Radioactive Waste Engineering and Management

This book describes essential and effective management for reliably ensuring public safety from radioactive wastes in Japan. This is the first book to cover many aspects of wastes from the nuclear fuel cycle to research and medical use, allowing readers to understand the characterization, treatment...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Nagasaki, Shinya (Editor), Nakayama, Shinichi (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Tokyo Springer Japan 2015, 2015
Edition:1st ed. 2015
Series:An Advanced Course in Nuclear Engineering
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Radioactive Waste Management
  • Generation and Characteristics of Radioactive Wastes
  • Decommissioning of Nuclear Facilities
  • Clearance
  • Radioactive Waste Treatment Technologies
  • Radioactive Waste Disposal
  • Performance Assessment of the Radioactive Waste Disposal System
  • Appendix A: Derivation of Clearance Levels
  • Appendix B: Solving Diffusion Equations and Advection–Dispersion Equations for Radioactive Materials
  • Appendix C: Fundamentals of Chemical Equilibrium and Thermodynamics for Radioactive Waste Management