Disposal of radioactive waste from nuclear weapons production and power generation has caused public outcry and political consternation. Nuclear Wastes presents a critical review of some waste management and disposal alternatives to the current national policy of direct disposal of light water reactor spent fuel. The book offers clearcut conclusions for what the nation should do today and what solutions should be explored for tomorrow. The committee examines the currently used "once-through" fuel cycle versus different ...
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Disposal of radioactive waste from nuclear weapons production and power generation has caused public outcry and political consternation. Nuclear Wastes presents a critical review of some waste management and disposal alternatives to the current national policy of direct disposal of light water reactor spent fuel. The book offers clearcut conclusions for what the nation should do today and what solutions should be explored for tomorrow. The committee examines the currently used "once-through" fuel cycle versus different alternatives of separations and transmutation technology systems, by which hazardous radionuclides are converted to nuclides that are either stable or radioactive with short half-lives. The volume provides detailed findings and conclusions about the status and feasibility of plutonium extraction and more advanced separations technologies, as well as three principal transmutation concepts for commercial reactor spent fuel. The book discusses nuclear proliferation; the U.S. nuclear regulatory structure; issues of health, safety and transportation; the proposed sale of electrical energy as a means of paying for the transmutation system; and other key issues.
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Add this copy of Nuclear Wastes: Technologies for Separations and to cart. $50.00, very good condition, Sold by Eve's Book Garden rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from ALBANY, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1996 by National Academies Press.
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Very Good. No Jacket as Issued. National Academies Press, 1996. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Clean bright pages in glossy boards. "S" on endpage and a few pages with small dogears. HEAVY book. Benefits the Friends of the Albany, CA Library..
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Good. No dust jacket. Slightly cocked. Some edge soiling. Front board slightly bowed. xvi, [2], 571, [3] p. Footnotes. References. Glossary of Terms. General Bibliography. Index. This was prepared by the Committee on Separations Technology and Transmutation Systems of the Board on Radioactive Waste Management. Disposal of radioactive waste from nuclear weapons production and power generation has caused public outcry and political consternation. "Nuclear Wastes" presents a critical review of some waste management and disposal alternatives to the current national policy of direct disposal of light water reactor spent fuel. The book offers clearcut conclusions for what the nation should do today and what solutions should be explored for tomorrow. The committee examines the currently used "once-through" fuel cycle versus different alternatives of separations and transmutation technology systems, by which hazardous radionuclides are converted to nuclides that are either stable or radioactive with short half-lives. The volume provides detailed findings and conclusions about the status and feasibility of plutonium extraction and more advanced separations technologies, as well as three principal transmutation concepts for commercial reactor spent fuel. The book discusses nuclear proliferation; the U.S. nuclear regulatory structure; issues of health, safety and transportation; the proposed sale of electrical energy as a means of paying for the transmutation system; and other key issues.
