Complex Cleanup The Environmental Legacy Of Nuclear Weapons Production
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Complex Cleanup The Environmental Legacy Of Nuclear Weapons Production
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language : en
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
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Complex Cleanup The Environmental Legacy Of Nuclear Weapons Production
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Complex Cleanup
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language : en
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Release Date : 1991
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Complex Cleanup
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language : en
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Release Date : 1991
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Closing The Circle On The Splitting Of The Atom
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language : en
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Release Date : 1995
Closing The Circle On The Splitting Of The Atom written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Nuclear facilities categories.
Long Term Stewardship And The Nuclear Weapons Complex
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Author : Katherine N. Probst
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2014-04-04
Long Term Stewardship And The Nuclear Weapons Complex written by Katherine N. Probst and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-04-04 with Technology & Engineering categories.
Decades of U.S. nuclear weapons production have exacted a heavy environmental toll. The Department of Energy estimates that cleaning up waste and contamination resulting from production activities will cost over $150 billion. Yet even once that money is spent, these sites will need long-term attention to assure protection of human health and the environment. In the authors' words, stewardship refers to 'institutions, information, and strategies needed to ensure protection of people and the environment, both in the short and the long term.' Probst and McGovern make a compelling case for establishing a formal program of long-term stewardship for contaminated sites. Their report details the requirements of a successful stewardship program and discusses the daunting technical and political challenges facing such efforts, including the designation of an institutional home for key stewardship functions. The legacy of environmental damage is considerable; hazardous waste disposal, radioactive waste, and contaminated facilities are among the problems that will remain after DOE cleanup efforts are complete. Stewardship planning, according to Probst and McGovern, must start now.
Science And Technology For Environmental Cleanup At Hanford
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Author : Committee on the Review of the Hanford Site's Environmental Remediation Science and Technology Plan
language : en
Publisher: National Academies Press
Release Date : 2001-10-23
Science And Technology For Environmental Cleanup At Hanford written by Committee on the Review of the Hanford Site's Environmental Remediation Science and Technology Plan and has been published by National Academies Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-10-23 with Nature categories.
The Hanford Site was established by the federal government in 1943 as part of the secret wartime effort to produce plutonium for nuclear weapons. The site operated for about four decades and produced roughly two thirds of the 100 metric tons of plutonium in the U.S. inventory. Millions of cubic meters of radioactive and chemically hazardous wastes, the by-product of plutonium production, were stored in tanks and ancillary facilities at the site or disposed or discharged to the subsurface, the atmosphere, or the Columbia River. In the late 1980s, the primary mission of the Hanford Site changed from plutonium production to environmental restoration. The federal government, through the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), began to invest human and financial resources to stabilize and, where possible, remediate the legacy of environmental contamination created by the defense mission. During the past few years, this financial investment has exceeded $1 billion annually. DOE, which is responsible for cleanup of the entire weapons complex, estimates that the cleanup program at Hanford will last until at least 2046 and will cost U.S. taxpayers on the order of $85 billion. Science and Technology for Environmental Cleanup at Hanford provides background information on the Hanford Site and its Integration Project,discusses the System Assessment Capability, an Integration Project-developed risk assessment tool to estimate quantitative effects of contaminant releases, and reviews the technical elements of the scierovides programmatic-level recommendations.
Cleaning Up The Department Of Energy S Nuclear Weapons Complex
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language : en
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Release Date : 1994
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Nuclear Waste Cleanup Technologies And Opportunities
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Author : Robert Noyes
language : en
Publisher: Elsevier
Release Date : 1995-12-31
Nuclear Waste Cleanup Technologies And Opportunities written by Robert Noyes and has been published by Elsevier this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995-12-31 with Technology & Engineering categories.
One of the largest, most complicated and expensive environmental problems in the United States is the cleanup of nuclear wastes. The US Department of Energy (DOE) has approximately 4,000 contaminated sites covering tens of thousands of acres and replete with contaminated hazardous or radioactive waste, soil, or structures. In addition to high-level waste, it has more than 250,000 cubic meters of transuranic waste and millions of cubic meters of low-level radio-active waste. In addition, DOE is responsible for thousands of facilities awaiting decontamination, decommissioning, and dismantling. DOE and its predecessors have been involved in the management of radioactive wastes since 1943, when such wastes were first generated in significant quantities as by-products of nuclear weapons production. Waste connected with DOE's nuclear weapons complex has been accumulating as a result of various operations spanning over five decades. The cost estimates for nuclear waste cleanup in the United States have been rapidly rising. It has recently been estimated to be in a range from $200 to $350 billion. Costs could vary considerably based on future philosophies as to whether to isolate certain sites (the ""iron fence"" philosophy), or clean them up to a pristine condition (the ""greenfields"" philosophy). Funding will also be based on Congressional action that may reduce environmental cleanup, based on budget considerations.
The Nuclear Weapons Complex
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Author : National Research Council
language : en
Publisher: National Academies Press
Release Date : 1989-02-01
The Nuclear Weapons Complex written by National Research Council and has been published by National Academies Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989-02-01 with Technology & Engineering categories.
In this volume, the National Research Council examines problems arising throughout government-owned, contractor-operated facilities in the United States engaged in activities to build nuclear weapons. The book draws conclusions about and makes recommendations for the health and safety of the nuclear weapons complex and addresses pressing environmental concerns. In addition, the book examines the future of the complex and offers suggestions for its modernization. Several explanatory appendixes provide useful background information on the functioning of the complex, criticality safety, plutonium chemistry, and weapons physics.