Waste Forms Technology and Performance: Final Report Contributor(s): National Research Council (Author), Division on Earth and Life Studies (Author), Nuclear and Radiation Studies Board (Author) |
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ISBN: 0309187338 ISBN-13: 9780309187336 Publisher: National Academies Press OUR PRICE: $54.15 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2011 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Nature | Environmental Conservation & Protection - General - Technology & Engineering | Power Resources - Nuclear - Science | Earth Sciences - General |
Dewey: 621.483 |
LCCN: 2012359580 |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6" W x 8.9" (0.85 lbs) 308 pages |
Themes: - Topical - Ecology |
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Publisher Description: The Department of Energy's Office of Environmental Management (DOE-EM) is responsible for cleaning up radioactive waste and environmental contamination resulting from five decades of nuclear weapons production and testing. A major focus of this program involves the retrieval, processing, and immobilization of waste into stable, solid waste forms for disposal. Waste Forms Technology and Performance, a report requested by DOE-EM, examines requirements for waste form technology and performance in the cleanup program. The report provides information to DOE-EM to support improvements in methods for processing waste and selecting and fabricating waste forms. Waste Forms Technology and Performance places particular emphasis on processing technologies for high-level radioactive waste, DOE's most expensive and arguably most difficult cleanup challenge. The report's key messages are presented in ten findings and one recommendation. |