Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Governmental Affairs
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Page : 104 pages
File Size : 39,96 MB
Release : 1990
Category : Governmental investigations
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Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 355 pages
File Size : 41,99 MB
Release : 2006-06-21
Category : Science
ISBN : 0309164826
This new report from the National Research Council's Nuclear and Radiation Studies Board (NRSB) and the Transportation Research Board reviews the risks and technical and societal concerns for the transport of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste in the United States. Shipments are expected to increase as the U.S. Department of Energy opens a repository for spent fuel and high-level waste at Yucca Mountain, and the commercial nuclear industry considers constructing a facility in Utah for temporary storage of spent fuel from some of its nuclear waste plants. The report concludes that there are no fundamental technical barriers to the safe transport of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive and the radiological risks of transport are well understood and generally low. However, there are a number of challenges that must be addressed before large-quantity shipping programs can be implemented successfully. Among these are managing "social" risks. The report does not provide an examination of the security of shipments against malevolent acts but recommends that such an examination be carried out.
Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Governmental Affairs
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Page : 108 pages
File Size : 28,46 MB
Release : 1990
Category : Governmental investigations
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Author : International Atomic Energy Agency
Publisher : IAEA
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 38,64 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789201147059
The explosion on 26 April 1986 at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant and the consequent reactor fire resulted in an unprecedented release of radioactive material from a nuclear reactor and adverse consequences for the public and the environment. Although the accident occurred nearly two decades ago, controversy still surrounds the real impact of the disaster. Therefore the IAEA, in cooperation with other UN bodies, the World Bank, as well as the competent authorities of Belarus, the Russian Federation and Ukraine, established the Chernobyl Forum in 2003. The mission of the Forum was to generate 'authoritative consensual statements' on the environmental consequences and health effects attributable to radiation exposure arising from the accident as well as to provide advice on environmental remediation and special health care programmes, and to suggest areas in which further research is required. This report presents the findings and recommendations of the Chernobyl Forum concerning the environmental effects of the Chernobyl accident.
Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Subcommittee on Energy and Power
Publisher :
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 21,97 MB
Release : 1988
Category : Nuclear facilities
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Publisher :
Page : 110 pages
File Size : 30,76 MB
Release : 1991
Category : History
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Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 26,81 MB
Release :
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ISBN : 1422349624
Author : DIANE Publishing Company
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 30,38 MB
Release : 1995-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9780788116360
Describes environmental, safety, and health problems throughout the nuclear weapons complex and what the U.S. Dept. of Energy is doing to address them. Covers: building nuclear warheads: the process; wastes and other byproducts of the cold war (spent nuclear fuel, plutonium residues, radioactive waste, transuranic waste, hazardous waste, etc.); contamination and cleanup; an international perspective; transition to new missions; and looking to the future. Over 100 b/w photos. Extensive glossary and bibliography.
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Page : 1094 pages
File Size : 36,46 MB
Release : 1982
Category : Government publications
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Page : 56 pages
File Size : 15,24 MB
Release : 1988-01
Category :
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The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists is the premier public resource on scientific and technological developments that impact global security. Founded by Manhattan Project Scientists, the Bulletin's iconic "Doomsday Clock" stimulates solutions for a safer world.
