Nuclear decommissioning : its history, development, and current status / Michele Laraia.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Laraia, M., author.

Series:

Lecture notes in energy ; 66.

Lecture notes in energy ; 66

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nuclear facilities--Decommissioning.

Nuclear facilities.

Nuclear energy.

Energy security.

Physical Description:

xxi, 127 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2018]

Summary:

This book discusses the history of nuclear decommissioning as a science and industry. It explores the early, little-known period when the term decommissioning was not used in the nuclear context and the end-of-life operations of a nuclear facility were a low priority. It then describes the subsequent period when decommissioning was recognized as a separate phase of the nuclear lifecycle, before bringing readers up to date with today's state of the art.

Contents:

Introduction: How a New Industry Comes About

Nuclear Decommissioning as Combination of Different Industries with One and Same Objective

The Historical Evolution of Decommissioning

The Beginnings: 1960s

The Awareness: 1970s

Research and Development: 1980s, 1990s

The Maturity (1990s, 2000s)

New Issues Emerge

Founders and Early Scientists

Take Stock of Progress and Look Ahead

Glossary

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

3319759159

9783319759159

OCLC:

1020024574