Analyses of Nuclear Power Plant Waste In Terms of Environmental Policies

Abstract

In recent years, the diversity and quantity of wastes have increased parallel to rapid industrialization of countries and it is becoming a major problem day by day. Radioactive waste has taken its place among major waste problems of the century such as industrial wastes, municipal wastes and scrap metals. Radioactive wastes are type of waste which are caused by research, medical and industrial application. Usage of nuclear material in nuclear reactors, medical and industrial application results the formation of radioactive waste. In this context, wastes of nuclear power plant have been studied under the title of radioactive waste types in this work. The environmental impact of nuclear power plant has been researched and techniques to prevent and reducing these effects were also included.

Nükleer Enerji Santrali Atiklarinin Çevre Politikalari Açisindan İncelenmesi

Abstract

 Son yıllarda, ülkelerin hızla endüstrileşmesine paralel olarak artan atık çeşitliliği ve miktarı her geçen gün daha da büyük bir sorun haline gelmektedir. Endüstriyel atıklar, evsel atıklar, madeni atıklar ve radyoaktif atıklar gibi belli başlı atık türlerinden radyoaktif atıklar yüzyılın önemli atık problemleri arasında yerini almıştır. Radyoaktif atıklar tıp, endüstri, araştırma gibi alanlardaki uygulamalar nedeniyle ortaya çıkan atık türleridir. Gerek nükleer reaktörlerde gerekse tıbbi ve endüstriyel kullanımlar sonucunda nükleer madde kullanımı radyoaktif atıkların oluşumuna sebep olmaktadır. Bu nedenle, çalışmada radyoaktif atık türleri başlığı adı altında, nükleer santral atıkları incelenmiştir. Nükleer enerji santrallerinin çevresel etkileri araştırılmış ve bu etkileri önlemeye ve azaltmaya yönelik tekniklere yer verilmiştir. 

Keywords

• Nükleer Enerji Santrali,Nükleer Atıklar,Depolama,Çevre Kirliliği

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