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They estimate that by 1980 there will be 20 x 107 gallons of wastes
to deal with, These must, they say, be contained in some formor ~
other? ‘AEG‘has a large program to cope with this problem on two
fronts -—“one, to produce perhaps by sintering a non-leachable stable mass andy two, to remove by separation the worst offenders, sr 90
and Cesium
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They note present practices with regerd ‘to
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production, transportation and utilization are sound, but suggest
review from time to time as their very rapidly expanding activity
continues.
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The discussion of reactor accidents as ahazard ia quite
They urge continued requirement of containment of the .
reactor itself for all but small research reactors as practiced today in this country. They urge constant vigilance and conclude
that the extreme hazard -- total vaporization of a reactor ~- ie
unlikely.
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In other words, this entire study adds up to reasaurance
for the present, and repeated urgings to keep vigilant lest this
new technology needlessly get out of hand.
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