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Atomic Batteries: Energy from Radioactivity [PDF]

open access: yesarXiv, 2015
With alternate, sustainable, natural sources of energy being sought after, there is new interest in energy from radioactivity, including natural and waste radioactive materials. A study of various atomic batteries is presented with perspectives of development and comparisons of performance parameters and cost. We discuss radioisotope thermal generators,
arxiv  

Engineered Living Energy Materials

open access: yesInterdisciplinary Materials, EarlyView.
Engineered living energy materials (ELEMs) are nascent research frontier for enabling sustainable energy conversion and storage. These materials exhibit unique characteristics such as self‐regeneration, biodegradability, environmental response, and evolutionary adaptability. This paper overviews different energy conversion bio‐modules, summarizes their
Xinyi Yuan   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ecological information and approaches needed for risk communication dialogs for acute or chronic environmental crises

open access: yesRisk Analysis, Volume 42, Issue 11, Page 2408-2420, November 2022., 2022
Abstract Scientists, social scientists, risk communicators, and many others are often thrust into a crisis situation where they need to interact with a range of stakeholders, including governmental personnel (tribal, U.S. federal, state, local), local residents, and other publics, as well as other scientists and other risk communicators in situations ...
Joanna Burger
wiley   +1 more source

Linear thermal expansion behavior of compacted bentonite buffer materials

open access: yesCase Studies in Thermal Engineering, 2022
In a geological repository system, buffer is indispensable to ensure the safe disposal of high-level radioactive waste (HLW). Because heat generated from spent nuclear fuel in a canister is released to the surrounding buffers, thermal properties of such ...
Seok Yoon, Gi-Jun Lee, Gyu-Hyun Go
doaj  

Laser induced nuclear waste transmutation [PDF]

open access: yesarXiv, 2016
When producing electricity that collects the mass energy that is available at the time of the induced disintegration of radioactive elements, other unstable elements are produced with half-life span durations ranging from less than one second to hundreds of thousands of years and which are considered as waste. Managing nuclear waste with a half-life of
arxiv  

Clays in radioactive waste disposal

open access: yesJournal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, 2010
AbstractClays and argillites are considered in some countries as possible host rocks for nuclear waste disposal at great depth. The use of compacted swelling clays as engineered barriers is also considered within the framework of the multi-barrier concept. In relation to these concepts, various research programs have been conducted to assess the thermo-
Delage, Pierre   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Information needs, approaches, and case studies in human health risk communication

open access: yesRisk Analysis, Volume 42, Issue 11, Page 2376-2399, November 2022., 2022
Abstract This article uses ten case studies to illustrate the information needs, various communication approaches, and the communicator's role in explaining environmental health risks from a variety of hazards, to a variety of audiences, over time frames from days to years, using in person consultation, lectures, zooms, and email formats.
Michael Gochfeld
wiley   +1 more source

Dating the Middle Palaeolithic of Fumane Cave by the combined ESR/U‐series method

open access: yesJournal of Quaternary Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Fumane Cave, located in Northern Italy, is a major prehistoric site for understanding late Neandertal and early modern human behaviours. The cave contains a 12‐m‐thick stratigraphic sequence of Middle and Upper Palaeolithic layers, which have yielded a number of flint artefacts and faunal remains.
Christophe Falguères   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Radioactive Waste Management

open access: yes, 2015
Today one of the major challenges facing by mankind is to provide proper management for radioactive waste management. Any industrial activity results in generation of some waste material. Nuclear industry is no exception and the presence of radiation emitting radioactive materials which may have adverse impact on living beings and which is likely to ...
Miss.Nita Chavan,, Mr. Anil Ranveer
openaire   +1 more source

Ordinary-Portland-cement solidification of Cs-137 contaminated electric arc furnace dust from steel production industry in Thailand

open access: yesHeliyon
The cementation was used to immobilize the Cs-137 contaminated electric arc furnace dust (EAFD). Various mixing recipes were used to prepare the EAFD-cement waste form specimens.
Klitsadee Yubonmhat   +4 more
doaj  

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