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Record Nr.

UNINA9910818743103321

Titolo

The disposal of radioactive waste on land : report

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, : National Academy of Sciences-National Research Council, 1957

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (146 pages)

Collana

National Research Council (U.S.) Publication ; ; 519

Disciplina

628.54

Soggetti

Radioactive waste disposal

Radioactivity - Safety measures

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 140-142).

Nota di contenuto

""THE DISPOSAL OF RADIOACTIVE WASTE ON LAND""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""Abstract""; ""REPORT ON DISPOSAL OF RADIOACTIVE WASTE ON LAND""; ""SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS ON DISPOSAL""; ""GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS ON COROLLARY PROBLEMS""; ""APPENDIX A HISTORY OF COMMITTEE ON DISPOSAL OF RADIOACTIVE WASTE ON LAND""; ""Appendix B""; ""CONTENTS""; ""PROCEEDINGS OF THE PRINCETON CONFERENCE ON THE DISPOSAL OF RADIOACTIVE WASTE PRODUCTS""; ""SATURDAY EVENING SESSION""; ""SUNDAY MORNING SESSION""; ""GENERAL DISCUSSION""; ""APPOINTMENT OF COMMITTEES""; ""MONDAY MORNING SESSION""

""APPENDIX C COMMITTEE ON DEEP DISPOSAL """"ATTENDANCE""; ""PROCEEDINGS""; ""APPENDIX D COMMITTEE ON SHALLOW DISPOSAL""; ""ATTENDANCE""; ""PROCEEDINGS""; ""APPENDIX E PARTICIPANTS IN THE CONFERENCE ON DISPOSAL OF RADIOACTIVE WASTE PRODUCTS""; ""MEMBERS OF THE STEERING COMMITTEE""; ""ASSISTANTS AT CONFERENCE""; ""APPENDIX F DISPOSAL OF RADIOACTIVE WASTE IN SALT CAVITIES""; ""CONTENTS""; ""ILLUSTRATIONS""; ""1. INTRODUCTION""; ""2. CHARACTERISTICS OF SALT DEPOSITS""; ""3. DISTRIBUTION OF SALT IN THE UNITED STATES""; ""4. PRODUCTION OF SALT IN THE UNITED STATES""; ""5. MINING OF ROCK SALT""

""6. PRODUCTION OF RADIOACTIVE WASTE""""7. REQUIREMENT FOR NUCLEAR ENERGY""; ""8. CHARACTERISTICS OF RADIOACTIVE WASTE""; ""9. WASTE PRODUCTION IN NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS""; ""10.



TRANSPORTATION OF NUCLEAR WASTE""; ""11. ACCESSIBILITY OF SALT SPACE FOR WASTE DISPOSAL""; ""12. UTILIZATION OF SALT SPACE FOR WASTE DISPOSAL""; ""13. PROBLEMS OF UTILIZATION OF MINED-OUT SPACE""; ""14. RECOMMENDED STUDIES""; ""REFERENCES""