Radioactive Waste Management

This examines the entire spectrum of radioactive waste - how it is generated and how it can be managed at all stages through to disposal. It points out that, in spite of the great public concern about the hazards of radioactive waste, many chemical wastes are far more dangerous.

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A complete overview of sources of radioactive waste, this book highlights the issues involved in safe transportation and decontamination as well as in decommissioning of nuclear facilities. It covers radioactive decay and radiation shielding calculations, management and disposal of spent nuclear fuel and high level-waste, low-level waste, transuranic waste, Uranium mill tailings, and mixed waste. It discusses technical and regulatory aspects of waste management and provides a look at historical record and its influence on current policy.