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      Cover image for Going the Distance?: The Safe Transport of Spent Nuclear Fuel and High-Level Radioactive Waste in the United States
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      Going the Distance?: The Safe Transport of Spent Nuclear Fuel and High-Level Radioactive Waste in the United States

      Committee on Transportation of Radioactive Waste,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      A report from the National Research Council’s Nuclear and Radiation Studies Board (NRSB) and the Transportation Research Board, which reviews the risks and technical and societal concerns for the transport…

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      Disposition of High-Level Waste and Spent Nuclear Fuel: The Continuing Societal and Technical Challenges

      Committee on Disposition of High-Level Radioactive Waste Through Geological Isolation,Board on Radioactive Waste Management,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Disposition of radioactive wastes in a deep geological repository is a sound approach if it progresses through a stepwise decision-making process. This book, written for concerned citizens as well as…

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      Improving the Regulation and Management of Low-Activity Radioactive Wastes

      Committee on Improving Practices for Regulating and Managing Low-Activity Radioactive Wastes,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      The largest volumes of radioactive wastes in the United States contain only small amounts of radioactive material. These low-activity wastes (LAW) come from hospitals, utilities, research institutions, and defense installations…

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      Safety and Security of Commercial Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage: Public Report

      Committee on the Safety and Security of Commercial Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      The Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Department of Homeland Security sponsored a National Academies study to assess the safety and security risks of spent nuclear fuel stored in cooling pools…

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      Improving the Characterization Program for Contact-Handled Transuranic Waste Bound for the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant

      Committee on Optimizing the Characterization and Transportation of Transuranic Waste Destined for the Waste Isolation Plant,Board on Radioactive Waste Management,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council

      This report reflects the National Research Council’s assessment of the Department of Energy’s current waste characterization program. The report discusses the waste inventories, the characterization program, and the existing regulatory…

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      Natural Attenuation for Ground Water Remediation

      Committee on Intrinsic Remediation,Water Science and Technology Board,Board on Radioactive Waste Management,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Explores how contamination occurs, explaining concepts and terms, and includes case studies from the Hanford nuclear site, military bases, as well as other sites. This book provides historical background and…

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      Tank Waste Retrieval, Processing, and On-site Disposal at Three Department of Energy Sites: Final Report

      Committee on the Management of Certain Radioactive Waste Streams Stored in Tanks At Three Department of Energy Sites,Nuclear and Radiation Studies Board,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Concludes that the Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) overall plan for cleaning up defense-related radioactive wastes stored in underground tanks at three sites is workable, but some important challenges must be…

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