Geological Storage of Highly Radioactive Waste: Current Concepts and Plans for Radioactive Waste Disposal

ISBN-13: 9783642096006 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 379 str.

Roland Pusch

Opis

This text describes and assesses current concepts for the long-term disposal of highly radioactive waste. Different types of rock are discussed and assessed with respect to practical difficulties in construction of a repository, and the efficiency in isolating radioactive waste. Safety matters are are also discussed.

Spis treści

1. The geological base for developing and assessing concepts for HLW disposal,- 2. The rock,- 3. Engineered barriers and their interaction with rock,- 4. Repository concepts for HLW including spent fuel and waste with long-lived radionuclides,- 5. Underground laboratories, - 6. Site selection.- 7. Risk assessment

Blurb

The book describes and assesses current concepts for long-term disposal of highly radioactive waste. Different types of rock are discussed and assessed with respect to practical difficulties in construction of a repository, and the efficiency in isolating radioactive waste. Safety matters are most important and are treated in the respective chapters and in a final, conclusive chapter. Cost issues and related quality matters are discussed for the case of constructing a virgin repository and repositories in the form of converted abandoned mines.