Radioactive wastes are generated from a wide range of sources, including the power industry, and medical and scientific research institutions, presenting a range of challenges in dealing with a diverse set of radionuclides of varying concentrations. Conditioning technologies are…
Radioactive wastes are generated from a wide range of sources, including the power industry, and medical and scientific research institutions, presenting a range of challenges in dealing with a diverse set of radionuclides of varying concentrations. Conditioning technologies are…
To complement the knowledge on the physical aspects of radioactive waste disposal, this report identifies the socioeconomic and institutional; and policy issues that must be addressed in implementing the Nuclear Waste Policy Act. It also addresses site location, transportation m…
The Tainted Desert documents the controversies surrounding the Yucca Mountain project - America's first large-scale national high-level nuclear waste site, built at a cost of billions of taxpayer dollars and located in Nevada less than 100 miles from Las Vegas.
