Document Details
PURL
Title:
Radioactive Wastes (Rev.)
Author(s):
Subject Terms:
Understanding the Atom Series
Document Type:
BOOK
Publication Date:
1969 Jan 01
Declassification Status:
Never classified
Document Pages:
52 pg
Accession Number:
Atom48
Originating Research Org.:
US Atomic Energy Commission (AEC)
OpenNet Entry Date:
2014 Oct 02
OpenNet Modified Date:
2014 Sep 30
Description/Abstract:
This booklet discusses how radioactive wastes created in the nuclear industry are handled, processed and disposed. This includes highly radioactive wastes from spent nuclear fuels, and the millions of gallons of water containing traces of radioactivity.