Radioactive Waste Management and Contaminated Site Clean-Up - Processes, Technologies and International Experience (Hardcover, New)

Radioactive waste management and contaminated site clean-up reviews radioactive waste management processes, technologies, and international experiences. Part one explores the fundamentals of radioactive waste including sources, characterisation, and processing strategies. International safety standards, risk assessment of radioactive wastes and remediation of contaminated sites and irradiated nuclear fuel management are also reviewed. Part two highlights the current international situation across Africa, Asia, Europe, and North America. The experience in Japan, with a specific chapter on Fukushima, is also covered. Finally, part three explores the clean-up of sites contaminated by weapons programmes including the USA and former USSR.
Radioactive waste management and contaminated site clean-up is a comprehensive resource for professionals, researchers, scientists and academics in radioactive waste management, governmental and other regulatory bodies and the nuclear power industry.
Explores the fundamentals of radioactive waste including sources, characterisation, and processing strategiesReviews international safety standards, risk assessment of radioactive wastes and remediation of contaminated sites and irradiated nuclear fuel managementHighlights the current international situation across Africa, Asia, Europe, and North America specifically including a chapter on the experience in Fukushima, Japan

General

Imprint:	Woodhead Publishing Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Woodhead Publishing Series in Energy
Release date:	October 2013
First published:	November 2013
Editors:	W. E Lee • Michael I. Ojovan • Carol M. Jantzen
Dimensions:	159 x 241 x 56mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	912
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-85709-435-3
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Nuclear issues Books > Professional & Technical > Energy technology & engineering > Nuclear power & engineering
LSN:	0-85709-435-1
Barcode:	9780857094353

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