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Scientific basis for nuclear waste management 18. Part 1

Conference ·
OSTI ID:377893
 [1];  [2]
  1. ed.; Ehime Univ., Matsuyama, Ehime (Japan). Dept. of Earth Sciences
  2. ed.; Univ. of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM (United States). Dept. of Earth and Planetary Sciences

This meeting has become the premier international forum for scientific and engineering issues related to the final disposal of nuclear waste. This broad-based international participation provides the foundation for future scientific collaborations that should lead to the safe and economic disposal of nuclear wastes. The principal topics addressed in this meeting included: (1) glass and crystalline waste forms; (2) spent nuclear fuel; (3) canister and overpack materials; (4) cement as a waste form and engineered barrier; (5) radiation effects; (6) radionuclide speciation, solubility and retardation; (7) colloids; (8) groundwater flow and transport processes; (9) performance and safety assessments; (10) site characterization; (11) processing and separation technologies; and (12) the use of natural systems to model long-term processes. Part 1 of these proceedings contains papers arranged under the following topical sections: glass; reactive transport and microbes; buffer materials; groundwater and flow transport processes; performance assessment and safety assessment; spent fuel durability; and container materials. Papers have been processed separately for inclusion on the data base.

OSTI ID:
377893
Report Number(s):
CONF-941075--; ISBN 1-55899-253-7
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English