An introduction to nuclear waste immobilisation /

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Safety and environmental impact is of uppermost concern when dealing with the movement and storage of nuclear waste. The 20 chapters in 'An Introduction to Nuclear Waste Immobilisation' cover all important aspects of immobilisation, from nuclear decay, to regulations, to new technologies a...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Ojovan, Michael I.
Other Authors: Lee, W. E.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier, 2005.
Edition:1st edition
Subjects:
Radioactive waste disposal.
Radioactive waste disposal > Safety measures.
Radioactive wastes.
Refuse and refuse disposal.
Radioactive Waste
Refuse Disposal
Safety
D�echets radioactifs.
D�echets > �Elimination.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Power Resources > Nuclear.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction to immobilisation
  • 2. Nuclear decay
  • 3. Contaminants and hazards
  • 4. Heavy metals
  • 5. Naturally occurring radionuclides
  • 6. Background radiation
  • 7. Nuclear waste regulations
  • 8. Principles of nuclear waste management
  • 9. Sources and characteristics of nuclear waste
  • 10. Short-lived waste radionuclides
  • 11. Long-lived waste radionuclides
  • 12. Management and characterisation of radioactive waste
  • 13. Pre-treatment of radioactive wastes
  • 14. Treatment of radioactive wastes
  • 15. Immobilisation of radioactive wastes in cement
  • 16. Immobilisation of radioactive wastes in bitumen
  • 17. Immobilisation of radioactive wastes in glass
  • 18. New immobilising hosts and technologies
  • 19. Nuclear waste disposal
  • 20. Performance assessment.

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