Nuclear Decommissioning Case Studies: Characterization, Waste Management, Reuse and Recycle
A Summary of the Sustainability of Nuclear Decommissioning
- 1st Edition, Volume 6 - July 20, 2023
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Editor: Michele Laraia
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 1 8 4 9 - 7
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 1 9 4 7 - 0
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Nuclear Decommissioning Case Studies: Characterization, Waste Management, Reuse and Recycle, Author’s Statement on the Sustainability of Nuclear Decommissioning, Volume Six presents a selection of global case studies that focus on a range of technologies for the decontamination, dismantling, spent fuel treatment and recycling of nuclear decommissioning. The book presents best practices by analyzing errors and inadequacies, leading the reader to sound decision-making. The events covered in this publication range from national and local legislation, to regulatory positions, statements or recommendations, licensing steps and transition phases.
Decommissioning experts, including regulators, operators, waste managers, researchers and academics will find this book to be suitable supplementary material to Michele Laraia’s reference works on the theory and applications of nuclear decommissioning. Alongside the other case studies books in this series, readers will obtain an understanding of various key case studies-what happened and what we can learn from them, to help supplement, solidify and strengthen their understanding of the topic.
- Presents a selection of global case studies which focus on the characterization, waste management, and reuse/recycling options in nuclear decommissioning
- Highlights important sustainability and socioeconomic factors associated with the abovementioned decommissioning aspects
- Based on experience and lessons learned, guides the reader to ensure the most appropriate and efficient technologies and strategies are utilized in order to pursue adequate sustainability
- Addresses all aspects of decommissioning with a bottom-up, inductive approach, aimed to elicit general conclusions about sustainability from individual case studies
Nuclear engineers; nuclear researchers; nuclear students; decommissioning specialists; governments and decision makers; nuclear operators and waste managers
1. Introduction
2. The concept of environmental sustainability as applicable to nuclear decommissioning (as applicable to this book)
3. The structure of this book: Radiological and physical characterization, decontamination and dismantling, waste management
4. Errors, mishaps, inadequacies due to improper technologies (conversely, best practices)
5. Characterization Case Studies
6. Decontamination and Dismantling Case Studies
7. Waste Management Case Studies
8. Conclusions
- Edition: 1
- Volume: 6
- Published: July 20, 2023
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Language: English
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Michele Laraia
Michele Laraia, a chemical engineer by background, gained his first degree at the University of Rome. In 1975 he began to work at Italy's Regulatory Body, since 1982 as licensing manager of decommissioning projects. From July 1991, Michele worked at the International Atomic Energy Agency, Waste Technology Section, as Unit Leader responsible for decontamination and decommissioning of nuclear installations and environmental remediation. The objectives of the work were to provide guidance to Member States on the planning and implementation of nuclear decommissioning and site remediation, to disseminate information on good practices, and to provide direct assistance to Member States in the implementation of their programmes. Following his retirement in November 2011 Michele offers consultant services in the above-mentioned areas.
Affiliations and expertise
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