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Geochemical Aspects of Radioactive Waste Disposal

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  • © 1984

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Authors:
  1. Douglas G. Brookins

    1. Department of Geology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, USA

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Introduction

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    Pages 1-8

  3. Radioactive Waste Management

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    Pages 9-26

  4. Natural Radiation in the Geochemical Environment

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    Pages 27-37

  5. Types of Radioactive Wastes and the Multibarrier System

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    Pages 39-51

  6. Geochronology and Radwaste

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    Pages 53-66

  7. Geologic Sites: Generic Cases

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    Pages 67-97

  8. Geologic Repositories: Specific Sites

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    Pages 99-140

  9. Alternate Plans for Waste Disposal

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    Pages 141-156

  10. Low-Level Radioactive Wastes and Their Siting

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    Pages 157-173

  11. Uranium Milling and Mill Tailings

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    Pages 175-195

  12. Natural Analogs

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    Pages 197-231

  13. Waste Forms

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    Pages 233-265

  14. Engineered Backfill and Canisters

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    Pages 267-285

  15. Toxicity

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    Pages 287-303

  16. Conclusions

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    Pages 305-306

  17. Back Matter

    Pages 307-347
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There is an extremely voluminous literature on radioactive waste and its disposal, much in the form of government-sponsored research reports. To wade through this mountain of literature is indeed a tedious task, and it is safe to speculate that very few, if any, individuals have the time to examine each report that has been issued during the preceding ten years. This book attempts to summarize much of this literature. Further, many workers in the geosciences have not received training in the nuclear sciences, and many nuclear scientists could be better versed in geology. In this book an attempt is made to cover some background material on radioactive wastes and geotoxicity that may not be an integral part of a geologist's training, and background material on geology and geochemistry for the nuclear scientist. The geochemical material is designed for both the geoscientist and the nuclear scientist. There is no specific level for this book. Certainly, it should be useful to advanced undergraduates and graduates studying geology and nuclear science. It does not pretend to cover a tremendous amount of detail in all subjects, yet the references cited provide the necessary source materials for follow-up study. It is my intention that the reader of this book will have a better, broader understanding of the geochemical aspects of radioactive waste disposal than is otherwise available in anyone source.

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  • Department of Geology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, USA

    Douglas G. Brookins

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