As the re-emergence of nuclear power as an acceptable energy source on an international basis
continues the need for safe and reliable ways to dispose of radioactive waste becomes ever
more critical. The ultimate goal for designing a predisposal waste-management system depends on
producing waste containers suitable for storage transportation and permanent disposal.
Cement-Based Materials for Nuclear-Waste Storage provides a roadmap for the use of cementation
as an applied technique for the treatment of low- and intermediate-level radioactive wastes.
Coverage includes but is not limited to a comparison of cementation with other solidification
techniques advantages of calcium-silicate cements over other materials and a discussion of the
long-term suitability and safety of waste packages as well as cement barriers.
