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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 form or
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other’: AEChas 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, sr90
and Cesium
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They note> present practices with regard ‘to
‘t radioisotepe
production, transportation and utilization are sound, but suggest
review from time to time as their very rapidly expanding activity
continues,
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general,
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The discussion of reactor accidents as a“hazard is 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 conalude
that the extreme hazard ~~ total vaporization of a reactor -- ie
unlikely.
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In other words, this entire study adds up to reassurance
for the present, and repeated urgings to keep vigilant lest thia
new technology needlessly get out of hand,
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