| View Larger Image | Radioactive Waste Management | Hardcoverby James Saling (Author)
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| | Binding: | Hardcover | | Publisher: | CRC | | Edition: | 2nd Edition | | Page Count: | 352 Pages | | Publication Date: | October 01, 2001 | | Sales Rank: | 1,050,486st |
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Topics covered include: an overview of sources of radioactive waste; an introductionto 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; mixed waste; transportation of radioactive waste; decontamination and decommissioing of nuclear facilities; and environmental restoration. Technical and regulatory aspects of waste management are presented. Discussion questions at the end of each chapter provide an opportunity to explore the many facets of waste management issues. An extensive reference list at the end of each chapter retains the references from the first edition of the book and incorporates references used in preparing this revised text, giving the reader an opportunity to look at historical records as well as current information. |
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