19 . Doulgeris C, Humphreys PN, Rout S ( 2015 ) An approach to modelling the impact of 14 C release from reactor graphite in a geological disposal facility.
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Despite a long-standing agreement among many experts that geological disposal can be safe, technologically feasible and environmentally sound, a large part of the general public in many countries remains skeptical.
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On-site storage, consolidated long-term storage, and geological disposal of spent fuel is " likely to be reevaluated in a new light because of the Fukushima storage pool experience ".
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In June 2012, it became clear that the Solway Plain between Silloth, Abbeytown and Westnewton has been identified as a potential site for a Geological Disposal Facility for the UK's high level nuclear waste.
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On 12 June 2008, a white paper, " Managing Radioactive Waste Safely, A Framework for Implementing Geological Disposal " was published confirming CoRWM's conclusion of geologic disposal of higher-activity wastes.
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In a related development, a National Academy of Sciences report Wednesday said deep geological disposal " remains the only long-term solution " for dealing with nuclear waste despite the difficulty in winning public support for a repository.
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These costs could be twice the costs of direct geological disposal of spent fuel : the cost of extracting plutonium and handling spent fuel was estimated at 1.98 to 2.14 yen per kilowatt-hour of electricity generated.
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The carbon dioxide would be separated from other gases and injected 1 kilometer ( 0.6 miles ) into the earth's subsurface, said Andy Rigg, the program manager for GEODISC, which stands for the geological disposal of carbon dioxide.
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The head of the Science Council of Japan s expert panel has said Japan's seismic conditions makes it difficult to predict ground conditions over the necessary 100, 000 years, so it will be impossible to convince the public of the safety of deep geological disposal.
