Clayrocks, and shales in particular, represent approximately two-third of all sedimentary rocks. In oil and gas drilling operations, shales constitute 80 % of all the drilled sections, mainly because they overlie most hydrocarbon bearing reservoirs. Furthermore, several countries are considering clayrocks as possible host lithologies for radioactive waste confinement, and therefore carrying out...

Stakeholders are often regarded as a critically important group in such issues as the siting of nuclear facilities. In this article, stakeholders were identified on the basis of self-reported activities with regard to a nuclear waste siting issue under debate in four communities. Data were obtained in an extensive mailed survey from a total of 2,548 respondents, approximately an equal number fr...

The RoboCrane is a revolutionary concept in crane automation. The RoboCrane, based on the Stewart platform parallel link manipulator design, consists of cables as the parallel links and winches as the actuators. The result is a work platform that can maneuver tools and/or manipulators with full six degree-of-freedom control. EMMA, a serpentine manipulator, is currently being developed for sever...

Moving toward a sustainable industrial activity requires an effective waste management that is applicable and efficient for all different types of industrial wastes .Waste minimization as the most acceptable option in waste management hierarchy, has a significant contribution in minimizing the solid wastes generated by manufacturing industries. The absence of appropriate policy, lack of awarene...

The problem of utilization of high-activity waste by effect of nuclear transmutation in growing associations of microbiological cultures was studied. For the first time we have observed utilization of several kinds of highly active isotopes in the volume of distilled water extracted from the first contour of water-water atomic reactor convert to non-radioactive nuclei. 1. The model and the foun...

In environmental remediation after nuclear accidents, radioactive wastes have to be appropriately managed in existing exposure situations with contamination resulting from the emission of radionuclides by such accidents. In this paper, a framework of radiation protection from radioactive waste management in existing exposure situations for application to the practical and reasonable waste manag...

An approach for the analysis and management of multiple criteria critical infrastructure problems is put forth. Nuclear waste management involves complex tradeoffs under uncertainty. Among all waste either generated by nature or human activities, radioactive nuclear waste is the most toxic to human health and difficult to manage: it is known that some nuclear waste material will be radioactive ...

en c= m m — < m The Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (lVIPP) is the first operational repository designed for the safe disposal of transuranic(TRU) radioactive \vastefrom the defense programs of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is responsible for certifications and regulation of the WIPP facility for the radioactive components of the waste. The EPA ...

The University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) at Galveston is a large academic medical center with about 12,700 employees, 350 radioisotope research labs and 200 permitted radioactive materials users. Consequently, UTMB generates a fairly large amount of radioactive waste. The majority of this waste contains short-lived radionuclides, such as 32P, 33P, and 35S, which are held for decay and then...