Abstract
Collaboration with various related industries is important for the running of nuclear power plants. Particularly important is the collaboration with industries that are involved in the fabrication and reprocessing of nuclear fuel and the disposal of radioactive waste. This chapter first gives an overview of the nuclear fuel cycle and its facilities, and describes the reprocessing of spent fuel and the treatment and disposal of radioactive waste. Furthermore, the earthquake-resistant design of facilities used for the nuclear fuel cycle is explained. In particular, for the disposal of slightly radioactive waste, the concept of clearance and the clearance level are explained.
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Kuno, M., Hamada, M. (2017). Radioactive Waste Treatment and Disposal Technique. In: Hamada, M., Kuno, M. (eds) Earthquake Engineering for Nuclear Facilities. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-2516-7_11
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