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Radioactive Waste

Technical and Normative Aspects of its Disposal

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Authors:
  1. Christian Streffer

    1. University Duisburg-Essen, Germany

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  2. Carl Friedrich Gethmann

    1. Europäische Akademie GmbH, University Duisburg-Essen, Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, Germany

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  3. Georg Kamp

    1. Europäische Akademie GmbH, University Duisburg-Essen, Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, Germany

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  4. Wolfgang Kröger

    1. ETH Zurich, Switzerland

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  5. Eckard Rehbinder

    1. Goethe Universität Frankfurt am Main, Germany

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  6. Ortwin Renn

    1. Technical University Stuttgart, Germany

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  7. Klaus-Jürgen Röhlig

    1. Technical University of Clausthal, Germany

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  • Provides an up-to-date informative basis to a highly controversial topic
  • Interdisciplinary approach: technical, biological, and political
  • Comprehensive description of technical concepts and the legal situation in different countries

Part of the book series: Ethics of Science and Technology Assessment (ETHICSSCI, volume 38)

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

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  2. A Zusammenfassung, Schlussfolgerungen und Empfehlungen

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-9
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    2. Zusammenfassung

      • Christian Streffer, Carl Friedrich Gethmann, Georg Kamp, Wolfgang Kröger, Eckard Rehbinder, Ortwin Renn et al.
      Pages 11-33

    3. Schlussfolgerungen und Empfehlungen

      • Christian Streffer, Carl Friedrich Gethmann, Georg Kamp, Wolfgang Kröger, Eckard Rehbinder, Ortwin Renn et al.
      Pages 34-55

  3. A Executive summary, conclusions and recommendations

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 57-64
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    2. Executive summary

      • Christian Streffer, Carl Friedrich Gethmann, Georg Kamp, Wolfgang Kröger, Eckard Rehbinder, Ortwin Renn et al.
      Pages 67-86

    3. Conclusions and recommendations

      • Christian Streffer, Carl Friedrich Gethmann, Georg Kamp, Wolfgang Kröger, Eckard Rehbinder, Ortwin Renn et al.
      Pages 87-107

  4. B Technical and normative foundations

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 109-109
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    2. Waste management strategies and disposal design

      • Christian Streffer, Carl Friedrich Gethmann, Georg Kamp, Wolfgang Kröger, Eckard Rehbinder, Ortwin Renn et al.
      Pages 111-199

    3. Radiation risk and radiological protection

      • Christian Streffer, Carl Friedrich Gethmann, Georg Kamp, Wolfgang Kröger, Eckard Rehbinder, Ortwin Renn et al.
      Pages 200-233

    4. Management of high level radioactive waste with reference to long-term responsibility

      • Christian Streffer, Carl Friedrich Gethmann, Georg Kamp, Wolfgang Kröger, Eckard Rehbinder, Ortwin Renn et al.
      Pages 234-264

    5. Legal questions of managing high level radioactive waste

      • Christian Streffer, Carl Friedrich Gethmann, Georg Kamp, Wolfgang Kröger, Eckard Rehbinder, Ortwin Renn et al.
      Pages 265-336

    6. Guidlines for a socially acceptable and fair site selection

      • Christian Streffer, Carl Friedrich Gethmann, Georg Kamp, Wolfgang Kröger, Eckard Rehbinder, Ortwin Renn et al.
      Pages 337-351

  5. C Annex and apparatus

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 353-353
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    2. Annex 1: Some fundamental data for the assessment of radiation risk and radiological protection

      • Christian Streffer, Carl Friedrich Gethmann, Georg Kamp, Wolfgang Kröger, Eckard Rehbinder, Ortwin Renn et al.
      Pages 355-369

    3. Annex 2: Legal questions – comparative experience in selected countries

      • Christian Streffer, Carl Friedrich Gethmann, Georg Kamp, Wolfgang Kröger, Eckard Rehbinder, Ortwin Renn et al.
      Pages 370-430

  6. Back Matter

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About this book

Radioactive waste (above all highly radioactive wastes from nuclear installations) caused by research, medicine and technology must be disposed of safely. However both the strategies disputed for the disposal of radioactive waste as well as concrete proposals for choosing a location for final waste disposal are highly debatable.

An appropriate disposal must conform to both complex, technical requirements and fulfill the radio-biological conditions to appropriately protect man and nature. Ethical, legal and social conditions must also be considered. An interdisciplinary team from various, relevant fields compiled the current status-quo and developed criteria and strategies, which on the one hand meet the requirements of optimal warning and prevention of risk for present and future generations, and additionally on the other hand meet the needs of what current society agrees what is expected to be allowed.

This study can be understood as an advanced and continuing contribution to the corresponding scientific specialized debates, due to its interdisciplinary treatment. At the same time it serves as a fundamentally informing contribution to public and political debates, offering an easily comprehensible executive summary and precise content recommendations.

Authors and Affiliations

  • University Duisburg-Essen, Germany

    Christian Streffer

  • Europäische Akademie GmbH, University Duisburg-Essen, Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, Germany

    Carl Friedrich Gethmann, Georg Kamp

  • ETH Zurich, Switzerland

    Wolfgang Kröger

  • Goethe Universität Frankfurt am Main, Germany

    Eckard Rehbinder

  • Technical University Stuttgart, Germany

    Ortwin Renn

  • Technical University of Clausthal, Germany

    Klaus-Jürgen Röhlig

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Radioactive Waste

  • Book Subtitle: Technical and Normative Aspects of its Disposal

  • Authors: Christian Streffer, Carl Friedrich Gethmann, Georg Kamp, Wolfgang Kröger, Eckard Rehbinder, Ortwin Renn, Klaus-Jürgen Röhlig

  • Series Title: Ethics of Science and Technology Assessment

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-22925-1

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag GmbH Berlin Heidelberg 2012

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-642-22924-4Published: 21 September 2011

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-42737-4Published: 21 October 2014

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-22925-1Published: 16 November 2011

  • Series ISSN: 1860-4803

  • Series E-ISSN: 1860-4811

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXIV, 466

  • Topics: Ethics, Waste Management/Waste Technology, Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Energy, Innovation/Technology Management

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