The Environmental Challenges of Nuclear Disarmament

Author:   Thomas E. Baca ,  Tadeusz Florkowski
Publisher:   Springer
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2000
Volume:   29
ISBN:  

9780792362036


Pages:   354
Publication Date:   31 August 2000
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Thomas E. Baca ,  Tadeusz Florkowski
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Springer
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2000
Volume:   29
Dimensions:   Width: 16.00cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 24.00cm
Weight:   1.140kg
ISBN:  

9780792362036


ISBN 10:   0792362039
Pages:   354
Publication Date:   31 August 2000
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Environmental Issues Associated With Nuclear Disarmament.- 1. Post-Arms Race Clean-Up Effort in the United States of America.- 2. Some Comparisons of Plutonium-Bearing Rad waste Management in the USA and Russia.- 3. International Training Centre for Analysing Nuclear and Radiation Safety.- 4. Radioactive Contamination and Waste Management in the Former Soviet Union; Opportunities for Stydying Anthropogenic Analogues of Radioactive-Waste Repositories.- 5. Legacy of Actinides in the Weapons Complex.- Preventing Proliferation of Nuclear Materials.- 6. Fuel Cycle of Large-Scale Nuclear Energy (BREST-1200) with Non-Proliferation of Plutonium and Equivalent Disposal of Radioactive Waste.- 7. Ceramic Waste Forms for Excess Weapons Plutonium.- 8. Long-Term Solutions to Managing Nuclear Waste in the Russian Federation.- 9. Thorium Phosphates as Matrices for Radionuclide Immobilisation.- 10. Modeling Spent Nuclear UO2-Fuel Dissolution Under Repository Conditions.- Nuclear Facility Decontamination and Decommissioning.- 11. IAEA Programme on the Identification and Remediation of Contaminated Nuclear Sites.- 12. Electro-physical Methods of Decontamination of Radioactive Equipment Surfaces.- 13. Electro-Chemical Methods for Decontaminating and Treating Radioactive Waste Resulting From Weapons-Facilities Clean-Up.- 14. Decommissioning of Nuclear Installations and Dismantling Techniques.- 15. Packaging of Plutonium Metal and Oxide in the ARIES Project.- Applying Nuclear Weapons Expertise To Civilian Use.- 16. Removal and Use of the Large-Scale Radioactive Equipment of Nuclear Submarines.- 17. Nuclear Technology for Cleaning Coal Emissions; Example of International Cooperation Leading to the Application of a Nuclear Technology to the Civilian Sector.- 18. Environmental Aspects of the Loss of Nuclear-Powered Ships.- 19. U.S.-Russian Weapons Sites Collaborations on Environmental Problems.- 20. Adsorbents for Stabilising Radionuclides from Solution.- Treatment of Nuclear Waste And Remediation of Contaminated Sites.- 21. Advanced Thermo-Chemical Technologies for the Treatment of Radioactive Organic and Biological Waste.- 22. Clean-Up of Nuclear Weapons Facilities.- 23. Risk-Assessment Model for Evaluating Environmental Remediation Options at the Stráž Underground Uranium Leaching Site.- 24. Soil-to-Plant Transfer of Radionuclides.- 25. Radiological Characterisation of Low- and Medium-Level Nuclear Wastes.- 26. PMS: A Simple Technology for Clean-Up of Heavy Metals and Radionuclides Throughout the World.- 27. Inorganic Ion Exchangers as Selective Adsorbents and Potential Primary Barriers for Radionuclides.- Nuclear Waste Management and Disposal.- 28. Use of Conservant ‘F’ for Radioactive and Chemical Solid Waste Disposal.- 29. Managing Institutional LILW in Central Russia: Operational Experience.- 30. Aspects of the Migration of Long-Lived Radionuclides from Underground Waste Repositories.- 31. Systems Approach to the Safety Evaluation of Radioactive Waste Management Options.- 32. Expertise in Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management in Belarus.- 33. Radionuclide Co-Precipitation Studies Under Repository Conditions.- Long-Term Surveillance of Monitoring of Nuclear Materials.- 34. Measurements and Modelling of Radionuclide Migration into Various Types of Soil.- 35. Sand Reactor.- 36. Advanced Portable Thermoluminescent Dosimeter System for Monitoring Environmental Radiation.- 37. Speciation in Water Released From Mining and Milling Facilities.- Attachment A Technologies and Needs for Potential Long-Term Collaborations.- Attachment B Nato AdvancedResearch Workshop Participant List.- Author and Subject Index.

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