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October 12, 2001
Running Time: 0:57:24
The federal government should have clear authority to review the stability of basins designed to store liquid waste from coal processing plants, says a new report from the National Academies' National Research Council. Regulatory agencies also should work toward establishing a standard design to prevent the barriers between basins and underground mines from collapsing.
Speakers:
Franklin Orr
Beal Professor and Dean, School of Earth Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, Calif.
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Chair, Committee on Coal Waste Impoundments.
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