Prevention and Compensation for Environmental Damage in Nuclear Spent Fuel Management

Abstract

Spent Nuclear Fuel needs fundamental and scientific management because of its high temperature and emissions. The management would include some other phases such as storage and transportation. Some rules and regulations are legislated internationally for adjusting and creating civil and technical standards in this field. In Convention of Joint Safety Management and Radiation Wastes some regulations are emphasized for protecting individuals and the environment against the dangers and damages created by the mismanagement of the used fuel. So this article by using an analytic and descriptive method is an attempt to interpret and estimate the responsibilities of the governments and the undertakers about preventing and reparation which is caused by the mismanagement of the used fuels. In doing so the necessity of the environment's protection is came into account.