116).

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Front Matter -- Contents -- Summary, 1 -- 1 Introduction, 13 -- 1.1 Definition of Terms, 14 -- 1.2 Background and Overview of the Challenges, 20 -- 1.3 Nuclear Fuel Cycles, 25 -- 2 Spent Nuclear Fuel and End Points, 31 -- 2.1 Spent Nuclear Fuel in the Russian Federation, 31 -- 2.2 Spent Nuclear Fuel in the United States, 38 -- 2.3 Disposition of Excess Weapons Plutonium, 48 -- 2.4 End Points, 50 -- 2.5 Fuel-Cycle Steps and End Points for Spent Nuclear Fuel, 52 -- 3 High-Level Radioactive Waste, 65 -- 3.1 High-Level Radioactive Waste in the Russian Federation, 65.

3.2 High-Level Radioactive Waste in the United States, 75 -- 3.3 End Points for High-Level Radioactive Waste That Is Not Spent Nuclear Fuel, 80 -- 4 Conclusions and Recommendations, 88 -- 4.1 Problems that Require Immediate Attention and Prompt Action, 92 -- 4.2 Longer-Term Research, Development, and Implementation, 96 -- 4.3 Areas for Collaboration, 102 -- References, 108 -- Appendix A: Statement of Task, 117 -- Appendix B: Acronyms and Abbreviations, 119 -- Appendix C: Committee Member Biographies, 121 -- Appendix D: Presentations and Site Visits, 125.

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