Radioactive Waste Management, Second Edition

by Saling; James

• ISBN13: 9781560328421
• ISBN10: 1560328428
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-11-07
• Publisher: CRC Press

Summary

A new edition of a highly successful book covering issues on radioactive waste management such as decontamination, decommissioning, transportation and shielding of radioactive waste - incorporating extensive reading lists and questions.

Author Biography

James H. Saling Mr. Saling has 48 years of experience in the industry and held varied engineering and management positions. Mr. Saling has been retired since 1997 Dr. Audeen W. Fentiman is Chair of the Nuclear Engineering Program at Ohio State University

Table of Contents

Preface	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Power Generation	p. 2
Classification of Radwaste	p. 8
Sources of Radwaste	p. 10
Mixed Wastes	p. 14
Environmental Restoration	p. 17
Waste Management Activities and Responsibilities	p. 18
Regulation of Activities and Regulatory Agencies	p. 18
Legislative Involvement	p. 19
References	p. 21
Radiation Sources, Exposure, and Health Effects	p. 23
Introduction	p. 23
Basic Radiation Science	p. 23
Radiation Doses	p. 27
Health Effects	p. 34
Historical Radiation Protection	p. 43
Computer Codes	p. 51
Discussion Questions and Problems	p. 52
References	p. 53
Spent Fuel Management	p. 55
Introduction	p. 55
Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage	p. 60
Dry Cask Storage of Spent Fuel at Reactors	p. 70
Legislative and Regulatory Requirements Concerning Spent Nuclear Fuel	p. 70
Federal Interim Storage and Monitored Retrievable Storage	p. 78
Spent Fuel Packaging for Disposal	p. 88
Transportation of Spent Fuel	p. 89
Cooperative Demonstration Programs for Dry Storage	p. 91
Experimental Programs for Storage Systems	p. 95
Economic Evaluation of Spent Fuel Management Systems	p. 97
Computer Codes	p. 98
Discussion Questions and Problems	p. 99
References	p. 99
High-Level Waste Management	p. 103
Introduction	p. 103
Fuel Reprocessing Methodology	p. 108
Treatment of High-Level Waste	p. 118
Packaging of High-Level Waste	p. 135
Transporting High-Level Waste	p. 150
Computer Codes	p. 151
Discussion Questions and Problems	p. 152
References	p. 152
Disposal of Spent Fuel and High-Level Waste	p. 157
Introduction	p. 157
Spent Nuclear Fuel and High-Level Waste Disposal Methods	p. 157
Major Development Programs in the United States	p. 174
Development Programs in Other Countries	p. 178
Experimental Programs for Disposal Systems	p. 185
Socioeconomic Impacts and Institutional Issues	p. 188
References	p. 189
Transuranic Waste	p. 193
Transuranic Waste. Definitions, Sources, and Inventories	p. 193
Processing, Storage, and Transportation of Transuranic Waste	p. 197
Regulations and Standards for Transuranic Waste	p. 200
Waste Isolation Pilot Plant	p. 201
Discussion Questions and Problems	p. 207
References	p. 207
Low-Level Waste	p. 209
Introduction	p. 209
Historical Background, State Compacts, and Regulations	p. 214
Treatment and Conditioning Processes	p. 220
Low-Level Waste Packaging and Transportation	p. 258
Operational Experience with Volume Reduction Systems	p. 261
Shallow Land Disposal	p. 265
Computer Codes	p. 273
Discussion Questions and Problems	p. 274
References	p. 274
Uranium Ore Mill Tailings Management	p. 277
Introduction	p. 277
History and Current Management of Tailings	p. 279
Case Studies of Management and Disposal of Mill Tailings and Wastes	p. 283
Computer Codes	p. 287
Discussion Questions and Problems	p. 288
References	p. 288
Mixed Wastes	p. 291
Introduction	p. 291
Historical Background	p. 292
Sources, Classification, and Inventories	p. 292
Regulations and Standards for Mixed Wastes	p. 293
Waste Minimization Methodologies	p. 293
Waste Packaging and Disposal	p. 295
Computer Codes	p. 296
Discussion Question	p. 297
References	p. 297
Environmental Restoration	p. 299
Introduction	p. 299
Description of the Nuclear Weapons Complex	p. 299
Waste Inventories and Contamination at Nuclear Weapons Complex Sites	p. 305
Laws and Department of Energy Orders That Apply to Weapons Complex Sites	p. 308
Department of Energy Plans for Environmental Restoration	p. 311
Environmental Restoration Technologies	p. 312
Computer Codes	p. 313
Discussion Questions and Problems	p. 314
References	p. 315
Transportation	p. 317
Introduction	p. 317
Current Status of Radwaste Transportation Worldwide	p. 318
Public Concerns	p. 319
Regulations Governing Radwaste Transportation	p. 320
Radioactive Waste Packages for Transportation	p. 324
High-Level Waste and Spent Fuel Transportation	p. 329
Shipper and Carrier Responsibilities	p. 335
Risk Analyses for Transportation	p. 338
Computer Programs	p. 345
Discussion Questions and Problems	p. 345
References	p. 346
Decontamination and Decommissioning	p. 349
Introduction	p. 349
Decommissioning Commercial Nuclear Power Plants	p. 354
Decommissioning Environmental Impacts and Regulatory Guides	p. 363
Decon and Decommissioning Techniques and Technology Development	p. 365
Decommissioning Experience	p. 373
Decommissioning Cost Estimates	p. 388
Computer Codes	p. 388
Discussion Questions	p. 389
References	p. 389
Appendices	p. 393
Index	p. 401
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