Safety of the high-level uranium ore residues at the Niagara Falls storage site, Lewiston, New York / Committee on Remediation of Buried and Tank Wastes, Board on Radioactive Wastes Management, Commission on Geosciences, Environment, and Resources, National Research Council.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Remediation of Buried and Tank Wastes.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Uranium ores--Storage--New York (State)--Lewiston.

Uranium ores.

Radioactive waste disposal--New York (State)--Lewiston--Safety measures.

Radioactive waste disposal.

Radioactive waste disposal--Environmental aspects--New York (State)--Lewiston.

United States. Department of Energy. Office of Environmental Restoration.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (83 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : National Academy Press, 1995.

Language Note:

English

Contents:

""SAFETY OF THE HIGH-LEVEL URANIUM ORE RESIDUES AT THE NIAGARA FALLS STORAGE SITE, LEWISTON, NEW YORK""; ""Copyright""; ""PREFACE""; ""CONTENTS""; ""EXECUTIVE SUMMARY""; ""CONCLUSIONS""; ""Recommendations""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""BACKGROUND""; ""HISTORY OF THE NFSS RESIDUES""; ""1986 FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT (FEIS)""; ""Alternatives""; ""Radon Release""; ""Transportation""; ""Calculated Risks""; ""Selection of Primary Alternative""; ""GEOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY""; ""CURRENT MAINTENANCE AND MONITORING""; ""LONG-TERM MAINTENANCE AND MONITORING""; ""ADJACENT SITES""

""RADIOACTIVE CONTENT OF RESIDUES AT NFSS""""FERNALD RESIDUES""; ""DEFENSE SITE VS NON-DEFENSE SITE""; ""CONCLUSIONS AND DISCUSSION""; ""RECOMMENDATIONS""; ""ABBREVIATIONS""; ""REFERENCES CITED""; ""APPENDIX A: BIBLIOGRAPHY""; ""APPENDIX B: REFERENCE TABLES""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

OCLC:

567836157