Geological Disposal of Carbon Dioxide and Radioactive Waste: A Comparative Assessment

Introductory Paper Comparing the Geological Disposal of Carbon Dioxide and Radioactive Waste: Introduction and Overview........................................... 1 Ferenc L. Toth Part I Thematic Assessments Geological Media and Factors for the Long-Term Emplacement and Isolation of Carbon Dioxide and Radioactive Waste............................. 23 Stefan Bachu and Tim McEwen Environmental Issues in the Geological Disposal of Carbon Dioxide and Radioactive Waste.................................................... 81 Julia M. West, Richard P. Shaw, and Jonathan M. Pearce Risk Assessment, Risk Management and Remediation for the Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste and Storage of Carbon Dioxide...................................................................... 103 Philip Maul Monitoring Methods Used to Identify the Migration of Carbon Dioxide and Radionuclides in the Geosphere............................. 123 Brian Brunskill and Malcolm Wilson Transport of Carbon Dioxide and Radioactive Waste.................................. 141 Darیo R. Gَmez and Michael Tyacke Engineering Challenges in the Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste and Carbon Dioxide.................................................... 185 Jean-Pierre Tshibangu K. and Fanny Descamps x Contents The Costs of the Geological Disposal of Carbon Dioxide and Radioactive Waste..................................................................................... 215 Ferenc L. Toth and Asami Miketa Managing Liability: Comparing Radioactive Waste Disposal and Carbon Dioxide Storage........................................................... 263 Elizabeth J. Wilson and Sara Bergan Public Acceptance of Geological Disposal of Carbon Dioxide and Radioactive Waste: Similarities and Differences............................................................................ 295 David M. Reiner and William J. Nuttall Comparative Ethical Issues Entailed in the Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste and Carbon Dioxide in the Light of Climate Change....................................................................... 317 Donald A. Brown Psychological Perspectives on the Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste and Carbon Dioxide.................................................... 339 Judith I.M. deGroot and Linda Steg Part II Regional Assessments Comparative Assessment of Status and Opportunities for Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage and Radioactive Waste Disposal in North America.................................................................. 367 Curtis M. Oldenburg and Jens T. Birkholzer Comparing the Geological Disposal of Carbon Dioxide and Radioactive Waste in Western Europe................................................... 395 Ferenc L. Toth, Richard A. Roehrl, Asami Miketa, and Nadira Barkatullah Carbon Dioxide and Radioactive Waste in Central and Eastern Europe: A Regional Overview of Geological Storage and Disposal Potential....................................................................... 463 Zsuzsanna Hَdossyné Hauszmann, Péter Scholtz, and Gyِrgy Falus Comparison of the Geological Disposal of Carbon Dioxide and Radioactive Waste in European Russia.......................................................................................... 489 Alexey Cherepovitsyn and Alexander Ilinsky Contents xi Comparison Between Geological Disposal of Carbon Dioxide and Radioactive Waste in China.................................... 515 Ju Wang and Zhonghe Pang Geological Disposal of Carbon Dioxide and Radioactive Waste in the Geotectonically Active Country of Japan................................ 539 Hitoshi Koide and Kinichiro Kusunose The Geological Storage of Carbon Dioxide and Disposal of Nuclear Waste in South Africa................................................................... 569 Anthony D. Surridge, Marthinus Cloete, and Phillip J. Lloyd Assessment of the Geological Disposal of Carbon Dioxide and Radioactive Waste in Brazil, and Some Comparative Aspects of Their Disposal in Argentina.................................. 589 Roberto Heemann, Joمo Marcelo Medina Ketzer, Goro Hiromoto, and Alexandro Scislewski Index.................................................................................................................. 613