Understanding Radioactive Waste

by Raymond L. Murray

Murray (emeritus, nuclear engineering, North Carolina State U.) uses non-technical language to describe the scientific issues surrounding the handling and hazards of nuclear waste. Chapters cover such topics as the biological effects of radiation, storage and reprocessing of fuels, transportation of waste, treatment of low-level waste, disposal of various kinds of waste, and laws and regulation. Given Murray's history with the Manhattan project, with the design of the first nuclear reactor, and as the executive editor of the Journal of Nuclear Energy , the generally reassuring tone is unsurprising. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Genres: Science

231 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2003

About the author

Raymond L. Murray (Ph.D. University of Tennessee) is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Nuclear Engineering of North Carolina State University.
He studied under J. Robert Oppenheimer at the University of California at Berkeley.
He was involved in the Manhattan Project of World War II, where he contributed to the uranium isotope separation process at Berkeley and Oak Ridge.
In 1950 he joined the North Carolina State University as Professor of Physics, and he remained there for over five decades.

Reviews

[Katie Lynn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Informative, relevant, understandable. Will read it again and look for a newer addition as well. I did feel that some parts were redundant, but I think that can be attributed to the organization of the information. Even for those that don't need this information for their job, I would recommend reading it. There is so much misconception or just plain lack of information about hazardous wastes and nuclear energy; I wish they taught a small slice of this to kids in high schools these days, perhaps we could make some advances in future generations that aren't riddled with unwarranted fear.

WHAT?! No trivia questions about this book. whatever.