[ RadSafe ] book review?

[Khalid Aleissa]

There is no place as romantic as a spent fuel pool.
One more thing, if you have one next door it will be never dark and there
will be no black out and you will be surrounded by nobles (of course I mean
noble gasses).


----- Original Message -----
From: "Rogers Brent" <Brent.Rogers at environment.nsw.gov.au>
To: "'James Salsman'" <james at bovik.org>
Cc: <radsafe at radlab.nl>
Sent: Sunday, September 25, 2005 3:18 AM
Subject: RE: [ RadSafe ] book review?


> 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
> *+61 2 9995 5986
> *+61 2 9995 6603
> * PO Box A290 Sydney South 1232
>
>
>
> -----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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