Pioneering Nuclear Waste Disposal: The Waste Isolation Pilot Plant.

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关键词: Radioactive waste disposal;    Transuranic wastes;    Underground disposal;    Radioactive wastes;    Environmental protection;   

RP-ID  :  PB2000104038

学科分类：工程和技术（综合）

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来源: National Technical Reports Library

【 摘 要 】

Table of Contents: Closing the Circle on Transuranic Waste; The Long Road to the WIPP: The need for the WIPP; The National Academy of Sciences; Community leaders suggest Carlsbad as the site for the WIPP; Construction of the WIPP; The WIPP Land Withdrawal Act; Certification by the EPA; The National Environmental Policy Act; The Resource and Recovery Act; Disposal of Non-mixed Transuranic Waste; Court rulings deny requests for further delays; The Fog; The First Shipment; Grand Opening; and New Mexico Environment Department Issues Hazardous Waste Permit; Looking to the Future: Coordination with Sites; Transportation; Remote-handled Transuranic Waste; Waste Volumes and Characteristics; Mining; Institutional Controls; and Future Research and Development.