The Impact of Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Policy on Biomedical Research in the United States

The Impact of Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Policy on Biomedical Research in the United States

  • Editor: National Academies Press
  • ISBN: 9780309073318
  • eISBN Pdf: 9780309565196
  • eISBN Epub: 9780309183420
  • Lugar de publicación:  Estados Unidos
  • Año de publicación digital: 2001
  • Mes: Febrero
  • Páginas: 67
  • Idioma: Ingles

The National Research Council's Committee on the Impact of Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Policy on Biomedical Research in the United States was called on to assess the effects of the low-level radioactive waste management policy on the current and future activities of biomedical research. This report provides an assessment of the effects of the current management policy for low-level radioactive waste (LLRW), and resulting consequences, such as higher LLRW disposal costs and onsite storage of LLRW, on the current and future activities of biomedical research. That assessment will include evaluating the effects that the lack of facilities and disposal capacity, and rules of disposal facilities, have on institutions conducting medical and biological research and on hospitals where radioisotopes are used for the diagnosis and treatment of disease.

  • Cover
  • Front Matter
  • Executive Summary
  • Introduction
  • Characteristics of Low-Level Radioactive Waste
  • Challenges to the Biomedical Investigator
  • Adaptations and Waste Minimizations
  • Conclusions
  • Recommendations
  • Appendix A: Cost Trade off Analysis
  • References
  • Glossary
  • Committee Biographies

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