This book lays a comprehensive foundation for addressing the issue of safety in the lifecycle of nuclear waste. With the focus on the fundamental principles, the book covers key technical approaches to safety in the management of spent nuclear fuel, reprocessed high-level waste, low-level waste, and decommissioning wastes. Behaviors of nuclear waste in natural and engineered systems in relation to safety assessment are also described through the explanation of fundamental processes. For any country involved with the use of nuclear power, nuclear waste management is a topic of grave importance. Although many countries have heavily invested in nuclear waste management, having a successful national program still remains a major challenge. This book offers substantial guidance for those seeking solutions to these problems. As the problem of nuclear waste management is largely influenced by social factors, the connection between technical and social issues in nuclear waste management is also discussed. The book is a core text for advanced students in nuclear and environmental engineering, and a valuable reference for those working in nuclear engineering and related areas.

Autorentext

Man-Sung Yim is Professor and Head of the
Department of Nuclear and Quantum Engineering
at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and
Technology (KAIST). Prior to joining KAIST,
he was a senior researcher/researcher at Korea
Atomic Energy Research Institute, lecturer at MIT,
Associate/Assistant Professor at North Carolina
State University (NCSU), and a joint faculty between Oak Ridge National Laboratory and NC SU. Dr. Yim is formerly a Fulbright scholar, Sam Nunn International Security Fellow at Georgia Tech, a Senior Research Ethics Fellow at NCSU, and served on the North Carolina Science Advisory Board on Toxic Air Pollutants and the Nuclear Nonproliferation External Steering Committee at Idaho National Laboratory. He is a member of Editorial Advisory Board of the Journal, Progress in Nuclear Energy and is a member of Advisory Committee for Korean Nuclear Safety and Security Commission, Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Asan Institute for Policy Studies' Nuclear Technology and Policy Center. He is listed on Who's Who in America and Who's Who in the World. Dr. Yim is a graduate of Seoul National University (BS/MS), University of Cincinnati (PhD), and Harvard University (SM/ScD). His research activities cover technical and policy issues in back-end nuclear fuel cycle and nuclear safety, security and nonproliferation. The goal of his work is to ensure safe and responsible use of civilian nuclear technology.

Inhalt

1. Introduction

   2. Public Policy for Nuclear Waste Management

   3. Basic Nuclear Science for Nuclear Waste Management

   4. Basic Chemical Science for Nuclear Waste Management

   5. Basic Biological Science and Radiation Protection

   6. Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Generation of Nuclear Waste

   7. Spent Nuclear Fuel: Characteristics, Storage and Transportation

   8. Reprocessing and Nuclear Waste Transmutation

   9. Management of Low and Intermediate Level Waste

   10. Decommissioning of Nuclear Power Plant

   11. Engineered Barriers for Nuclear Waste Management

   12. Geological Barriers for Nuclear Waste Disposal

   13. Contaminant Transport in Groundwater

   14. Repository System Performance Assessment

   15. Economics of Nuclear Waste Management

2. Social Aspects of Nuclear Waste Management

   16. Nuclear Nonproliferation, Security and Safeguards in Nuclear Waste Management