Radioactive Waste Engineering and Management

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Nagasaki, Shinya (Editor), Nakayama, Shinichi (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Tokyo : Springer Japan : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Series: An Advanced Course in Nuclear Engineering,
• Subjects: Engineering.; Nuclear energy.; Chemistry.; Medical physics.; Radiation.; Nuclear engineering.; Radiation protection.; Radiation > Safety measures.; Waste management.; Nuclear Engineering.; Waste Management/Waste Technology.; Medical and Radiation Physics.; Nuclear Energy.; Safety in Chemistry, Dangerous Goods.; Effects of Radiation/Radiation Protection.

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...

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.