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1 online resource (804 pages) |
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Woodhead Publishing Series in Energy |
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Woodhead Publishing in energy.
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| Contents |
Front Cover; Geological Repository Systems for Safe Disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuels and Radioactive Waste; Related titles; Geological Repository Systems for Safe Disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuels and Radioactive Waste; Copyright; Contents; List of contributors; Preface to the second edition; Preface to the first edition; 1 -- Introduction to geological disposal of spent nuclear fuels and radioactive waste; 1 -- Repository 101: multiple-barrier geological repository design and isolation strategies for safe disposal of radioactive ... ; 1.1 Introduction |
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1.2 Multiple-barrier geological repository for radioactive materials1.3 Basic disposal strategies for radioactive materials; 1.4 Containment of radioactive materials; 1.4.1 Canister containment; 1.4.2 Transport time; 1.4.3 Additional issues; 1.5 Constraints on concentration of radioactive materials; 1.5.1 Waste-form dissolution and radioelement solubility; 1.5.2 Additional waste-form considerations; 1.5.2.1 Metastability; 1.5.2.2 Shared solubility for radioelements; 1.5.2.3 Low-solubility waste form; 1.5.2.4 Inventory-limited release of radioelements; 1.5.2.5 High-solubility radioelements |
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1.5.2.6 Trace-element behavior and coprecipitation1.5.3 Temporally distributed containment failure; 1.5.4 Spatially distributed containment failures; 1.5.5 Far-field transport; 1.5.6 Cumulative effect of constraints on concentration; 1.6 Summary; References; 2 -- Effects of very long-term interim storage of spent nuclear fuel and HLW on subsequent geological disposal; 2.1 Background: commercial spent nuclear fuel storage systems; 2.2 The need for long-term storage; 2.3 Regulatory safety requirements; 2.3.1 General safety functions; 2.3.2 Aging management approach for licensing |
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2.4 Potential long-term degradation of dry storage systems-technical issues2.4.1 Data gap analyses; Approaches to filling the data gaps; 2.4.2 Systems, structures, and components-specific data gaps for long-term storage-some examples; 2.4.2.1 Early dry storage field testing; 2.4.2.2 Potential CSNF cladding embrittlement at higher burnup levels; 2.4.2.3 Long-term degradation of welded stainless steel canisters; 2.4.2.4 Addressing bolted lid data gaps; 2.4.3 Plans to address the data gaps; 2.4.3.1 Addressing the CISCC data gap for welded SS canister systems |
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2.4.3.2 Addressing the HBU CSNF cladding gap2.4.3.3 Cask or canister replacement; 2.5 Effects of long-term storage practices on subsequent transportation and disposal; 2.6 Conclusion; References; 3 -- Surface, subsurface, intermediate depth, and borehole disposal; 3.1 Introduction; 3.1.1 Historical background to near-surface disposal; 3.1.2 Current role of near-surface and borehole disposal in the overall context of radioactive waste management; 3.1.3 Defining the "near-surface": limits to human intrusion; 3.1.4 Outline of the sections; 3.2 Safety requirements for near-surface disposal |
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3.2.1 IAEA safety principles and requirements |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Radioactive waste disposal in the ground.
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Radioactive waste disposal in the ground.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Ahn, Joonhong
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| ISBN |
9780081006528 |
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0081006527 |
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