Includes bibliographical references and index.

Cementitious Materials for Nuclear Waste Immobilization; Copyright; Contents; About the Authors; Preface; Chapter 1 Introduction; 1.1 Background of Nuclear Waste Problem; 1.2 Nuclear Industry Facilities; 1.2.1 NFC Facilities; 1.2.1.1 Mining and Milling Facilities; 1.2.1.2 Uranium Refining Facilities; 1.2.1.3 Nuclear Reactors; 1.2.1.4 Repossessing Plants and Storage; 1.2.2 Radioisotope Production and Application; 1.3 Nuclear Waste Sources and Classification; 1.4 Nuclear Waste Management; 1.4.1 Development of Policy Principles, Strategy and Legal Framework

1.4.2 Technical Options for a Waste Management System1.4.2.1 Treatment of Front-End NFC Wastes; 1.4.2.2 Treatment of Nuclear Reactor Operational Wastes; 1.4.2.3 Treatment of Nuclear Centre Wastes; 1.4.2.4 Immobilization and Disposal Options; 1.4.3 Technical Factors that Affect Technology Selection; 1.5 Wasteform Materials; References; Chapter 2 Cements: Portland Cement; 2.1 Cements; 2.2 Portland Cement: Manufacture, Mineral Composition, Properties; 2.3 Phase and Mineral Composition of Ordinary Portland Cement; 2.4 Properties of Portland Cement; 2.5 Hydration of Portland Cement

2.5.1 Hydration and Hydraulic Activity of Clinker Phases and Portland Cement2.5.2 Process Chemistry, Products and Hydration Stages; 2.5.3 Microstructure, Phases and Properties of Fresh and Hardened Cement Paste; 2.6 Interaction of Portland Cements with Water and Soil; 2.6.1 Ground Waters and Their Interaction with Cement Hydration Products; 2.6.2 Soil and Its Interaction with Cement Hydration Products; 2.6.2.1 Soil Characteristics; 2.6.2.2 Soil Interaction with Cement Hydration Products; References; Chapter 3 Portland Cements with Mineral and Chemical Admixtures

3.1 Chemical Admixtures to Control the Structure and Properties of Portland Cements3.1.1 Accelerators; 3.1.2 Retarders; 3.1.3 Plasticizers, Super-Plasticizers and Hyperplasticizers; 3.1.3.1 Air-Entraining Agents; 3.1.3.2 Defoamers; 3.1.3.3 Admixtures for Cement Paste Densification; 3.1.3.4 Water-Retaining Agents and Stabilizers; 3.1.3.5 Water Absorption and Water Permeability Reducing Admixtures; 3.1.3.6 Biocidal Admixtures; 3.1.3.7 Complex Chemical Admixtures; 3.2 Mineral Admixtures in the Control of the Composition, Structure and Properties of Cements

3.2.1 Classification of Mineral Admixtures for Cements3.2.1.1 The Classification of SCMs by Their Origin; 3.2.1.2 The Classification of Mineral Admixtures by Activity; 3.2.1.3 Classification of Fillers by the Energy Potential, Nature and Concentration of the Superficial Centres, and Adsorption Abilities; 3.2.1.4 Classification of Mineral Admixtures by Dispersion; 3.2.1.5 Classification of Mineral Admixtures by Efficiency in Economy of Cement; 3.2.2 Portland Cements with Mineral Admixtures from Natural Rocks and Minerals

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