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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
The book describes and assesses current concepts for long-term disposal of highly radioactive waste. Different types of rock are discussed and assessed with respect to practical difficulties in construction of a repository, and the efficiency in isolating radioactive waste. Safety matters are most important and are treated in the respective chapters and in a final, conclusive chapter. Cost issues and related quality matters are discussed for the case of constructing a virgin repository and repositories in the form of converted abandoned mines.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Geological Storage of Highly Radioactive Waste
Book Subtitle: Current Concepts and Plans for Radioactive Waste Disposal
Authors: Roland Pusch
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-77333-7
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2008
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-77332-0Published: 26 August 2008
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-09600-6Published: 19 October 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-3-540-77333-7Published: 30 July 2009
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIX, 379
Number of Illustrations: 300 b/w illustrations, 22 illustrations in colour
Topics: Geology, Waste Management/Waste Technology, Effects of Radiation/Radiation Protection, Nuclear Energy