2nd Edition

Radioactive Waste Management

By James Saling Copyright 2001
426 Pages
by CRC Press

352 Pages
by Routledge

This reviews sources of radioactive waste and introduces radioactive decay and radiation shielding calculations.  It covers technical and regulatory aspects of waste management with discussion questions at the end of each chapter to 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... Read more
1.Introduction 2. Radiation Sources, Exposure & Health Effects 3. Spent Fuel Management 4. High Level Waste Management 5. Disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuel & High Level Waste 6. Transuranic Waste Management 7. Low-Level Waste Management 8. Uranium Ore Mill Tailings Management 9-10. Mixed Wastes and Environmental Restoration 11. Transportation 12. Decontamination & Decommissioning; Appendices; Index.

Biography

James Saling