Published 1989
| Version v1
Report
Keynote address
Description
The author, Assistant Secretary for Defense Programs of the US DOE, begins with a history of the progression of nuclear technology. He outlines the priorities of DOE which include safety, environmental restoration, and waste management. He mentions that waste minimization, waste storage and disposal, cost reduction, technology transfer and most importantly, transportation cask development are the critical issues in order to achieve these goals
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Imprint Title
- The 9th international symposium on the packaging and transportation of radioactive materials. Proceedings: Volume 1
- Imprint Pagination
- 492 p.
- Journal Page Range
- p. 4-7.
- Report number
- CONF-890631--Vol.1
Conference
- Title
- International symposium on packaging and transportation of radioactive materials.
- Dates
- 11-16 Jun 1989.
- Place
- Washington, DC (USA).
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 22037789
- Subject category
- S42: ENGINEERING;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- CASKS; COST; ENVIRONMENT; PACKAGING; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; RADIOACTIVE WASTE STORAGE; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER; TRANSPORT
- Descriptors DEC
- CONTAINERS; MANAGEMENT; MATERIALS; STORAGE; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE STORAGE