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... . The Committee on Waste Disposal was set up at the request of the Atomic Energy Commission to study the possibilities of dispos~g of raclioactive waste ~naterials on land arch to indicate what research was needed to determine feasibility .
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... The cost of safe waste disposal win probably be relatively high until a great deal of research has been Forte and experience gamed. Transportation costs have to be added to over-= disposal costs.
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... This situation can only tee handled by starting investigation now of a large number of potential future sites as well as the complementary laboratory investigations of disposal methods. With the example of Tarrytown mentioned above it might be remarked~chat the probability of inkling a safe ultimate disposal means at the Savannah River plant appears equally gloomy.
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... Separation of the Ce Ad Sr isotopes from the waste and their storage id sma] 1 packages or surface ten ke would of course greatly simplify He gener=1 problem of waste disposal.
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... The composition of the rocks and We connate waters are both variable as win be the composition of the waste solutions so that an almost infinite variety of circ~natances result. ~ general acid aluminous waste would almost cert=$dy tend to form precipitates which would clog pore spaces.
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... 7 . Continuing disposal of certain /large volume/ lo or level waste ~ the vado''e water zone, above the water table, is of limited application and probably involves unacceptable long term risks.
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