The impact of low-level radioactive waste management policy on biomedical research in the United States /
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Committee on the Impact of Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Policy on Biomedical Research in the United States, Board on Radiation Effects Research, Commission on Life Sciences, National Research Council.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 44-48).
The Impact of Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Policy on Biomedical Research in the United States -- Copyright -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- CONTENTS -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY -- 1 INTRODUCTION -- BACKGROUND OF THIS REPORT -- BACKGROUND TO LLRW-MANAGEMENT POLICY -- A. Medicine -- Diagnosis -- Treatment -- B. Biomedical Research -- C. Nuclear Power Plants -- 2 CHARACTERISTICS OF LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE -- 3 CHALLENGES TO THE BIOMEDICAL INVESTIGATOR -- REGULATION -- DISPOSAL COST -- ACCESS TO DISPOSAL -- Legal Framework -- Current Status of Disposal.
Testing the System: Closures of Barnwell -- Michigan -- North Carolina -- Barnwell Disposal Site Closure: 1994-1995 -- Changes -- Barnwell and Envirocare -- 4 ADAPTATIONS AND WASTE MINIMIZATIONS -- OVERVIEW -- IMPROVED MANAGEMENT -- STORAGE PRACTICES -- TREATMENT PRACTICES -- LLRW DISPOSAL PRACTICES -- MINIMIZING THE USE OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS -- USE OF NONRADIOLOGICAL MATERIALS -- 5 CONCLUSIONS -- 6 RECOMMENDATIONS -- APPENDIX A Cost Trade off Analysis -- REFERENCES -- GLOSSARY -- COMMITTEE BIOGRAPHIES -- STUDY DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY.
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Impact of low-level radioactive waste management policy on biomedical research in the United States.
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National Research Council (U.S.)., Committee on the Impact of Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Policy on Biomedical Research in the United States.