Thompson opined in 2013 that commercial nuclear power plants around the world harness nuclear fission to produce electricity, and that at each plant, a fission reactor receives fresh nuclear fuel and discharges spent nuclear fuel (SNF). Although the SNF is “spent”, it contains a large amount of radioactive material. Some of that material [could be?] released to the environment by an accident or an attack, causing harm to humans by exposing them to ionizing radiation. [Chances are extremely low].
The potential for such harm is the “radiological risk” associated with SNF. Independent assessment of this risk could help societies to manage the risk. This report is designed as a handbook that could be used to support such independent assessment. The report has two main parts. The first part provides introductory material, and the second part sets forth a seven-step approach to assessing SNF radiological risk.
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