Report to the Radioactive Waste Management Committee on the first international workshop on seabed disposal of high-level wastes, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, February 16--20, 1976

The basic conclusion of the workshop is that, while a very considerable amount of work must be done to assure safety and feasibility, no technical reasons are apparent at this moment that would preclude disposal of radioactive wastes underneath the seafloor. Subsidiary conclusions reached by subgroups dealing with undersea geology, biology, the water column, and disposal canister research are given. General conclusions reached by the workshop are detailed together with proposals for an international program furthering an undersea disposal scheme