NorthWorks, Inc., 1715 Taylor Street, San Francisco, CA 94133-3607, USA.
Risk Anal. 2013 Jan;33(1):2-14. doi: 10.1111/risa.12003.
The U.S. government has the obligation of managing the high-level radioactive waste from its defense activities and also, under existing law, from civilian nuclear power generation. This obligation is not being met. The January 2012 Final Report from the Blue Ribbon Commission on America's Nuclear Future provides commendable guidance but little that is new. The author, who served on the federal Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board from 1989 to 1994 and subsequently on the Board on Radioactive Waste Management of the National Research Council from 1994 to 1999, provides a perspective both on the Commission's recommendations and a potential path toward progress in meeting the federal obligation. By analogy to Sisyphus of Greek mythology, our nation needs to find a way to roll the rock to the top of the hill and have it stay there, rather than continuing to roll back down again.
美国政府有责任管理其国防活动产生的高水平放射性废物，根据现有法律，还需管理民用核能产生的放射性废物。但目前这一责任并未得到履行。美国核未来蓝丝带委员会于 2012 年 1 月发布的最终报告提供了值得称赞的指导，但并没有太多新内容。作者曾于 1989 年至 1994 年期间在联邦核废物技术审查委员会任职，随后于 1994 年至 1999 年期间在国家研究理事会的放射性废物管理委员会任职。本报告结合作者在委员会的任职经历，对其建议以及履行联邦义务的潜在进展路径进行了介绍。正如希腊神话中西绪福斯的故事，我们的国家需要找到一种方法，将巨石推到山顶并使其停留在那里，而不是继续滚回山下。
