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The Study on the Way of Radioactive Waste Disposal in China

  • Keyan Teng (The Nuclear and Radiation Safety Center of MEE) ;
  • Hao Peng (The Nuclear and Radiation Safety Center of MEE) ;
  • Caixia Lv (The Nuclear and Radiation Safety Center of MEE) ;
  • Han Wu (The Nuclear and Radiation Safety Center of MEE)
  • Received : 2022.10.05
  • Accepted : 2022.11.25
  • Published : 2022.12.30
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Abstract

Because of the massive development of nuclear power plants in China in recent years, China is facing the challenge of radioactive waste disposal. China has established complete regulatory requirements for radioactive waste disposal, but it also has encountered problems and challenges in low-level radioactive waste disposal in terms of management, selection of disposal facility sites, and implementation of a site selection plan. Three low-level radioactive waste disposal facilities that have been operated in China are described, and their activity limits, locations, and capacities are also outlined. The connotations of "regional" and "centralized" disposal policies are discussed in light of the characteristics of the radioactive waste. The characteristics and advantages of the regional and centralized disposal policies are compared. It is concluded that the regional disposal policy adopted in 1992 can no longer meet the current disposal needs, and China should adopt a combination of the two disposal policies to solve the problem of radioactive waste disposal.

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