Author: Nevada. Legislature. Legislative Commission. Hazardous Materials Management Committee on Chemical, Toxic, and Low-Level Radioactive WastesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Hazardous substances
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Study of the Hazardous Materials Management Committee on Chemical, Toxic, and Low-Level Radioactive Wastes
Author: Nevada. Legislature. Legislative Commission. Hazardous Materials Management Committee on Chemical, Toxic, and Low-Level Radioactive WastesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Hazardous substances
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Improving the Regulation and Management of Low-Activity Radioactive Wastes
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309101425
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
The largest volumes of radioactive wastes in the United States contain only small amounts of radioactive material. These low-activity wastes (LAW) come from hospitals, utilities, research institutions, and defense installations where nuclear material is used. Millions of cubic feet of LAW also arise every year from non-nuclear enterprises such as mining and water treatment. While LAW present much less of a radiation hazard than spent nuclear fuel or high-level radioactive wastes, they can cause health risks if controlled improperly. Improving the Regulation and Management of Low-Activity Radioactive Wastes asserts that LAW should be regulated and managed according to the degree of risk they pose for treatment, storage, and disposal. Current regulations are based primarily on the type of industry that produced the waste-the waste's origin-rather than its risk. In this report, a risk-informed approach for regulating and managing all types of LAW in the United States is proposed. Implemented in a gradual or stepwise fashion, this approach combines scientific risk assessment with public values and perceptions. It focuses on the hazardous properties of the waste in question and how they compare with other waste materials. The approach is based on established principles for risk-informed decision making, current risk-informed initiatives by waste regulators in the United States and abroad, solutions available under current regulatory authorities, and remedies through new legislation when necessary.
Nuclear/hazardous Wastes
Author: Study of Chemical Toxicity of Low-level Wastes: Main report
Author: General Research CorporationPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Light water reactors
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
Study of Chemical Toxicity of Low-level Wastes
Author: General Research CorporationPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Light water reactors
Languages : en
Pages : 528
Book Description
Resources and References
Author: Donna S. KocurekPublisher: Elsevier
ISBN: 0815518889
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 303
Book Description
This guide book provides references and resources for the complex field of hazardous waste and hazardous materials management. The book is divided into general topics such as air quality, industrial wastewater, pollution prevention, and risk assessment under hazardous waste management and chemical hazards, emergency planning, and hazard communication under hazardous materials management. Each individual section includes a list of annotated bibliographies of the most recent books by major publishers as well as established, standard references. Following the annotated titles, are additional references of books and documents by publishers, technical associations, and governmental agencies (primarily the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency). In general, only references from 1986 onward are included since the technology and regulations affecting hazardous waste and materials are constantly evolving. Additional resources included in the book are video tapes for training and instruction, information services and databases, libraries, agency contacts, technical journals, and a list of publishers and ordering information. This book will be a useful reference to professionals in the environmental field who need an extensive, but concise source of technical information and contacts. The book will be a valuable addition to individual libraries and will fill a current reference void in university libraries, and technical libraries in industry and government. At present there are very few technical bibliographies in the field, and none has covered topics related to hazardous materials and hazardous waste as extensively as this book.
Environmental Hazards
Author: Eugene Willard MillerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Radioactive Waste Management
Author: Robert E. BerlinPublisher: Wiley-Interscience
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 472
Book Description
Radioactive Waste Management Hazardous Waste Management Gaynor W. Dawson and Basil W. Mercer This book addresses major technical areas associated with the safe management of hazardous waste, and covers a broad spectrum of environmental, engineering, and administrative concerns. Topics discussed include regulations governing hazardous waste management, defining and quantifying hazardous wastes, facility siting, abandoned disposal sites, transportation, treatment processes, incineration, and ocean dumping. 1986 0 471-82268-X 532 pp. Hazardous and Toxic Materials Safe Handling and Disposal, 2nd Edition Edited by Howard H. Fawcett In this second edition, thirteen experts offer their views, research, and latest findings on a wide range of topical issues, including the Toxic Substances Control Act, SARA, long-term toxicity, the Delaware River pollution problem, medical care and surveillance for hazardous waste works, oil spills, aqueous foams, remediation of contaminated sites, facility siting, and safe transport of dangerous goods. This book contains new and updated data, laws, and considerations necessary for the continued upkeep of the industry’s safety standards. 1988 0 471-62729-1 514 pp. Introduction to Hazardous Waste Incineration Louis Theodore and Joseph Reynolds This invaluable reference/text is divided into four parts covering the basic concepts, principles, equipment, and applications pertaining to hazardous waste incineration. The authors have generously supplemented the text with over 70 illustrative examples, ranging from trial burn procedures to incineration applications. Readers will find these examples helpful in understanding the procedures, equations, tables, and graphs presented throughout the text. 1987 0 471-84976-6 463 pp.
Radioactive Waste Control
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous MaterialsPublisher:
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Category : Hazardous wastes
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
Improving the Characterization and Treatment of Radioactive Wastes for the Department of Energy's Accelerated Site Cleanup Program
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 030909299X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
The Department of Energy's Office of Environmental Management (EM) directs the massive cleanup of more than 100 sites that were involved in the production of nuclear weapons materials during the Manhattan Project and the Cold War. This report offers suggestions for more effectively characterizing and treating the orphan and special-case wastes that are part of EM's accelerated cleanup program. It identifies technical opportunities for EM to improve the program that will save time and money without compromising health and safety. The opportunities identified include: making more effective use of existing facilities and capabilities for waste characterization, treatment, or disposal; eliminating self-imposed requirements that have no clear technical or safety basis; and investing in new technologies to improve existing treatment and characterization capabilities. For example, the report suggests that EM work with DOE classification officers to declassify, to the extent possible, classified materials declared as wastes. The report also suggests a new approach for treating the wastes that EM will leave in place after cleanup.