Published 1980
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Book
Geological aspects of the disposal of high-level radioactive waste on land
Description
A discussion is presented on the criteria proposed for the selection of potential host rocks for a repository for high-level radioactive wastes. This covers: consideration of various types of rock and their occurrence in the United Kingdom; matching the criteria to these rock types; selecting areas (shown in a map) for detailed research; description of basic research to be done before any demonstration of the feasibility of geological disposal can be complete. (U.K.)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Publisher
- Westbury House.
- Imprint Place
- Guildford
- ISBN
- 0 86103031 1
- Imprint Title
- Energy in the balance
- Imprint Pagination
- 239 p.
- Journal Page Range
- p. 214-220.
Conference
- Title
- Annual meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science.
- Dates
- 1979.
- Place
- Edinburgh, UK.
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United Kingdom
- Country of Input or Organization
- United Kingdom
- INIS RN
- 12582512
- Subject category
- S12: MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES, AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- FEASIBILITY STUDIES; GEOLOGY; HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES; MAPS; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; RESEARCH PROGRAMS; ROCKS; UNDERGROUND DISPOSAL; UNITED KINGDOM
- Descriptors DEC
- EUROPE; MANAGEMENT; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTES