Advanced Materials for Nuclear Waste Management
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "D1: Advanced Energy Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 June 2020) | Viewed by 6991
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We invite submissions to a Special Issue of the journal Energies on the topic of “Advanced Materials for Nuclear Waste Management”.
Nuclear power is one of the most reliable and carbon-free energy sources. However, the benefits of nuclear energy are constrained because of the challenges of safe radioactive waste management. Radioactive waste is also generated from medicine, agriculture, research, manufacturing, nondestructive testing, and mineral exploration. Technical treatments of nuclear waste to limit the rate or concentration of radionuclides returning to the biosphere are key components of nuclear waste management. In order to protect human health and minimize the environmental impact, various types of engineering materials are used in the field of nuclear waste management. The development of innovative materials for the safe storage and disposal of nuclear waste will lead to the safe use of nuclear power and radioactive materials. In order to share the information on the achievements of relevant materials research groups, we expect original contributions based on novel and current developments in the advanced materials for nuclear waste management.
The topics covered in the Special Issue may come from all areas of advanced metals, ceramics, composites, and polymers for nuclear waste management, including materials for the nuclear fuel cycle, materials for storage and disposal of used fuel, and materials for the adsorption and immobilization of radioactive waste and materials for durable radioactive waste forms. Both experimental and computational work on emerging materials such as nanoparticles, nanotubes, graphene, MOF, Mxene, and aerogel for nuclear waste management are welcome.
Prof. Ho Jin Ryu
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Nuclear waste
- Radioactive waste
- Advanced materials
- Waste forms
- Nuclear fuel cycle
- Reprocessing
- Spent fuel storage
- Permanent disposal
- High level waste
- Low and intermediate level waste
- Vitrification
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