Posts Tagged ‘Sustainability Analyst’
Chapter 53: Nuclear Energy: Safety – Predisposal of Radioactive Waste – Transportation – Part 2 Edited by Dr. Mir F. Ali
4. TYPES OF US RADIOACTIVE WASTE NEED TRANSPORTATION: There are various types of nuclear waste materials that arise from the operation of commercial nuclear power plants and U.S. government defense activities that will need to be transported for further processing and/or permanent disposal. Commercial nuclear waste includes: SNF [...]
Chapter 51: Nuclear Energy: Safety – Predisposal of Radioactive Waste – Storage Edited by Dr. Mir F. Ali
Within the context of predisposal management of radioactive waste, storage refers to the placement of radioactive waste in a nuclear facility where appropriate isolation and monitoring are provided. In radioactive waste management, storage may take place between and within the basic radioactive waste management steps. Storage may be used to [...]
Chapter 50: Nuclear Energy: Safety – Predisposal of Radioactive Waste – Processing Edited by Dr. Mir F. Ali
Waste that contains or is contaminated with radionuclides arises from a number of activities involving the use of radioactive material. Such activities include the operation and decommissioning of nuclear facilities; the use of radionuclides in medicine, industry, agriculture, research and education; the remediation of sites affected by [...]
Chapter 49: Nuclear Energy: Safety – Decommissioning of Nuclear Power Plants – Edited by Dr. Mir F. Ali
As of January 2012, 138 civilian nuclear power reactors had been shut down in 19 countries, including 28 in the United States, 27 in the United Kingdom, 27 in Germany, 12 in France, 9 in Japan and 5 in the Russian Federation. Decommissioning is a complex process that takes years. The United Kingdom, for instance, completed its first [...]
Chapter 47: Nuclear Energy: Safety – Radioactive Waste – Edited by Dr. Mir F. Ali
Radioactivity refers to the spontaneous disintegration of an unstable atomic nucleus, usually accompanied by the emission of ionizing radiation. Radioactive wastes represent the scraps from the use of nuclear materials for the production of electricity, diagnosis and treatment of disease, and other purposes. It is reported that radiation [...]
Chapter 44: Nuclear Energy: Safety – Nuclear Safety Backfits – Edited by Dr. Mir F. Ali
1. SAFETY BACKFIT: Backfit is defined as a design change in operating nuclear power plants required by safety-related regulatory decisions. Here is another definition articulated by the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC): The modification of or addition to systems, structures, components, or designs of a facility, or [...]
Chapter 38: Nuclear Energy: Safety – Accidents – Comparison of Risks – Edited by Dr. Mir F. Ali
Perhaps one nuclear accident could be regarded as too many from a safety perspective simply because nuclear energy continued to be considered as an antagonistic technology not only by some politicians but also by many members of the public. Nevertheless, from a realistic point of view, there were only four nuclear accidents in the world history [...]
Chapter 16: Nuclear Energy: Applications – Nuclear Accelerators and Accelerator-Driven Systems (ADS) Edited by Dr. Mir F. Ali
1. Nuclear Accelerators: An Electrostatic Nuclear Accelerator is one of the two main types of particle accelerators, where charged particles can be accelerated by subjection to a static high voltage potential. The static high voltage method is contrasted with the dynamic fields used in oscillating field particle [...]
The Cost of Building Green
Dr. Mir F. Ali Commercial real estate executives are increasingly seeking greener office space -- and are less inclined to pay premiums for it, according to a recent survey by CoreNet Global and Jones Lang LaSalle. "They are less willing to pay a premium for sustainable space because they understand that it doesn't cost the owner more to make [...]
