Understanding radioactive waste /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Columbus :
Battelle Press,
c1989
Columbus, Ohio : [1989], ©1989 Columbus, Ohio : c1989 Columbus, Ohio : [1989] |
| Edition: | 3rd ed |
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Table of Contents:
- Questions and concerns about wastes
- Atoms and chemistry
- Radioactivity
- Kinds of radiation
- Biological effects of radiation
- Radiation standards and protection
- Fission and fission products
- The Manhattan Project
- Defense and development
- Uses of isotopes and radiation
- Classification of wastes
- Spent fuel from nuclear reactors
- Storage of spent fuel
- Reprocessing, recycling, and resources
- Uranium mill tailings
- Generation and treatment of low-level waste
- Transportation
- Health, safety, and environmental protection
- Disposal of low-level wastes
- Disposal of defense wastes
- Disposal of spent fuel
- Laws, regulations, and programs
- Societal aspects of radioactive wastes