The book gives a historical, interdisciplinary, and theoretical discussion on management of radioactive waste. Chronicling the lifetime achievements of Marie Curie, the book seeks to inform readers what radioactive waste is, where it comes from, and how we came to our current state of affairs. The book discusses the "ever-increasing amounts of waste" as more nuclear power plants come into use and plans of other nations are discussed. It covers the development of all of the topics mentioned throughout the book (e.g. medical, low level wastes, TRU wastes, and high level waste from nuclear fuel...