Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal in Japan and Role of Cementitious Materials
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Radioactive waste disposal is a very important issue when constructing a sustainable society with nuclear energy. To construct disposal facilities, cementitious materials are used for various purposes, such as structural elements, storage cells, tunnel plugs and engineered barriers. This technical report describes the history and current status of the disposal of low-level radioactive waste (LLW) in Japan, particularly near surface disposal of relatively low-level LLW (L2-LLW) and intermediate depth disposal of relatively high-level LLW (L1-LLW) as two major types of LLW. The classification of radioactive wastes and disposal methods and concept of design and long-term dose assessment are out-lined to demonstrate the importance of cementitious materials in nuclear waste management.
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OpenAlex topics: Nuclear materials and radiation effects · Concrete and Cement Materials Research · Recycled Aggregate Concrete Performance
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Hiroshima University, Civil and Environmental Engineering Program, 1-4-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima, 739-8527, Japan.
National Institute of Technology, Hachinohe College, Department of Industrial Systems Engineering, 16-1 Tamonoki, Hachinohe, Aomori, 039-1192, Japan.
Japan Nuclear Fuel Limited, Civil Engineering Technology Group, 504-22 Aza Nozuki, Oaza Obuchi, Rokkasho, Kamikita-gun, Aomori, 039-3212, Japan.
Japan Nuclear Fuel Limited, 504-22 Aza Nozuki, Oaza Obuchi, Rokkasho, Kamikita-gun, Aomori, 039-3212, Japan.
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