[ RadSafe ] book review?

[Rogers Brent]

Thanks for that James, it's very helpfule.  But I think you've never
actually seen a spent fuel pool, if you think they are 'flimsy'.

Regards

Brent Rogers
Manager Radiation Operations Unit
NSW Environment Protection Authority
Department of Environment and Conservation
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-----Original Message-----
From: James Salsman [mailto:james at bovik.org]
Sent: Sunday, 25 September 2005 9:56 AM
To: Rogers Brent
Cc: radsafe at radlab.nl
Subject: Re: [ RadSafe ] book review?


Brent Rogers wrote:

> I wonder if any of you have read parts or all of this book, and if you
wish
> to comment on it.  Otherwise, if you know of any published reviews, could
> you please direct me.
> 
> Chapman, Neil; McCombie, Charles.		
> Principles and standards for the disposal of long-lived radioactive wastes
> Amsterdam, Netherlands : Elsevier Ltd, 2003.

The publisher's web site now has this review from S.C. Sheppard:

"... the book is easy to read and very up to date. There are some
new ideas, and a solid representation of the state-of-the-art and
how we got to it....  The target audience included established
professionals in HLW management, newcomers to the field, and
interested lay public who will learn about the intensive multi-year
efforts that underlie waste management today."

The publisher's description and table of contents is here:
http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/bookdescription.cws_home/672916/description

That looks like a great book.  If byproducts weren't being used 
inappropriately, and the principles in that book were followed 
(instead of using flimsy holding pools), then I wouldn't be 
opposed to nuclear power.

Sincerely,
James Salsman


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