| View Larger Image | Deep Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste, Volume 9 (Radioactivity in the Environment) | Hardcoverby W. R. Alexander (Editor), Linda McKinley (Editor)
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| | Binding: | Hardcover | | Publisher: | Elsevier Science | | Edition: | 1st Edition | | Page Count: | 300 Pages | | Publication Date: | April 11, 2007 | | Sales Rank: | 2,382,683nd |
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This book presents a critical review of designing, siting, constructing and demonstrating the safety and environmental impact of deep repositories for radioactive wastes. It is structured to provide a broad perspective of this multi-faceted, multi-disciplinary topic: providing enough detail for a non-specialist to understand the fundamental principles involved and with extensive references to sources of more detailed information. Emphasis is very much on "deep" geological disposal - at least some tens of metres below land surface and, in many cases, many hundred of metres deep. Additionally, only radioactive wastes are considered directly - even though such wastes often contain also significant chemotoxic or otherwise hazardous components. Many of the principles involved are generally applicable to other repository options (e.g. near-surface or on-surface disposal) and, indeed, to other types of hazardous waste. * Presents a current critical review in designing, siting, constructing and demonsrating the safety and environmental impact of deep repositories for radwaste* Addresses the fundamental principles of radioactive waste with up-to-date examples and real-world case studies* Written for a multi-disciplinary audience, with an appropriate level of detail to allow a non-specialist to understand |
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Methods of Storage/Disposal of Radioactive Waste: An Overview by Jan Peczkis (Chicago IL, USA)  5 Stars
September 16, 2007
This anthology of articles is quite comprehensive for its small size. Each article has a large bibliography for further study. A nation-by-nation survey of radwaste-disposal methods is elaborated. Costs are included.
There is a good introduction to the sources of radioactivity and its classification, the main radioactive isotopes responsible, relative volumes of wastes per waste-classification category, etc. A brief history of radwaste disposal is given. Then attention is devoted to the enclosure of radwastes in ostensibly leak-proof containers, in ostensibly water-proof geologic sites (e. g., abandoned salt mines), etc. There is discussion of the storage of radwastes in such things as boreholes, previously-molten rock, etc.
Some visionary proposals are mentioned. The impracticality of laser-induced destruction of radioactive isotopes is vividly demonstrated. Disposal of radwastes into outer space is contemplated, and shown to be impractical--apart from being risky.
A major political factor in radwaste disposal has come to be known as the NIMBY (Not in My Back Yard) syndrome, although the authors do not use this term to describe it (pp. 228-229). It is difficult to convince people that a local accumulation of radwaste is not dangerous and that it is immobile. Part of the problem is that laypersons do not understand the mathematical models of radwaste repository behavior and how they predict the immobility of radwastes over long periods of time.
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