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Proceedings of the International Academy of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, 2016, 6(2): 38-43
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Management of radioactive waste: A review

Luis Paulo Sant'ana1,Taynara Cristina Cordeiro2
1Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri,Diamantina, 39100-000, Minas Gerais, Brazil
2Universidade Santa Cecilia, Santos, 11045-907, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Received 21 January 2016;Accepted 28 February 2016;Published online 1 June 2016
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Abstract
The issue of disposal of radioactive waste around the world is not solved by now and the principal reason is the lack of an efficient technologic system. The fact that radioactive waste decays of radioactivity with time are the main reasons for setting nuclear or radioactive waste apart from the other common hazardous wastes management. Radioactive waste can be classified according to the state of matter and level of radioactivity and this classification can be differently interpreted from country to country. Furthermore, microbiological procedures, plasma vitrification process, chemical precipitation, ion exchange, evaporation and reverse osmosis are strategies used for the treatment of radioactive wastes. The major challenge is to manage these radioactive substances after being used and discharged. This report brings data from the literature published worldwide from 2009 to 2014 on radioactive waste management studies and it covers production, classification and management of radioactive solid, liquid and gas waste.

Keywords radioactive waste;waste management;waste generation;waste classification.


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