Radioactive Waste Management - Brossura

Berlin, Robert E.; Stanton, Catherine C.

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ISBN 10: 0471857920 ISBN 13: 9780471857921

Casa editrice: Wiley-Interscience, 1989

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Radioactive Waste Management Hazardous Waste Management Gaynor W. Dawson and Basil W. Mercer This book addresses major technical areas associated with the safe management of hazardous waste, and covers a broad spectrum of environmental, engineering, and administrative concerns. Topics discussed include regulations governing hazardous waste management, defining and quantifying hazardous wastes, facility siting, abandoned disposal sites, transportation, treatment processes, incineration, and ocean dumping. 1986 0 471-82268-X 532 pp. Hazardous and Toxic Materials Safe Handling and Disposal, 2nd Edition Edited by Howard H. Fawcett In this second edition, thirteen experts offer their views, research, and latest findings on a wide range of topical issues, including the Toxic Substances Control Act, SARA, long-term toxicity, the Delaware River pollution problem, medical care and surveillance for hazardous waste works, oil spills, aqueous foams, remediation of contaminated sites, facility siting, and safe transport of dangerous goods. This book contains new and updated data, laws, and considerations necessary for the continued upkeep of the industry's safety standards. 1988 0 471-62729-1 514 pp. Introduction to Hazardous Waste Incineration Louis Theodore and Joseph Reynolds This invaluable reference/text is divided into four parts covering the basic concepts, principles, equipment, and applications pertaining to hazardous waste incineration. The authors have generously supplemented the text with over 70 illustrative examples, ranging from trial burn procedures to incineration applications. Readers will find these examples helpful in understanding the procedures, equations, tables, and graphs presented throughout the text. 1987 0 471-84976-6 463 pp.

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Robert E. Berlin is Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Manhattan College and a consultant to industry in radioactive waste management and the remediation of radiologically contaminated sites. He has worked on a number of operating and inactive radioactive waste disposal facilities. He is a member of the American Nuclear Society. Dr. Berlin earned his DPH in public health and environmental science at Columbia University. Catherine C. Stanton is President of Catherine C. Stanton & Associates, Inc., nuclear technology consultants, and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Manhattan College. She is a member of the American Nuclear Society and the Health Physics Society. Mrs. Stanton earned her MS in nuclear engineering at Ohio State University.

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The storage and disposal of radioactive waste is an issue that is invariably associated with controversy. The controversy is often fueled by the lack of clear, concise, and timely information about what forms of radioactive waste exist and how much of a hazard each form presents to public safety. Yet, whether radioactive waste is in a liquid, solid, or gaseous form, and no matter what the degree of hazard, all radioactive waste shares a common problem?that is, the difficulty of finding sites for facilities for its safe storage, treatment, and disposal. Radioactive Waste Management provides a comprehensive, up-to-date review of the field. It examines the entire life cycle of wastes from production through treatment, packaging, shipment, and disposal for high-level, low-level, transuranic, and phosphogypsum wastes, and uranium-mill tailings. Historical perspectives are given on the technical, regulatory, legislative, and institutional decisions over the past 45 years that have resulted in current conditions. This book addresses issues from the point of view of "lessons learned" and emphasizes the dynamic nature of the systems involved on the technical level, as well as the societal structures for addressing and resolving the technical challenges. The field of radioactive waste management has grown in size and complexity, particularly within the last ten years. Discussions in chapters 1 and 3 lead the reader through those changes and describe the reasons for them and the likely effects those changes will have on technologies and programs for disposing of radioactive waste. Chapter 7 presents the technology for identifying and remediating radiologically contaminated sites. Data on waste production rates, treatment practices, and waste characteristics reflect conditions in today?s market. In some cases, data through early 1988 are reported. The timeliness of Radioactive Waste Management offers a significant benefit to planners, regulators, and potential developers. It also means that students using this text will be well prepared to address these subjects on a professional basis. The data presented show the continuity of evolution in the field of radioactive waste management, its attendant problems and successes leading to the current national program, and the waste management concepts and approaches emerging for future use.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Wiley-Interscience
• Data di pubblicazione: 1989
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0471857920
• ISBN 13: 9780471857921
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 444
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile