books about: radioactive     books:       Deep Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste, Volume 9 (Radioactivity in the Environment)1 review Elsevier Science, 2007 Methods of Storage/Disposal of Radioactive Waste: An Overview This anthology of articles is quite comprehensive for its small size. Each article has a large bibliography for further study. A nation-by-nation survey of radwaste-disposal methods is elaborated. Costs are included. There is a good introduction to the sources of radioactivity and its classification, the main radioactive isotopes responsible, relative volumes of wastes per waste-classification ...             JOURNEY TO CHERNOBYL: ENCOUNTERS IN THE RADIOACTIVE ZONE2 reviews Glenn Cheney Academy Chicago Publishers, 2006 Easy, fun reading! If you are interested in what the Ukraine was like during the collapse of the Soviet Union, this is the book to read. The author takes you through a 'diary,' a 1st person view of his experience with the aftermath of the accident, coupled with the collapse of the Soviet Union. The book is interesting, and fun to read. I would recommend this to anyone who is interested in the Chernobyl accident.             Introduction to Radioactive Minerals Robert, Ph.D. Lauf Schiffer Publishing, 2007 Collectors have long admired uranium and thorium minerals for their brilliant colors, intense ultraviolet fluorescence, and rich variety of habits and associates. Radioactive minerals are also critically important as our source of nuclear energy. Understanding them is crucial to the safe disposal of radioactive waste. This book provides a systematic overview of the mineralogy of uranium and thorium, generously illustrated with nearly 200 color ...             Radioactive Substances1 review Marie Curie Dover Publications, 2002 With Curie's own words, charts, and calculations Marie Curie's Radioactive Substances provides an intriguing description and first hand account of the lab research which led to her discovery of radium - and her eventual death. Curie's own words, charts, and calculations tells of her work with radium and the advance of a scientific wonder.             The Radioactive Boy Scout: The Frightening True Story of a Whiz Kid and His Homemade Nuclear Reactor27 reviews Ken Silverstein Villard, 2005 The Atom is Our Friend There's something not quite serious about The Radioactive Boy Scout. The book jacket has a cartoonish design and each page has a little atomic symbol by the page number. It's a small book, almost like a children's reader. It seemed to me as if it would be a quick, fun read. Well, it was quick, all right. Author Ken Silverstein originally wrote this as an article for Harper's Magazine, according ...             Radioactive Waste Management James Saling CRC, 2001 Topics covered include: an overview of sources of radioactive waste; an introduction to radioactive decay and radiation shielding calculations; management and disposal of spent nuclear fuel and high-level waste; low-level waste; transuranic waste; Uranium mill tailings; mixed waste; transportation of radioactive waste; decontamination and decommissioing of nuclear facilities; and environmental restoration. Technical and regulatory aspects of ...             The Scientific and Regulatory Basis for the Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste Wiley, 1996 The disposal of radioactive waste is a central issue in the future of nuclear power and poses considerable technical, political and social issues. This book addresses these topics in an integrated fashion using performance assessment of the disposal concept as a unifying theme. Subjects addressed include: regulatory criteria; waste types, sources and characteristics; man-made or "engineered" barriers; the selection and evaluation of geological ...             The Radioactive Redhead (Daw Science Fiction)11 reviews John Zakour, Lawrence Ganem DAW, 2005 Shows once again that redheads are nothing but trouble It's the not-too-distant future, but the world is a very different place. Reality TV is the preferred entertainment of the masses. Entertainment moguls will go to whatever lengths necessary to procure their next "big" star. Teen pop sensations rise to meteoric heights on their looks and dancing ability - singing talent need not apply. Teen slang is impenetrable to adults . . . wait, that's ...             The Radioactive Boy Scout: The True Story of a Boy and His Backyard Nuclear Reactor38 reviews Ken Silverstein Random House, 2004 Good book, could do without the editorializing The story of David Hahn is interesting enough that it would be difficult to write a bad book about it. Fortunately, Silverstein's prose is breezy and well-written, and the book is quite the page-turner. Hahn is a near-perfect antihero - you know that he's clearly endangering himself and others, but at the same time, you can't help but cheer him on. The story was initially an article in ...             Radioactive Duologues: for Radio, Stage and Screen (Monologue and Scene Books) Marina Caldarone Politicos, 2006 Over thirty extracts from contemporary plays for radio, stage, and TV. Designed as a resource for actors working in radio, theater, or television, the volume is divided into three sections of duologues: male/female, male/male, and female/female.             Principles and Standards for the Disposal of Long-lived Radioactive Wastes, Volume 3 (Waste Management) Pergamon, 2003 This handbook is concerned with developing principles and standards for the safe disposal of solid radioactive wastes by burial deep in the Earth's crust. Radioactive wastes have focussed thinking on long-term environmental protection issues in an unprecedented way. Consequently, the way in which principles and standards are set, and the thinking behind this, is of wider interest than to the nuclear field alone. The issues are not just technical ...             Nuclear Reactions: The Politics of Opening a Radioactive Waste Disposal Site1 review Chuck McCutcheon University of New Mexico Press, 2003 Toxic things & public policy Chuck McCutcheon is an old classmate of mine, but I have to say that I found this to be a fine work. His book is direct and forceful in presenting the lengthy story of the creation of a facility to house radioactive waste. The author almost never bogs down in the technical or mundane even as the people he is writing about are doing exactly that. There's a lot to be learned from this book, namely, ...             Radioactive Man #1 The Simpsons (The Origin of Radioactive Man) Matt Groening, Steve Vance Bongo Comics Group, 1993 Radioactive Man issue #1. Bart Simpson's Favorite Comic Book! Originated from the popular The Simpsons television show. Bongo Comics 1993.             Land of the Radioactive Midnight Sun: A Cheechako's First Year in Alaska8 reviews Sean Michael Flynn Thomas Dunne Books, 2003 An excellent, hilarious read for anyone thinking about moving to Alaska I was stationed at Eielson at the same time as Sean but mainly knew him from his hilarious and entertaining (and eventually banned) columns in the base newspaper. I found the book by accident years later while stationed at Elmendorf AFB in Anchorage, AK. Sean's account so perfectly encapsulates life as a Cheechako in the interior of Alaska it has to be a must read for anyone thinking of moving ...             Radioactive Waste Control and Controversy: The History of Radioactive Waste Regulation in the UK ... Steven D. Chandler CRC, 1998 A study of the way policy and legislation for regulating radioactive wastes has developed in the UK since the first specific legislation was enacted in 1948. Particular emphasis is given to the Atomic Energy Authority Act 1954 and the Radioactive Substances Act 1960 which set the framework for control that has lasted to the present day. The reader will gain a clear understanding of the factors that have shaped the regulatory framework for ...             Decision Making for Complex Socio-Technical Systems: Robustness from Lessons Learned in Long-Term Radioactive ... Thomas Flüeler Springer, 2006 The long-term governance of radioactive waste continues to be a major complex and contentious socio-technical issue worldwide. Traditionally, it has been considered as mainly a challenge to scientists and engineers to develop technical "solutions" to specific problems. But increasingly these narrow solutions have been enlarged by wider societal considerations such as ethics, public involvement, control and retrievability ? needs that have in the ...              search for books backyard, cheechako, chernobyl, controversy, decision, duologues, encounters, environment, environmental, frightening, geological, governance, introduction, long-lived, long-term, management, monologue, principles, radioactive, radioactivity, reactions, regulation, regulatory, robustness, scientific, socio-technical, standards, substances, technical, technology books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen music: The Robber Bridegroom (1976 Original Broadway Cast) leave a comment home  impressum - about us