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Record 1 1996-02-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nuclear Waste Materials
CONT

... to support arguments favouring the concept of "long-term storage." This concept, a modified form of disposal, would involve placing wastes in a facility in such a way that active management would not be required, but that any migration of wastes from the facility could be monitored and, if necessary, as a remedial measure, material could be retrieved. The location of the facility itself would be permanently recorded and physically would not be "lost sight of" by future generations.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Déchets nucléaires

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Desechos nucleares
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