The impact of low-level radioactive waste management policy on biomedical research in the United States

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on the Impact of Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Policy on Biomedical Research in the United States (-)
Format:	eBook
Language:	Inglés
Published:	Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press c2001.
Edition:	1st ed
Series:	Compass series (Washington, D.C.)
Subjects:	Radioactive wastes > Management > Government policy > United States. Radioactive waste disposal > Government policy > United States. Radioactive wastes > Management.
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:	https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009622272406719

Table of Contents:

""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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