Nuclear Decommissioning, Waste Management, and Environmental Site Remediation

Erscheinungsjahr 2003
ISBN: 978-0-7506-7744-8
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Technology

Buch, Englisch, 352 Seiten, Format (B × H): 175 mm x 244 mm, Gewicht: 760 g

Decommissioning nuclear facilities is a relatively new field, which has developed rapidly in the last ten years. It involves materials that may be highly radioactive and therefore require sophisticated methods of containment and remote handling. The wastes arising from decommissioning are hazardous and have to be stored or disposed of safely in order to protect the environment and future generations. Nuclear decommissioning work must be carried out to the highest possible standards to protect workers, the general public and the environment. This book describes the techniques used for dismantling redundant nuclear facilities, the safe storage of radioactive wastes and the restoration of nuclear licensed sites.

Zielgruppe

Industry: environmental engineers, generally and nuclear clean-up engineers and managers, specifically

Additional interested areas:
Academic: as a supplementary text for graduate students in nuclear engineering. Course titles could include:
Nuclear Radioactive Waste Management and Decommissioning
Physics and Technology of Nuclear Reactors

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bayliss, Colin

Langley, Kevin

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Energietechnik | Elektrotechnik Atomenergietechnik
• Technische Wissenschaften Umwelttechnik | Umwelttechnologie Abfallwirtschaft, Abfallentsorgung
• Rechtswissenschaften Öffentliches Recht Umweltrecht Abfall- und Bodenschutzrecht
• Technische Wissenschaften Umwelttechnik | Umwelttechnologie Sondermüllbehandlung und -entsorgung
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Nuklearer Strahlenschutz, Nuklearenergie
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Abfallbeseitigung, Abfallentsorgung
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Wasserversorgung
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltverschmutzung, Umweltkriminalität, Umweltrecht

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Setting the Scene; Introduction to Waste Management; Introduction and Overview of Decommissioning; Site Environmental Investigation, Remediation and Restoration; Nuclear Project and Programme Management, Investment and Appraisal - Capital Investment; The Nuclear Operating Company; Ionising Radiation and Its Control; Decommissioning Options, Cost Estimating and Strategic Planning; Hazard Reduction and Project Prioritisation; Case Studies and Worked Examples; Suggested Background Reading Material & References.

Über Autor(innen)

Langley, Kevin
Dr. Langley is head of Technical Services Group within the Planning, Performance and Engineering Division of the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA). Dr. Langley obtained a PhD in physical chemistry from Queen's University, Belfast and has worked in universities and industry both in the UK and Australia, until joining the UKAEA in 1978. He has managed a broad range of projects on renewable energy technologies and nuclear fuel processing, including strategic studies. Since 1990 he has been involved in various capacities with managing the decommissioning program at Harwell and other UKAEA sites.