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Nuclear Waste Management (22.77)

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() key to symbols Prereq: 22.76 or permission of instructor
Units: 3-0-9

Introduces scientific and engineering aspects of the management of spent fuel, reprocessed high-level waste, low-level wastes, and decommissioning wastes. Characteristics and classification of nuclear wastes and waste forms. Fundamental processes and governing equations of radionuclide transport in the environment. Discussion of performance assessment for repositories. Design principles and evaluation methods for geologic waste disposal systems. Analyzes waste management implications of advanced fuel cycles. Final team project.

R. K. Lester