Subjects: Other Disciplines >> Synthetic discipline submitted time 2023-03-28 Cooperative journals: 《中国科学院院刊》
Abstract: China has formed a comprehensive nuclear industry system, but the radioactive waste disposal capacity cannot keep up with the requirement since more wastes are generated and accumulated. One of most critical challenges is the safety, environmental, and even political issues caused by the overdue storage of radioactive waste. In this study, the radioactive waste management experience in foreign countries, which have high nuclear power installed capacity and rich experience in radioactive waste disposal, has been investigated and analyzed, And then the comparison has been made between these countries and China, in terms of the policy and legislative system, regulatory and implementing, financing and compensation. Finally, the implications on China’s governance in the radioactive waste disposal have also been presented in the paper.