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1 online resource |
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Front cover -- Half title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- About the author -- Rehab O. Abdel Rahman, PhD -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- Part 1 Introduction to nuclear waste management sustainability -- Chapter 1 Sustainability and environmental impacts of the nuclear industry -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Role of the nuclear industry in ensuring life sustainability -- 1.2.1 Isotopes and life sustainability -- 1.2.2 Fission energy and life sustainability -- 1.2.3 Factors that affect the sustainability of nuclear technologies |
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1.2.4 Spent fuel and radioactive wastes management: Multi-dimensional sustainability concerns -- 1.3 Introduction to safety and environmental assessments -- 1.3.1 Safety assessments -- 1.3.2 Life cycle assessment -- 1.3.3 Environmental impact assessment -- 1.3.4 Strategic environmental assessment -- 1.4 Nuclear energy sustainability assessments -- 1.4.1 Case studies on the impacts of the nuclear energy consumption on the environment and economy -- 1.4.2 Case study (6): Impacts of nuclear energy consumption on human well-being |
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1.4.3 Case study (7): Comparative analysis of the French nuclear energy life cycle impacts -- 1.5 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 2 Historical radioactive and nuclear waste management practices: Analysis and insights for the period 1940-1990s -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Overview of radioactive waste management practices in 1940-1960 -- 2.2.1 Maximum permissible levels -- 2.2.2 Radioactive waste management, 1940-1960 -- 2.3 Development of the waste classification and categorization systems, 1940-1994 -- 2.3.1 Early institutional classification and categorization systems, 1940-1970 |
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2.3.2 Development of international classification and categorization system, 1970-1994 -- 2.4 Case studies on integrated liquid radioactive wastes management -- 2.4.1 Chemical treatment technologies -- 2.4.2 Evaporation technology -- 2.4.3 Ion exchange/sorption technology -- 2.4.4 HLW storage facilities -- 2.5 Case studies on integrated solid radioactive wastes management practices, 1940-1970 -- 2.5.1 Compaction technology, 1950-1970 -- 2.5.2 Incineration technology, 1950-1970 -- 2.5.3 Storage of solid wastes -- 2.5.4 Incidents associated bituminization of radioactive waste |
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2.6 Historical radioactive waste disposal practices -- 2.6.1 Case study (9): Atmospheric discharge, 1950-1956 -- 2.6.2 Case studies on marine disposal, 1940-1990 -- 2.6.3 Case studies on freshwater disposal, 1940-1960 -- 2.6.4 Case studies on land disposal -- 2.7 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3 Current approaches in managing nuclear wastes: Administrative requirements and technological advances -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Administrative requirements for spent fuel and radioactive waste management -- 3.2.1 Legal framework -- 3.2.2 National policy and strategy -- 3.2.3 Licensing process |
| Subject |
Radioactive wastes -- Management.
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Radioactive wastes -- Storage.
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Radioactive waste disposal.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Original 0323960081 9780323960083 (OCoLC)1389876736 |
| ISBN |
9780323960076 (electronic bk.) |
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0323960073 (electronic bk.) |
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9780323960083 |
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0323960081 |
| Standard No. |
AU@ 000076170798 |
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