Geologic disposal of high-level radioactive wastes : earth-science perspectives / by J. D. Bredehoeft [and four others].

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Bredehoeft, J. D. (John D.), author.

Contributor:

Geological Survey (U.S.), issuing body.

Series:

Geological Survey circular ; 779.

Geological Survey circular ; 779

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Radioactive waste disposal in the ground--United States.

Radioactive waste disposal in the ground.

United States.

Genre:

Online resources.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (v, 15 pages) : illustrations.

Manufacture:

[Reston, Virginia] : United States Department of the Interior, Geological Survey, 1985.

Place of Publication:

[Reston, Virginia] : United States Department of the Interior, Geological Survey, 1978.

Contents:

Introduction

The repository host rocks and site characterization

Perturbations caused by the repository and the waste

The groundwater system

Containment time frames and geologic prediction

Research needs and concluding statement

References cited.

Notes:

Title from title screen (viewed July 1, 2015).

"A summary of factors and processes that must be understood for the safe containment of high-level radioactive waste."

Also available online in PDF format from the U.S. Geological Survey Warehouse (http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/).

Includes bibliographical references (pages 13-15).

Other Format:

Print version: Bredehoeft, J. D. (John D.). Geologic disposal of high-level radioactive wastes: earth-science perspectives

OCLC:

953209356