Chapter 14 - Radioactive Waste Management of Fusion Power Plants

Luigi Di Pace, Laila El-Guebaly, Boris Kolbasov, Vincent Massaut, Massimo Zucchetti, Ludo Vermeeren

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    Abstract

    This chapter outlines the attractive environmental features of nuclear fusion, presents an integral scheme to manage fusion activated materials during operation and after decommissioning, compares the volume of fusion and fission waste, covers the recycling, clearance, and disposal concepts and their official radiological limits, and concludes with a section summarizing the newly developed strategy for fusion power plants.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationRadioactive Waste
    Place of Publication51000 Rijeka, Croatia (Local Name: Hrvatska)
    PublisherInTech
    Pages303-328
    Edition1
    ISBN (Print)978-953-51-0551-0
    StatePublished - 25 Apr 2012

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