Closing the Circle on the Splitting of the Atom
Closing the Circle on the Splitting of the Atom

Author: DIANE Publishing Company

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 1995-03

Total Pages: 124

ISBN-13: 9780788116360

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Describes environmental, safety, and health problems throughout the nuclear weapons complex and what the U.S. Dept. of Energy is doing to address them. Covers: building nuclear warheads: the process; wastes and other byproducts of the cold war (spent nuclear fuel, plutonium residues, radioactive waste, transuranic waste, hazardous waste, etc.); contamination and cleanup; an international perspective; transition to new missions; and looking to the future. Over 100 b/w photos. Extensive glossary and bibliography.

Cleaning Up the Department of Energy's Nuclear Weapons Complex
Cleaning Up the Department of Energy's Nuclear Weapons Complex

Author: Elizabeth Pinkston

Publisher:

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 78

ISBN-13: 9780788108952

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Examines the key issues that bear on the potential costs of the Dept. of Energy's cleanup program. Covers: understanding risks, setting priorities, weighing benefits and costs, deciding when to clean up, and more. Includes profile of major facilities and remedial action programs; description of specific integrated demonstrations and estimates of savings; and the acquisition process for a major weapon system. Charts and tables.

Cleanup at Federal Facilities
Cleanup at Federal Facilities

Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials

Publisher:

Published: 1989

Total Pages: 296

ISBN-13:

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