Title :
An Overview of the U. S. Department of Energy´s Waste Management Program
Author_Institution :
Office of Nuclear Waste Management U. S. Department of Energy Washington, D. C. 20545
Abstract :
The purpose of this paper is to describe the nuclear waste management program of the Department of Energy (DOE) including the effect of the recent report of a Presidentially-appointed Interagency Review Group (IRG) on the program. The paper summarizes the historical background of some key issues relating to nuclear wastes; lists the major recommendations of the IRG report; and reviews the elements of the DOE program and the changes which might be made as a result of the IRG report.
Keywords :
Biology; Energy management; Geology; Hazards; Milling machines; Protection; Radioactive pollution; Research and development; US Department of Energy; Waste management;
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TNS.1980.4331005
