Explore a comprehensive conference talk on nuclear energy, focusing on resources, geological hazards, and waste management. Delve into uranium supply fundamentals, accessibility challenges, and long-term potential sources, including unconventional methods like extraction from seawater. Examine the importance of appropriate data collection and field investigations for meeting regulatory requirements. Gain insights into risk-informed guidance, probabilistic seismic hazard assessment, and the critical role of earth science data in nuclear energy development. Investigate the geological aspects of isolation, containment, natural and human disturbances, as well as construction and operational factors in nuclear energy facilities. Learn from expert presenters from the U.S. Geological Survey, Bechtel Corporation, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison in this 32-minute briefing organized by leading scientific organizations.
Nuclear Energy: Resources, Geological Hazards, and Waste Management
Overview
Syllabus
Nuclear Energy: Resources, Geological Hazards, and Waste Management Part of the series of briefings on energy from the Earth
Uranium supply fundamentals
Accessibility to Resources Are resources accessible?
Uranium Supply Challenges to production Long lag time from discovery to production
Long term potential uranium supply Undiscovered Resources
Long term potential uranium supply Top priority USGS undiscovered resource assessments
Long term potential uranium supply - Unconventional Uranium from seawater
Appropriate data collection and field investigation efforts to meet 10 CFR 100.23 requirements
Risk-Informed Guidance
Assessing Hazard - PSHA
Earth Science Data
What's geology got to do with it? A lot!
Isolation and Containment
Natural and Human Disturbances
Construction and Operational Factors
Taught by
AGU
