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Informationen zum Autor Professor William E. Lee FREng is Deputy Chair of the Government advisory Committee on Radioactive Waste Management (CoRWM), and Director of the Centre for Nuclear Engineering at Imperial College London, UK. Michael I. Ojovan has been Nuclear Engineer of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), visiting Professor of Imperial College London, Associate Reader in Materials Science and Waste Immobilisation of the University of Sheffield, UK, and Leading Scientist of Radiochemistry Department of Lomonosov Moscow State University. M. Ojovan is Editorial Board Member of scientific journals: “Materials Degradation? (Nature Partner Journal), “International Journal of Corrosion?, “Science and Technology of Nuclear Installations?, “Journal of Nuclear Materials?, and Associate Editor of journal “Innovations in Corrosion and Materials Science?. He has published 12 monographs including the “Handbook of Advanced Radioactive Waste Conditioning Technologies? by Woodhead and three editions of “An Introduction to Nuclear Waste Immobilisation? by Elsevier – 2005, 2013 and 2019. He has founded and led the IAEA International Predisposal Network (IPN) and the IAEA International Project on Irradiated Graphite Processing (GRAPA). M. Ojovan is known for the connectivity-percolation theory of glass transition, Sheffield model (two-exponential equation) of viscosity of glasses and melts, condensed Rydberg matter, metallic and glass-composite materials for nuclear waste immobilisation, and self-sinking capsules to investigate Earth’ deep interior. Dr Carol Jantzen is a Consulting Scientist at Savannah River National Laboratory, USA. Klappentext Radioactive waste management is critical to the use of nuclear power! the use of radioisotopes in research! medicine and industry! and to the clean-up of materials in nuclear weapon programmes. Radioactive waste management and contaminated site clean-up reviews radioactive waste management processes! technologies! and international experiences. Zusammenfassung Radioactive waste management is critical to the use of nuclear power! the use of radioisotopes in research! medicine and industry! and to the clean-up of materials in nuclear weapon programmes. Radioactive waste management and contaminated site clean-up reviews radioactive waste management processes! technologies! and international experiences. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part 1 Background and principles of radioactive waste (RAW) management: Fundamentals of radioactive waste (RAW): Science! sources! classification and management strategies; Radioactive waste (RAW) categories! characterisation and processing route selection; International safety standards for radioactive waste (RAW) management and remediation of contaminated sites; Technical solutions for the management of radioactive waste (RAW): Overview and methods of selection; Irradiated nuclear fuel management: Resource versus waste; Radioactive waste (RAW) conditioning! immobilisation and encapsulation processes and technologies: Overview and advances; Assessing and modelling the performance of nuclear waste and associated packages for long term management; Remediation of radioactively contaminated sites and management of the resulting waste; Safety and risk assessment of radioactive wastes and contaminated sites. Part 2 Current international situation: Experience of radioactive waste (RAW) management and contaminated site clean-up; Russia; Ukraine; Czech Republic! Slovak Republic and Poland; Nordic countries; Germany; France; England and Wales; Scotland; United States; Canada; South Africa; Republic of Korea; China; Japan; Fukushima: The current situation and future plans. Part 3 Clean-up of sites contaminated by weapons programmes: Management of radioactive waste (RAW) from nuclear weapons programmes; Modeling and strategy approaches for assessing radionuclide contamination from underground testin...
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Foreword
Preface
Chapter 1: Fundamentals of radioactive waste (RAW): science, sources, classification and management strategies
Abstract:
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Controlled and uncontrolled wastes
1.3 Radioactive waste (RAW) classification
1.4 Sources of waste
1.5 Managing controlled wastes
1.6 Strategies for managing uncontrolled releases and contaminated site clean-up
1.7 Sources of further information
Chapter 2: Radioactive waste (RAW) categories, characterization and processing route selection
Abstract:
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Basic categories of radioactive waste (RAW)
2.3 RAW characterization and control
2.4 RAW processing route selection
2.5 Sources of further information
Chapter 3: International safety standards for radioactive waste (RAW) management and remediation of contaminated sites
Abstract:
3.1 Introduction
3.2 International, regional and national organisations involved
3.3 International standards for radiological safety and environmental protection
3.4 Radioactive waste (RAW) management policies, regulations and standards
3.5 RAW packaging and transportation practice
3.6 Conclusion
Chapter 4: Technical solutions for the management of radioactive waste (RAW): overview and methods of selection
Abstract:
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Waste routing, classification and categorization
4.3 Waste management steps
4.4 Technical options for waste management
4.5 Methodologies for technology selection
4.6 Conclusion
Chapter 5: Irradiated nuclear fuel management: resource versus waste
Abstract:
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Temporary storage
5.3 Fuel cycle options
5.4 Managing wastes from fuel recycling
5.5 Conclusion
Chapter 6: Radioactive waste (RAW) conditioning, immobilization, and encapsulation processes and technologies: overview and advances
Abstract:
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Waste form definitions
6.3 Types of immobilization processes and pre-processes
6.4 Immobilization processes and technologies
6.5 Waste forms, waste packages, and the geological environment
6.6 Recent advances in waste form processing
6.7 Radiation damage in glasses and ceramics
6.8 Leach testing and its role in the waste acceptance process
Chapter 7: Assessing and modelling the performance of nuclear waste and associated packages for long-term management
Abstract:
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Background
7.3 Corrosion of relevant metals and alloys in mild and near-neutral pH environments
7.4 Stress corrosion and hydrogen-induced cracking of carbon steel and stainless steel
7.5 Spent nuclear fuel (SNF) degradation
7.6 Cladding performance
7.7 Summary
Chapter 8: Remediation of radioactively contaminated sites and management of the resulting waste
Abstract:
8.1 Introduction: definition and extent of the problem
8.2 Planning and management of environmental remediation (ER)
8.3 Waste from contaminated areas: characteristics and volume
8.4 Decontamination methodologies and techniques
8.5 Waste transportation
8.6 Waste disposal
8.7 Future trends
8.8 Conclusion
Chapter 9: Safety and risk assessment of radioactive waste (RAW) and contaminated sites
Abstract:
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Deterministic and probabilistic analysis methods
9.3 Safety and risk assessment
9.4 Application to the case of radionuclide escape from a near-surface disposal facility
9.5 Correlation of emergency accident levels with probabilities of occurrence: implications for the safe operation of facilities
Chapter 10
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"As the need for energy grows worldwide, nuclear energy must be considered one of the options. However, the disposal of radioactive wastes and how to clean up the contaminated sites are major deterrents. This book presents an objective view of the background and principles of management. Perhaps more importantly, it presents the conditions in the most affected countries by experts from these countries. It is a must read for anyone interested in radioactive waste problems." --Frank L. Parker, Professor Emeritus, Vanderbilt University, USA
