An Introduction to Nuclear Waste Immobilisation

An Introduction to Nuclear Waste Immobilisation, Third Edition examines the nuclear waste issues from the natural level of radionuclides in the environment to geological disposal of waste-forms and their long-term behavior. It covers all-important aspects of processing and immobilization, including nuclear decay, regulations, new technologies and methods. It has been updated to include a discussion of the disposal of nuclear waste from non-energy sources, as well as adding a chapter on the nuclear fuel cycle. Significant focus is given to the analysis of the various matrices used, especially cement and glass, with further discussion of other matrices such as bitumen. The final chapter concentrates on the performance assessment of immobilizing materials and safety of disposal, providing a full range of the resources needed to understand and correctly immobilize nuclear waste. The fully revised third edition focuses on core technologies and has an integrated approach to immobilization and hazards New material has been added including scientific findings such as on wasteform performance and novel technological developments Expanded coverage of decommissioning and decommissioning waste including clearance of bulk materials from regulatory control and novel processing approaches Each chapter focuses on a different matrix used in nuclear waste immobilization: cement, bitumen, glass and new materials Includes examples of successful case studies and links to relevant IAEA videos

• | Author: Michael I Ojovan, William E. Lee, Stepan N. Kalmykov
• | Publisher: Elsevier
• | Publication Date: Apr 05, 2019
• | Number of Pages: 512 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 0081027028
• | ISBN-13: 9780081027028