Disposal of Radioactive Waste on Land; Report (1957) / Chapter Skim
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The Conference and the subsequent studies of the Committee made it obvious that there is no specific answer to such a question as "How shall we dispose of radioactive waste? " On the other hand, given a specific geographic site and specific type of waste, a specific answer as to feasibility and cost of waste disposal becomes possible.
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The cost of safe waste disposal will probably be relatively high until a great deal of research has been done and experience gained. Transportation costs have to be added to over-all disposal costs.
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A discussion of the various possibilities for waste disposal may be found in Appendices C and D, the Reports of the Committees for "deep" and "shallow" disposal, respectively. The most promising method of disposal of high level waste at the present time seems to be in salt deposits (see Appendix F by Heroy)
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These could be stored in sheds on the surface in arid areas or in dry mines. Separation of the Cs and Sr isotopes from the waste and their storage in small packages or surface tanks would of course greatly simplify the general problem of waste disposal.
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In general acid aluminous waste would almost certainly tend to form precipitates which would clog pore spaces. The problem would have to be solved first for a given bed at a given site for a given waste solution at a given dilution.
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7. Continuing disposal of certain /large volume/ locv level waste in the vadose water zone, above the water table, is of limited application and probably involves unacceptable long term risks.
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