TY  - BOOK
TI  - The Impact of Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Policy on Biomedical Research in the United States
SN  - 9780309565196
AV  - TD898.118.I46 2001 
PY  - 2001///
CY  - Washington, D.C.
PB  - National Academies Press
KW  - Radioactive wastes-Management-Government policy-United States
KW  - Radioactive waste disposal-Government policy-United States
KW  - Radioactive wastes-Management
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - 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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