Nuclear Decommissioning Case Studies: Characterization, Waste Management, Reuse and Recycle

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 decommissioningHighlights important sustainability and socioeconomic factors associated with the abovementioned decommissioning aspectsBased 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 sustainabilityAddresses all aspects of decommissioning with a bottom-up, inductive approach, aimed to elicit general conclusions about sustainability from individual case studies