Containment of Radioactive Materials and Safe Use of Concrete Materials

Following the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in the Great East Japan Earthquake, a large amount of water contaminated with radioactive materials has built up on the premises. The processing, temporary storage and leakage prevention of this contaminated water has become a major issue. Processing, disposal and recycling technology for debris contaminated by radioactive substances is also needed. In this paper, we review reports, research and technical proposals related to these issues from the perspective of concrete engineering.