Principles and standards for the disposal of long-lived radioactive wastes:
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Main Author: Chapman, Neil A. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam Pergamon 2003
Edition:1st ed
Series:Waste management series v. 3
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Online Access:Volltext
Item Description:This handbook is concerned with developing principles and standards for the safe disposal of solid radioactive wastes by burial deep in the Earth's crust. Radioactive wastes have focussed thinking on long-term environmental protection issues in an unprecedented way. Consequently, the way in which principles and standards are set, and the thinking behind this, is of wider interest than to the nuclear field alone. The issues are not just technical and scientific. There is also a much wider philosophical context to the debate, centering on ethics, human values and the expectations of society. In this handbook it is intended that all theses issues are brought together, suggesting appropriate ways forward in each area, culminating in a proposed structure for safety regulations. It also aims to provide a detailed discussion of some of the most difficult logical an ethical issues facing those wishing to dispose of long-lived radioactive wastes
Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-245)
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xiv, 277 pages)
ISBN:9780080441924
0080441920
9780080539522
0080539521
1281072362
9781281072368

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