03429nam 2200613Ia 450 991045599530332120200520144314.01-280-18483-397866101848350-309-56519-7(CKB)110986584753292(EBL)3564057(SSID)ssj0000177008(PQKBManifestationID)11177277(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000177008(PQKBWorkID)10208193(PQKB)10959885(MiAaPQ)EBC3564057(Au-PeEL)EBL3564057(CaPaEBR)ebr10068465(OCoLC)697683476(EXLCZ)9911098658475329220010411d2001 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe impact of low-level radioactive waste management policy on biomedical research in the United States[electronic resource] /Committee on the Impact of Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Policy on Biomedical Research in the United States, Board on Radiation Effects Research, Commission on Life Sciences, National Research CouncilWashington, D.C. National Academy Pressc20011 online resource (66 p.)Compass seriesDescription based upon print version of record.0-309-07331-6 Includes bibliographical references (p. 44-48).""The Impact of Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Policy on Biomedical Research in the United States""; ""Copyright""; ""PREFACE""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""CONTENTS""; ""EXECUTIVE SUMMARY""; ""1 INTRODUCTION""; ""BACKGROUND OF THIS REPORT""; ""BACKGROUND TO LLRW-MANAGEMENT POLICY""; ""A. Medicine""; ""Diagnosis""; ""Treatment""; ""B. Biomedical Research""; ""C. Nuclear Power Plants""; ""2 CHARACTERISTICS OF LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE""; ""3 CHALLENGES TO THE BIOMEDICAL INVESTIGATOR""; ""REGULATION""; ""DISPOSAL COST""; ""ACCESS TO DISPOSAL""; ""Legal Framework""""Current Status of Disposal""""Testing the System: Closures of Barnwell""; ""Michigan""; ""North Carolina""; ""Barnwell Disposal Site Closure: 1994-1995""; ""Changes - Barnwell and Envirocare""; ""4 ADAPTATIONS AND WASTE MINIMIZATIONS""; ""OVERVIEW""; ""IMPROVED MANAGEMENT""; ""STORAGE PRACTICES""; ""TREATMENT PRACTICES""; ""LLRW DISPOSAL PRACTICES""; ""MINIMIZING THE USE OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS""; ""USE OF NONRADIOLOGICAL MATERIALS""; ""5 CONCLUSIONS""; ""6 RECOMMENDATIONS""; ""APPENDIX A Cost Trade off Analysis""; ""REFERENCES""; ""GLOSSARY""; ""COMMITTEE BIOGRAPHIES""""STUDY DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY""Compass series (Washington, D.C.)Radioactive wastesManagementGovernment policyUnited StatesRadioactive waste disposalGovernment policyUnited StatesRadioactive wastesManagementElectronic books.Radioactive wastesManagementGovernment policyRadioactive waste disposalGovernment policyRadioactive wastesManagement.363.7289097306MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910455995303321The impact of low-level radioactive waste management policy on biomedical research in the United States1978255UNINA