Handbook of Advanced Radioactive Waste Conditioning Technologies

Contributor contact details Woodhead Publishing Series in Energy Chapter 1: Radioactive waste characterization and selection of processing technologies Abstract: 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Radioactive waste classification 1.3 Radioactive waste characterization 1.4 Radioactive waste processing 1.5 Selection of conditioning technologies 1.6 Sources of further information and advice 1.7 Acknowledgements Part I: Radioactive waste treatment processes and conditioning technologies Chapter 2: Compaction processes and technology for treatment and conditioning of radioactive waste Abstract: 2.1 Applicable waste streams in compaction processes and technology 2.2 Compaction processes and technology 2.3 End waste forms and quality control of compaction processes 2.4 Pre-treatment in compaction processes 2.5 Secondary wastes of compaction processes and technology 2.6 Advantages and limitations of compaction processes and technoligy 2.7 Future trends 2.8 Sources of further information and advice Chapter 3: Incineration and plasma processes and technology for treatment and conditioning of radioactive waste Abstract: 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Applicable waste streams in incineration processes and technology 3.3 Incineration process and technology 3.4 Plasma process and technology 3.5 End waste form and quality control in incineration (plasma) processes 3.6 Advantages and limitations of incineration (plasma) processes 3.7 Future ternds 3.8 Sources of further information and advice Chapter 4: Application of inorganic cements to the conditioning and immobilisation of radioactive wastes Abstract: 4.1 Overview 4.2 Manufacture of Portland cement 4.3 Application of Portland cement 4.4 Hydration of Portland cement 4.5 Porosity and permeability 4.6 Supplementary cementitious materials 4.7 Mineral aggregates 4.8 Service environments and cement performance in its service environment 4.9 Standards and testing 4.10 Organic materials added to Portland cement 4.11 Service environments and lessons from historic concrete 4.12 Non-Portland cement 4.13 Immobilisation mechanisms 4.14 Deterioration processes affecting Portland cement: processes and features 4.15 Deterioration processes: carbonation 4.16 Miscellaneous interactions of cement in its service environment 4.17 Summary and conclusions Chapter 5: Calcination and vitrification processes for conditioning of radioactive wastes Abstract: 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Calcination and vitrification processes 5.3 End waste forms and quality control in calcination and vitrification processes 5.4 Future trends Chapter 6: Historical development of glass and ceramic waste forms for high level radioactive wastes Abstract: 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Borosilicate glass development in the United States 6.3 Borosilicate glass development in France 6.4 Borosilicate glass development in the United Kingdom 6.5 Aluminosilicate glass development in Canada 6.6 Phosphate glass development in the United States, Russia, Germany and Belgium 6.7 Ceramic waste form development in various countries Chapter 7: Decommissioning of nuclear facilities and environmental remediation: generation and management of radioactive and other wastes Abstract: 7.1 Introduction 7.2 What is decommissioning? 7.3 Generation of decommissioning waste 7.4 Waste from dismantling of nuclear facilities 7.5 Waste from decontamination for decommissioning purposes 7.6 Problematic decommissioning waste 7.7 Environmental remediation as a decommissioning component 7.8 Future trends Part II: Advanced materials and technologies for the immobilisation of radioactive wastes Chapter 8: Development of geopolymers for nuclear waste immobilisation Abstract: 8.1 Nuclear wastes around the world 8.2 Cementitious low-level waste (LLW)/intermediate-level waste (ILW) waste forms 8.3 Future work 8.4 Conclusions 8.5 Sources of further information and advice 8.6 Acknowledgements Chapter 9: Development of glass matrices for high level radioactive wastes Abstract: 9.1 Introduction 9.