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The Environmental Challenges of Nuclear Disarmament

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Editors:
  1. Thomas E. Baca

    1. Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, USA

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  2. Tadeusz Florkowski

    1. Faculty of Physics and Nuclear Techniques Institute of Nuclear Physics, Academy of Mining and Metallurgy, Cracow, Poland

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Part of the book series: NATO Science Partnership Subseries: 1 (ASDT, volume 29)

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Table of contents (37 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Environmental Issues Associated with Nuclear Disarmament

    1. Post-Arms Race Clean-up Effort in the United States of America

      • T. E. Baca, I. R. Triay, C. F. V. Mason
      Pages 1-12

    2. Some Comparisons of Plutonium-Bearing Radwaste Management in the USA and Russia

      • V. F. Peretroukhine, C. H. Delegard
      Pages 13-23

    3. International Training Centre for Analysing Nuclear and Radiation Safety

      • Yu. Cherepnin, Yu. Istomin
      Pages 25-36

    4. Radioactive Contamination and Waste Management in the Former Soviet Union

      • S. M. Wickham, J. L. Knight
      Pages 37-49

    5. Legacy of Actinides in the Weapons Complex

      • G. R. Choppin
      Pages 51-57

  3. Preventing Proliferation of Nuclear Materials

    1. Fuel Cycle of Large-Scale Nuclear Energy (Brest-1200) with Non-Proliferation of Plutonium and Equivalent Disposal of Radioactive Waste

      • A. V. Lopatkin, V. V. Orlov
      Pages 59-63

    2. Ceramic Waste Forms for Excess Weapons Plutonium

      • W. Lutze, W. L. Gong, R. C. Ewing
      Pages 65-74

    3. Long-Term Solutions to Managing Nuclear Waste in The Russian Federation

      • N. P. Laverov, V. I. Velichkin, V. A. Petrov, B. I. Omelianenko, A. A. Pek
      Pages 75-83

    4. Thorium Phosphates as Matrices for Radionuclide Immobilisation

      • V. Brandel, N. Dacheux, M. Genet, E. Pichot, A. C. Thomas
      Pages 85-92

    5. Modeling Spent Nuclear UO2-Fuel Dissolution Under Repository Conditions

      • J. De Pablo, I. Casas, M. Rovira
      Pages 93-102

  4. Nuclear Facility Decontamination and Decommissioning

    1. IAEA Programme on the Identification and Remediation of Contaminated Nuclear Sites

      • V. S. Tsyplenkov, M. Laraia, D. Stritzke
      Pages 103-112

    2. Electro-Physical Methods of Decontamination of Radioactive Equipment Surfaces

      • M. Krymsky, V. Polivko, S. Polskikh, B. Frolov, G. Khacheresov, A. Shamashov
      Pages 113-117

    3. Electro-Chemical Methods for Decontaminating and Treating Radioactive Waste Resulting from Weapons-Facilities Clean-Up

      • S. Marczak, J. Anderson, J. Dziewinski
      Pages 119-124

    4. Decommissioning of Nuclear Installations and Dismantling Techniques

      • J. L. Díaz-Díaz
      Pages 125-130

    5. Packaging of Plutonium Metal and Oxide in the Aries Project

      • C. K. Rofer, D. A. Martinez, V. L. Trujillo
      Pages 131-136

  5. Applying Nuclear Weapons Expertise to Civilian Use

    1. Removal and Use of the Large-Scale Radioactive Equipment of Nuclear Submarines

      • M. E. Netecha, V. A. Mazokin
      Pages 137-138

    2. Nuclear Technology for Cleaning Coal Emissions

      • A. G. Chmielewski, Z. Zimek
      Pages 139-148

    3. Environmental Aspects of the Loss of Nuclear-Powered Ships

      • A. V. Nikitin, V. K. Ulasevich
      Pages 149-151

    4. U.S.-Russian Weapons Sites Collaborations on Environmental Problems

      • C. F. V. Mason
      Pages 153-163
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About this book

The end of the Cold War marked the beginning of a new era of facing the legacy of the arms race. The enormous challenge confronting us now is to strengthen the fragile nature of the new political balance. The beginning of this new historical period is characterized by mistrust, and the best way to ease these tensions is through international collaborations. Moreover, the intimate nature of close, non-invasive, collaborative work on environmental problems can help establish a secure foundation of mutual understanding and trust. Environmental projects are non-threatening to national security issues and may involve collaborations throughout the international weapons complex. Personal and individual scientific relationships quite often spearhead agreements at the government-to-government level. Environmental and nonproliferation issues are of great importance to the citizens of Russia, to the states of the Former Soviet Union, and to neighboring countries. The activities associated with decontamination and decommissioning of old facilities, environmental restoration, security enhancements, monitoring and surveillance, and risk reduction should provide a significant employment potential for scientists and engineers of the weapons complex of the Former Soviet Union.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, USA

    Thomas E. Baca

  • Faculty of Physics and Nuclear Techniques Institute of Nuclear Physics, Academy of Mining and Metallurgy, Cracow, Poland

    Tadeusz Florkowski

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Environmental Challenges of Nuclear Disarmament

  • Editors: Thomas E. Baca, Tadeusz Florkowski

  • Series Title: NATO Science Partnership Subseries: 1

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4104-8

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2000

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-6202-9Published: 31 August 2000

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-6203-6Published: 31 August 2000

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-011-4104-8Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 1389-1820

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 354

  • Topics: Environmental Management, Nuclear Energy, Physical Chemistry

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