Intermediate, long term and final storage of radioactive substances

The author discusses the problems of nuclear waste management, where radioactive materials may come from industrial, medical and other sources such as tritium from watch faces, as well as from power generators. He distinguishes between radioactive waste dispersion and retention, indicates how waste can be vitrified and reviews the output of radioactive waste from nuclear power generation in Belgium, Canada, West Germany, France, Japan, Sweden, Switzerland and UK. Proposed underground waste storage in Switzerland is discussed. (G.M.E.)