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Radioactive Waste Management
Author(s) -
Olanrewaju Johnson
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
water environment research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.356
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1554-7531
pISSN - 1061-4303
DOI - 10.2175/106143009x12445568400412
Subject(s) - radioactive waste , waste management , human decontamination , waste disposal , environmental science , environmental planning , engineering
This review presents a synoptic status of the literature published on radioactive waste management programs around the globe in 2008. The review includes geological disposal and depository characterizations, waste form development and property evaluation, clays as engineered barrier and repository material, mobility and fate in environmental compartments, decommission and decontamination, regulatory policy and safety, and concluding remarks.