Geological Storage of Highly Radioactive Waste Current Concepts and Plans for Radioactive Waste Disposal
Title:
Geological Storage of Highly Radioactive Waste Current Concepts and Plans for Radioactive Waste Disposal
Author:
Pusch, Roland. author.
ISBN:
9783540773337
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Physical Description:
online resource.
Contents:
The Geological Base for Developing and Assessing Concepts for HLW Disposal -- The Rock -- Engineered Barriers and Their Interaction with Rock -- Repository Concepts for HLW Including Spent Fuel and Waste with Long-Lived Radionuclides -- Underground Laboratories (URLs) -- Site Selection -- Risk Assessment.
Abstract:
The book describes and assesses current concepts for long-term disposal of highly radioactive waste. Different types of rock are discussed and assessed with respect to practical difficulties in construction of a repository, and the efficiency in isolating radioactive waste. Safety matters are most important and are treated in the respective chapters and in a final, conclusive chapter. Cost issues and related quality matters are discussed for the case of constructing a virgin repository and repositories in the form of converted abandoned mines.
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Electronic Access:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-77333-7