Review Article, J Nucl Ene Sci Power Generat Technol S Vol: 0 Issue: 1
Review of Characteristics of Post-Accident Waste Generated in Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Site and Issues to be Addressed in Processing and Disposal Stages
| Masaki Tsukamoto1*, Daisuke Sugiyama2, Takeshi Yamamoto3, Motoi Kawanishi3 and Noriyuki Saito4 | |
| 1Nuclear Technology Research Laboratory, Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry, Tokyo, Japan | |
| 2Radiation Research Center, Nuclear Technology Research Laboratory, Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry, Tokyo, Japan | |
| 3Civil Engineering Research Laboratory, Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry, Chiba, Japan | |
| 4Tokyo Electric Power Company, Tokyo, Japan | |
| Corresponding author : Masaki Tsukamoto Nuclear Technology Research Laboratory, Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry, 2-11-1 Iwadokita, Komae, Tokyo 201-8511, Japan Tel: +81 3 3480 2111; Fax: +81 3 3480 3113 E-mail: tukamoto@criepi.denken.or.jp |
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| Received: September 26, 2013 Accepted: November 24, 2013 Published: November 31, 2013 | |
| Citation: Tsukamoto M, Sugiyama D, Yamamoto T, Kawanishi M, Saito N (2013) Review of Characteristics of Post-Accident Waste Generated in Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Site and Issues to be Addressed in Processing and Disposal Stages. J Nucl Ene Sci Power Generat Technol S1. doi:10.4172/2325-9809.S1-002 |
Abstract
Review of Characteristics of Post-Accident Waste Generated in Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Site and Issues to be Addressed in Processing and Disposal Stages
The accident at Tokyo Electric Power Company’s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station has produced and will continue to produce various types and large amounts of waste contaminated by radionuclides. The literature and published internet information on possible types of waste produced are reviewed from the viewpoint of their characteristics. Issues associated with the waste were selected and analyzed for each stage of the future waste management, considering the characteristics and properties of the waste obtained so far. The stages considered are current (temporary) storage, processing including decontamination and solidification/packaging, storage up to disposal, transportation, and disposal.
