Improving the regulation and management of low-activity radioactive wastes : interim report on current regulations, inventories and practices /

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Low-activity radioactive wastes include a broad spectrum of materials for which a regulatory patchwork has evolved over almost 60 years. These wastes present less of a radiation hazard than either spent nuclear fuel or high-level radioactive waste. Low-activity wastes, however, may produce potential...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Improving Practices for Regulating and Managing Low-Activity Radioactive Waste
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2003.
Temas:
Radioactive waste disposal > United States.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Environmental > Waste Management.
Radioactive waste disposal
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Committee on Improving Practices for Regulating and Managing Low- Activity Radioactive Wastes
  • Preface
  • List of Report Reviewers
  • Contents
  • Executive Summary
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 The Statutory and Regulatory Context for Low-Activity Waste Management
  • 3 Low- Activity Waste Overview
  • 4 Issues and Findings
  • References
  • Appendix A Committee Information- Gathering Meetings
  • Appendix B U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
  • Appendix C The Environmental Protection Agency
  • Appendix D Disposal Sites and Operations
  • Appendix E The McMahon Act

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