Testimony. DOE's Efforts to Correct Environmental Problems of the Nuclear Weapons Complex

Abstract

In making nuclear weapons, enormous amounts of hazardous and radioactive wastes are generated. Historically, these wastes were either disposed of by methods that allowed the wastes to enter the environment, or stored until more permanent disposal alternatives were developed. As a result, DOE now faces formidable environmental problems

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 15, 1990
Accession Number
ADA280816

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Congress
  • Contamination
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Environment
  • Environmental Law
  • Environmental Protection
  • Environmental Restoration And Remediation
  • Hazardous Waste
  • Health
  • House Of Representatives
  • Law
  • Materials
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Radioactive Pollutants
  • Radioactive Wastes
  • Waste Management

Readers

  • Environmental Engineering.
  • Strategic Security Studies