Investigation on the management of uranium-containing wastes in view of humanities and social sciences

Yasuda, Hiroshi*; Saito, Tatsuo  ; Fumoto, Hiromichi*; Sugawara, Shinetsu*; Tsuchida, Shoji*; Kasai, Atsushi*; Furuta, Sadaaki*

This paper is a summary of the activity report of the specialized study group of the Japan Health Physics Society on handling of naturally occurring radioactive wastes from humanities and social sciences perspective. To ensure the reliability of the long-term assessment, this special committee first reviews options for disposal of uranium waste depending on its concentration, especially those adopted or considered in Japan and overseas (U.S.A., U.K.) for uranium concentrations exceeding a sufficiently small amount of uranium (an average of 1 Bq/g of the sum of U, U, and U).