Final disposal of radioactive waste

In this paper the origin and properties of radioactive waste as well as its classification scheme (low-level waste – LLW, intermediate-level waste – ILW, high-level waste – HLW) are presented. The various options for conditioning of waste of different levels of radioactivity are reviewed. The compos...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Freiesleben H.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2013-06-01
Series:EPJ Web of Conferences
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/20135401006