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Special issue on radioactive waste solutions

Corporate author
International Atomic Energy Agency
Date
2000
Source
IUCN (ID: MON-066200)
Publisher | Place of publication
International Atomic Energy Agency | Vienna, Austria
Pages
68 p.
Language
English
Field of application
International
Subject
Waste & hazardous substances
Keyword
Waste management Radioactive pollution Radioactive waste
Abstract

Contents: 1. Signs of progress: IAEA perspectives on radioactive waste management 2. The safety of radioactive waste management: Achieving internationally acceptable solutions 3. Issues and answers: Towards improved management of radioactive waste 4. Radiological protection: Recommendations on radioactive waste management from the ICRP 5. An expanding international legal regime: Environmental protection and radioactive waste management 6. Radwass update: Radioactive waste safety standards programme 7. What waste is 'radioactive'? Defining the scope of the regulatory system 8. Setting the right limits: Controlling discharges of radionuclides into the environment 9. Preparing for the end of the line: Radioactive residues from nuclear decommissioning 10. Assessing approaches: Safety issues in the disposal of solid radioactive waste 11. Lowering the risks: Safe management of disused radioactive sources 12. Supporting the initiative: Cooperation in radioactive waste management with the Russian Federation