About this Research Topic
This Research Topic is focused on showcasing expert opinions and perspectives within the field of radioactive waste management. The collection aims to bring together experts from multidisciplinary fields to reflect on the field's past and highlight novel outcomes and future directions. It is hoped that this Research Topic will stimulate discussion in the field and encourage future collaborations.
The following manuscript types are particularly welcome in this collection:
• Perspective: presentation of a viewpoint on a specific area of investigation.
• Opinion: viewpoints on the interpretation of recent findings in the field, value of the methods used, as well as weaknesses and strengths of scientific hypotheses.
For more information regarding these article types, please see here.
Topic themes of particular interest to this collection include, but are not limited to, the following:
• Waste characterization and classification
• Radioactive waste predisposal processes (such as waste processing, storage, and transport)
• Process understanding and modeling
• Geosciences in waste management
• Safety cases and safety assessments
• Waste acceptance criteria
• Behavior of plugs and seals under disposal conditions
• Waste packages in their disposal environment
• Repository projects
• Repository architecture
• Radionuclide behavior in disposal conditions
The following manuscript types are particularly welcome in this collection:
• Perspective: presentation of a viewpoint on a specific area of investigation.
• Opinion: viewpoints on the interpretation of recent findings in the field, value of the methods used, as well as weaknesses and strengths of scientific hypotheses.
For more information regarding these article types, please see here.
Topic themes of particular interest to this collection include, but are not limited to, the following:
• Waste characterization and classification
• Radioactive waste predisposal processes (such as waste processing, storage, and transport)
• Process understanding and modeling
• Geosciences in waste management
• Safety cases and safety assessments
• Waste acceptance criteria
• Behavior of plugs and seals under disposal conditions
• Waste packages in their disposal environment
• Repository projects
• Repository architecture
• Radionuclide behavior in disposal conditions
Keywords: #CollectionSeries, Radioactive Waste Management, Nuclear Waste, Predisposal Processes, Waste Characterization, Waste Classification, Waste Acceptance Criteria, Geological Disposal, Surface Disposal, Waste Reduction, Safety Assessments
Important Note: All contributions to this Research Topic must be within the scope of the section and journal to which they are submitted, as defined in their mission statements. Frontiers reserves the right to guide an out-of-scope manuscript to a more suitable section or journal at any stage of peer review.
