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Title:
RADIOACTIVE PLANT CONTAINMENT AT HANFORD
Author(s):
Subject Terms:
HANFORD WORKS - ENVIRONS MONITORINGSEPARATION PROCESSES - WASTE DISPOSAL
Document Location:
DOE Public Reading Room - Hanford Battelle P.O. Box 999 MS H2-53 Richland WA 99352 (509)372-7443
Document Type:
REPORT
Publication Date:
1961 Apr 15
Declassification Status:
Declassified
Document Pages:
19
Accession Number:
RL-1-381501
Document Number(s):
HW-SA-2130
Originating Research Org.:
GE - HAPO
OpenNet Entry Date:
2004 Feb 24
OpenNet Modified Date:
2015 Aug 10
Description/Abstract:
ABSOLUTE CONTAINMENT OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS DURING CHEMICAL PROCESSING WOULD BE VERY EXPENSIVE, IF POSSIBLE AT ALL. HANFORD HOLDS THE RELEASE OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS TO THE SMALLEST PRACTICABLE RATE. CONTINUING OBSERVATIONS OF THE DEGREE OF CONATMN IN THE SUROUNDING AREA AND ECOLOGICAL STUDIES OF THE REGION GIVES ASSURANCE THAT LIVING BODIES ARE NOT BEINGDAMAGED BY RADN