High-level waste disposal,ethics and thermodynamics |
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| Authors: | Michael O Schwartz |
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| Institution: | (1) Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe, P.O. Box 510153, 30631 Hannover, Germany |
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| Abstract: | Moral philosophy applied to nuclear waste disposal can be linked to paradigmatic science. Simple thermodynamic principles
tell us something about rightness or wrongness of our action. Ethical judgement can be orientated towards the chemical compatibility
between waste container and geological repository. A container-repository system as close as possible to thermodynamic equilibrium
is ethically acceptable. It aims at unlimited stability, similar to the stability of natural metal deposits within the Earth’s
crust. The practicability of the guideline can be demonstrated. |
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| Keywords: | High-level waste Nuclear waste Waste disposal Ethics Thermodynamics |
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