Published 1996 | Version v1
Report Metadata-only

The National Academy of Sciences report and environmental radiation standards for Yucca Mountain

Creators

  • 1. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC (United States)

Description

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has the responsibility of setting environmental standards for the potential repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada. The Agency is formulating those standards. The background, status, and next steps are reviewed

Additional details

Publishing Information

Imprint Title
High level radioactive waste management: Proceedings of the seventh annual international conference
Imprint Pagination
519 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 267-268.
Report number
CONF-960421--

Conference

Title
7. annual international high-level radioactive waste management conference.
Dates
29 Apr - 3 May 1996.
Place
Las Vegas, NV (United States).

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
28019582
Subject category
S12: MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES, AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES; S22: GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference, Non-conventional Literature
Descriptors DEI
CONTAINMENT SYSTEMS; HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES; PERFORMANCE; RADIOACTIVE WASTE FACILITIES; SAFETY; STANDARDS; UNDERGROUND DISPOSAL; US EPA; YUCCA MOUNTAIN
Descriptors DEC
CONTAINMENT; ENGINEERED SAFETY SYSTEMS; MANAGEMENT; MATERIALS; MOUNTAINS; NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS; NUCLEAR FACILITIES; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; US ORGANIZATIONS; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTES