Composed from two symposia conducted at the 2001 Annual Meeting of The American Ceramic Society, this new volume details the advances in the state of knowledge in nuclear and waste materials science and technology. Highlighted are areas of rapid change such as in the application, development, and testing of ceramics and glasses in the nuclear and waste industries.

As companies begin to focus on ¿green ceramics¿ and the manufacturing of environmentally friendly products, the development of innovative processing approaches and novel environmental treatment technologies soon follows. These are being developed to address more stringent regulations and to obtain an improved scientific understanding of the industrial processes and treatment technologies.

This seventh volume in the series addresses current nuclear and environmental problems and provides solutions for them. It is an excellent resource for researchers and scientists involved in the ceramic and nuclear industries.

roceedings of the symposium held at the 103rd Annual Meeting of The American Ceramic Society, April 22-25, 2001, in Indiana; Ceramic Transactions, Volume 132.

Gary L. Smith is the editor of Environmental Issues and Waste Management Technologies in the Ceramic and Nuclear Industries VII, published by Wiley.

S. K. Sundaram is the editor of Environmental Issues and Waste Management Technologies in the Ceramic and Nuclear Industries VII, published by Wiley.

Dane R. Spearing is the editor of Environmental Issues and Waste Management Technologies in the Ceramic and Nuclear Industries VII, published by Wiley.