Published 1976 | Version v1
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The National Waste Terminal Storage Program

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Description

The National Waste Terminal Storage (NWTS) program has been established to provide facilities (federal repositories) in various deep geologic formations at multiple locations in the USA which will safely dispose of the commercial radioactive waste that must be delivered to a federal repository for terminal storage. This paper presents an overview of the NWTS program and describes the stepwise approach that is being taken in meeting the objective of the program. 3 refs

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Available from NTIS, PC A03/MF A01; 1 as DE88005722.

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Imprint Pagination
13 p.
Report number
Y/OWI/TM--2

Conference

Title
3. annual UMR-MEC conference on energy.
Dates
12-14 Oct 1976.
Place
Rolla, MO (USA).

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
19079228
Subject category
S12: MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES, AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES; S61: RADIATION PROTECTION AND DOSIMETRY; S54: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES;
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Conference
Descriptors DEI
HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES; HISTORICAL ASPECTS; PILOT PLANTS; PLANNING; REGULATIONS; SITE SELECTION; SITE SURVEYS; SPECIFICATIONS; UNDERGROUND DISPOSAL
Descriptors DEC
FUNCTIONAL MODELS; LAW; MANAGEMENT; MATERIALS; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTES

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Notes
Portions of this document are illegible in microfiche products.
Secondary number(s)
CONF-761038--3.