Nuclear Energy's Dilemma: Disposing of Hazardous Radioactive Waste Safely

Date

1977

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United States General Accounting Office

Abstract

This report discusses the Energy Research and Development Administration's and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's efforts to solve the critical problem of disposing of radioactive wastes generated from commercial and military nuclear operations, including a related problem of how the Commission is handling the large backlog of spent nuclear fuel--potential radioactive waste.

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73 pages

Keywords

radioactive waste disposal, nuclear waste disposal

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