Radioactive Waste Management and Contaminated Site Clean-Up Lee Ojovan Jantzen

Radioactive Waste Management and Contaminated Site Clean-UpProcesses, Technologies and International Experience\nAuthor(s): William E Lee, Michael I. Ojovan, Carol M Jantzen\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Elsevier Science & Technology, United Kingdom\nImprint: Woodhead Publishing Ltd\nISBN-13: 9780857094353, 978-0857094353\nSynopsis\nRadioactive waste management and contaminated site clean-up reviews radioactive waste management processes, technologies, and international experiences. Part one explores the fundamentals of radioactive waste including sources, characterisation, and processing strategies. International safety standards, risk assessment of radioactive wastes and remediation of contaminated sites and irradiated nuclear fuel management are also reviewed. Part two highlights the current international situation across Africa, Asia, Europe, and North America. The experience in Japan, with a specific chapter on Fukushima, is also covered. Finally, part three explores the cle.