wae
Pinal? y, there is a statement concerning use of radi
Por fead pre-essing,
They note that relatively Jew curees
Vila Gestroy parasites in meat and inhibi. sprouting in
potatoes and onions,
They also note that for sterilizatio
extremely large doses are required (millicns of roentgens)
They felt this area of development was moving as rapidly a
warranted and that the interest of the consumer will be ad
tely protected.
They expect at a later date to review the
evidence for wholesomeness and acceptability of irradiated
Committee on Disposal and Dispersal of Radioactive Wastes
Chairman,Abel Wolman, Jonns Hopkins University
This group considered the magnitude of the problem n
it is today but as it will become with full scale producti
power by nuclear reactors,
They note that to date essenti:
none of these wastes has been returned to the environment,
is being stored in tanks,
developing
They point
out the importance
more economic methods of handling these wastes
total development of atomic power,
They have no quarrel wi
present practices but are concerned at the future magnitude
the problem.
They estimate that by 1980 there will be 12 >
gellions of wastes to deal with,
tained in some form or other.
These must, they say, be «
AEC has a large program to ¢
with this problem on two fronts -- one, to produce perhaps
sintering a non-leachable stable mess end,
two,
to remove ft
seperation the worst offenders, sr?? end Cesium 137,
at
with regard to radioisot
Suetion, transportation and utilize lon ere sound, but ¢
Qo
re
They note present practices
review from time to time es their very rapidly expanding ac
me te