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Containment of High-Level Radioactive and Hazardous Solid Wastes with Clay Barriers
Spon Research Series
Authors: Yong Raymond N., Pusch Roland, Nakano Masashi
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Keywords
Clay Buffers; HLW Canister; Radioactive and hazardous solid waste isolation; Engineered Clay Barrier; Containment-clay interactions and impacts; Microstructural Units; Thermal; hydraulic; mechanical; chemical and biological processes; Clay Barriers; Field and mockup experiments; Complex Multi-component Systems; Safety assessment and performance determination; HLW Repository; Clay Water System; Biotic Receptors; Clay Minerals; Fugitive Radionuclides; Smectite Buffer; TCLP Test; Spent Fuel; PSA; Organic Chemical Contaminants; Column Leaching Tests; Layer Silicates; HSWs; Siloxane Surface; Nuclear Fuel Cycle; Ionizing Radiation; Adsorption Isotherms; Genetic DNA; High Level Nuclear Wastes
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One of the principal objections to or problems with the use of nuclear fuel is that a proven method for safe disposal of spent nuclear fuel has yet to be established. The central focus of most schemes underway to dispose of these high-level radioactive wastes relies on clay-based buffers and barriers to isolate spent fuel canisters in boreholes deep underground in specially constructed tunnels and caverns.
Current thought on the principal methods of containment of high-level radioactive wastes is presented in this book. The authors proceed to discuss the processes and mechanisms involved in the development of long term properties and performance of clay-based buffers and backfills. The procedures and methodologies used to undertake predictions and performance assessments of these materials are also examined.
This is an invaluable reference for professionals, researchers, academics and regulators engaged in the development of radioactive waste sites.
1. Introduction 2. Radioactive and Hazardous Solid Waste Isolation 3. Nature of Clays 4. Clay-water Reactions and Partly-saturated Water Transport 5. Contaminant-clay Interactions and Impacts 6. Thermal, Hydraulic, Mechanical, Chemical and Biological Processes 7. Clay Evolution and Long Term Buffer/Barrier Performance 8. Field and Mockup Experiments 9. Modelling for Prediction and Performance Assessment 10. Safety Assessment and Performance Determination
Raymond N. Yong is Professor Emeritus of Civil Engineering and Applied Mechanics at McGill University and former Director of the Geotechnical Research Centre of McGill University, Canada.
Roland Pusch is Managing Director of Geodevelopment AB and former Professor at the Technical University of Luleå and University of Lund, Sweden.
Masashi Nakano is Emeritus Professor of Soil Physics and Soil Hydrology at the University of Tokyo and Director of the Institute of Soil Science and Engineering, Japan.