Radioactive waste; Finding a safe place
Journal Article
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· Civil Engineering
This paper reports on finding a safe place for radioactive wastes. Storing radioactive wastes for thousands of years is a daunting task. U.S. law says we must find a repository for high-level wastes by 2010, the earliest deadline in the world. Congress has designated Yucca Mountain in Nevada for official site characterization. But the process is immobilized by regulatory, political, legal and technical conflicts.
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- OSTI ID:
- 138277
- Journal Information:
- Civil Engineering, Journal Name: Civil Engineering Journal Issue: 4 Vol. 61; ISSN CIEGAG; ISSN 0009-7853
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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