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 hazardsNew material has been added including scientific findings such as on wasteform performance and novel technological developmentsExpanded coverage of decommissioning and decommissioning waste including clearance of bulk materials from regulatory control and novel processing approachesEach chapter focuses on a different matrix used in nuclear waste immobilization: cement, bitumen, glass and new materialsIncludes examples of successful case studies and links to relevant IAEA videos INDICE: 1. Intro 2. Nuclear Decay 3. Contaminants 4. NORM 5. Background 6. Power NE use 7. Non-power NE 8. Regulation 9. Principles 10. Sources 11. Short Lived 12. Long 13. Processing schemes 14. Characterization 15. Pretreatment 16. Treatment 17. Cement 18. Bitumen 19. Glass 20. Ceramics 21. Transport and Storage 22. Disposal 23. Performance 24. Safety 25. Conclusion

• ISBN: 978-0-08-102702-8
• Editorial: Elsevier
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 450
• Fecha Publicación: 01/04/2019
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés