Handbook of advanced radioactive waste conditioning technologies
By: edited by Michael I. Ojovan
Contributors: Knovel (Firm)
Series: Woodhead Publishing series in energy -- no. 12
Publisher: Woodhead Pub
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Cambridge, UK; Philadelphia, PA
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Number of pages: 488
ISBN-13: 9780857090959; 9781845696269; 9781613447963
Subjects: Radioactive Waste; Radioactive waste disposal; Handbooks; Handbooks, manuals; Waste Management
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Table of contents: title: Radioactive waste characterization and selection of processing technologies / M.I. Ojovan; title: pt. 1. Radioactive waste treatment processes and conditioning technologies. Compaction processes and technology for treatment and conditioning of radioactive wastes / M. Garamszeghy; title: Incineration and plasma processes and technology for treatment and conditioning of radioactive waste / J. Deckers; title: Application of inorganic cements to the conditioning and immobilisation of radioactive wastes / F. Glasser; title: Calcination and vitrification processes for conditioning of radioactive wastes / A.S. Aloy; title: Historical development of glass and ceramic waste forms for high level radioactive wastes / C.M. Jantzen; title: Decommissioning of nuclear facilities and environmental remediation: generation and management of radioactive and other wastes / M. Laraia; title: pt. 2. Advanced materials and technologies for the immobilisation of radioactive wastes. Development of geopolymers for nuclear waste immobilisation / E.R. Vance and D.S. Perera; title: Development of glass matrices for high level radioactive wastes / C.M. Jantzen; title: Development of ceramic matrices for high level radioactive wastes / H. Kinoshita; title: Development of waste packages for the disposal of radioactive waste: French experience / G. Ouzounian and R. Poisson; title: Development and use of metal containers for the disposal of radioactive wastes / I.G. Crossland; title: pt. 3. Radioactive waste long-term performance assessment and knowledge management techniques. Failure mechanisms of high level nuclear waste forms in storage and geological disposal conditions / V.V. Rondinella; title: Development of long-term behavior models for radioactive waste forms / D. Bacon and E. Pierce; title: Knowledge management for radioactive waste management organisations / P. Gowin ... [et al.].