Principles and standards for the disposal of long-lived radioactive wastes /

Principles and standards for the disposal of long-lived radioactive wastes /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Chapman, Neil A.
Edition:	1st ed.
Imprint:	Amsterdam ; Boston : Pergamon, 2003.
Description:	xiv, 277 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Waste management series ; v. 3 Waste management series (Amsterdam, Netherlands)) ; v. 3.
Subject:	Radioactive waste disposal. Radioactive waste disposal in the ground. Radioactive waste disposal. Radioactive waste disposal in the ground.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5172717

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Other authors / contributors:	McCombie, Charles.
ISBN:	0080441920
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-245).

Table of Contents:

Preface
1. Introduction
2. Safety and security issues in deep geological disposal
3. Ethics
4. Reversibility and retrievability
5. Timescales in repository evolution
6. Performance measures and appropriate standards
7. Siting requirements within standards
8. Natural disruptive events and processes
9. Intrusion by future generations
10. Monitoring and controlling a repository before and after closure
11. Preserving records of the existence of a repository
12. Accounting for uncertainty
13. Chemotoxicity and radiotoxicity: A common framework?
14. Setting new standards
15. Conclusions
16. References
Appendix
I. Appendix
II. List of Acronyms