Overview

This IMechE conference, held in London, 2001, is concerned with the decommissioning of nuclear plants. The contributors provide experience of real projects and their safe conclusions. All aspects of this costly, highly sensitive and potentially hazardous operation are discussed and presented. Topics include: finance and policy; regulation, compliance and international co-operation; liabilities management; public perception, innovation; learning from other industries; contract mangement; implementation; technical visits; monitoring; benchmarking and waste management.

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Author:   PEP (Professional Engineering Publishers)
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint:   Professional Engineering Publishing
Volume:   2001-8
Dimensions:   Width: 16.60cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 24.20cm
Weight:   1.066kg
ISBN:  

9781860583292

ISBN 10:   1860583296
Pages:   416
Publication Date:   18 October 2001
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Regulation, compliance, and international co-operation: BNFL's response to the health and safety excutive (HSE) team inspection report on the control and supervision of operations at Sellafield, P. Bigg; decommissioning - a regulatory view, S.J. Blakeway and F.E. Taylor; dounreay - life after audit, P. Welsh. Finance and policy: Decommissioning of nuclear installations in the research framework programmes of the EC, H. Bischoff. Liabilities management: The management of nuclear liabilities, R.M. Sellaers and D.R.T. Warner; Management of liabilities for later decommissioning of nuclear facilities in Germany, P. Petrasch, R. Paul, and J.-P. Luyten. Public perception: Public opinion on nuclear power, B. Ingham; public acceptance and the development of long-term radioactive waste management policy, C. Curtis; Public requirements in nuclear waste management, R.E.J. Western. Innovation: The potential role of high-power lasers in nuclear decommissioning, L. Li, Innovations in nuclear decontamination techniques, K. Riley, G. Fairhall, I.D. Hudson, and F. Bull; The dounreay PFR liquid metals disposal project, B. Burnett; the RASP - safe size reduction of herogenous objects, S. Bossart, S. Rosenberger, H.-U. Arnold, and M. J. Sanders; copper cable recycling system - value gained from the recycling of copper from decommissioning projects, R. Meservey, C. Connor, S. Rosenberger, and M.J. Sanders. (part contents)

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