Safety Related Issues of Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage (Hardcover, 2007 ed.)

At the 2005 Almaty workshop, specialists from the IAEA, Brazil, France, Kazakhstan, Poland, Russia, USA and Uzbekistan discussed safety-related issues of storing spent nuclear fuel. Fifteen papers were presented that dealt with aluminium-clad fuel discharged from research reactors worldwide, five papers were concerned with stainless steel-clad fuel from fast reactors, and two were devoted to Zircaloy-clad fuel from commercial light-water reactors.Although most attention was focused on fuel behaviour in storage pools, many countries - owing to lack of space - are beginning to dry store' spent fuel in an inert atmosphere in shielded casks. Both topics were covered thoroughly at the workshop. Water quality and dryness of the spent fuel, respectively, are critical factors in avoiding material degradation for the two storage modes...

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag New York
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Nato Security through Science Series C:
Release date:	May 2007
First published:	May 2007
Editors:	J.D.B Lambert • K. K. Kadyrzhanov
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	359
Edition:	2007 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-1-4020-5901-8
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Nuclear issues Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Industrial relations & safety > Occupational / industrial health & safety Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Waste management > General
LSN:	1-4020-5901-9
Barcode:	9781402059018

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