Questions surround DOE`s program to process high-level radioactive waste while serious problems found with low-level waste disposal

Journal Article · Thu Jan 18 00:00:00 EST 1990 · Public Utilities Fortnightly

OSTI ID:138220

Yates, M

This article addresses the General Accounting Office report criticizing the US DOE program to retrieve, process, immobilize, and store high-level radioactive waste until it can be moved to a permanent repository and discusses serious problems found with low-level waste disposal. The status of future repository at Yucca Mountain and current storage and processing at various sites is discussed.

• OSTI ID: 138220
• Journal Information: Public Utilities Fortnightly, Vol. 125, Issue 2; Other Information: PBD: 18 Jan 1990
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

05 NUCLEAR FUELS
29 ENERGY PLANNING AND POLICY
HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES
RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT
LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES
US DOE
EVALUATION
HANFORD ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT LABORATORY
IDAHO NATIONAL ENGINEERING LABORATORY
SAVANNAH RIVER PLANT
TIME DELAY
US GAO
WEST VALLEY PROCESSING PLANT
YUCCA MOUNTAIN
Yucca Mountain Project