... Abstract Nuclear waste disposal and spent nuclear fuel are a major concern in most countries. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the world's central intergovernmental forum for scientific and technical co-operation in the nuclear field, recommended the deep geological disposal for high...

... application examples are discussed in some detail: shale gas extraction, CO 2 storage, and radioactive waste disposal—with the emphasis being on successfully achieving the project objectives. The paper concludes with ten recommendations, concentrating on the further development of the subjects of uncertainty...

... ABSTRACT: Disposal of waste is an essential and important operation of surface mining. At present juncture, there are growing awarness of the problems of environmental pollutions due to waste disposal. Pollutions caused by waste disposal directly impacts on the health of human being, flora...

... under that heading: - Global environmental effects; - Heat and mass transport in fractured rock; - Contaminant migration; - Waste disposal; - Underground storage of waste, hydrocarbons, and energy; and - Control of vibrations. In the last years, environmental questions have...