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Title: Dumping of low-level radioactive waste in the deep ocean

Abstract

Two international agreements relate to the dumping of packaged radioactive waste into the oceans - the Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping Wastes and Other Matter of 1972 (London Convention) and the Multilateral Consultation and Surveillance Mechanism for Sea Dumping of Radioactive Waste of 1977 under the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). The International Atomic Energy Agency was given the responsibility to define high-level radioactive wastes which are unsuitable for dumping in the oceans and to make recommendations for the dumping of other radioactive wastes. A revised Definition and Recommendations was submitted and accepted by the London Convention. This paper reviews the technical basis for the Definition and describes how it has been applied to the radiological assessment of the only operational dumping site in the North East Atlantic.

Authors:
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Battelle Pacific Northwest Labs., Richland, WA (USA)
OSTI Identifier:
6844327
Report Number(s):
PNL-SA-8840; CONF-801063-4
TRN: 80-019210
DOE Contract Number:  
AC06-76RL01830
Resource Type:
Conference
Resource Relation:
Conference: International symposium on the impacts of radionuclide releases into the marine environment, Vienna, Austria, 6 Oct 1980
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES; 98 NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT, SAFEGUARDS, AND PHYSICAL PROTECTION; 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES; MARINE DISPOSAL; RECOMMENDATIONS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES; INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS; AGREEMENTS; MANAGEMENT; MATERIALS; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; SEAS; SURFACE WATERS; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTES; 052002* - Nuclear Fuels- Waste Disposal & Storage; 055002 - Nuclear Fuels- Safeguards, Inspection, & Accountability- Nontechnical Aspects; 520600 - Environment, Aquatic- Regulations - (-1989)

Citation Formats

Templeton, W L. Dumping of low-level radioactive waste in the deep ocean. United States: N. p., 1980. Web.
Templeton, W L. Dumping of low-level radioactive waste in the deep ocean. United States.
Templeton, W L. 1980. "Dumping of low-level radioactive waste in the deep ocean". United States.
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abstractNote = {Two international agreements relate to the dumping of packaged radioactive waste into the oceans - the Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping Wastes and Other Matter of 1972 (London Convention) and the Multilateral Consultation and Surveillance Mechanism for Sea Dumping of Radioactive Waste of 1977 under the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). The International Atomic Energy Agency was given the responsibility to define high-level radioactive wastes which are unsuitable for dumping in the oceans and to make recommendations for the dumping of other radioactive wastes. A revised Definition and Recommendations was submitted and accepted by the London Convention. This paper reviews the technical basis for the Definition and describes how it has been applied to the radiological assessment of the only operational dumping site in the North East Atlantic.},
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year = {Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1980},
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