Ocean dumping of radioactive waste off the Pacific coast: hearing before a subcommittee of the Committee Operations, House of Representatives, Ninety-sixth Congress, second session, October 7, 1980 |
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... APPROXIMATELY EQUAL . THUS , WE ARE FACED WITH A SITUATION WHERE A VERY SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THE OFFICIAL RECORD PERTAINING TO THE MATTER BEFORE THIS SUBCOMMITTEE IS MISSING . THIS IS AN INTOLERABLE SITUATION AND ONE WHICH THE ...
... APPROXIMATELY EQUAL . THUS , WE ARE FACED WITH A SITUATION WHERE A VERY SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THE OFFICIAL RECORD PERTAINING TO THE MATTER BEFORE THIS SUBCOMMITTEE IS MISSING . THIS IS AN INTOLERABLE SITUATION AND ONE WHICH THE ...
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... mechanisms affecting radionuclide transport and behavior ; and detailed corrosion analysis of the waste containers . Here are some of the things we have learned : First , although approximately 75 percent of the canisters ap- 18.
... mechanisms affecting radionuclide transport and behavior ; and detailed corrosion analysis of the waste containers . Here are some of the things we have learned : First , although approximately 75 percent of the canisters ap- 18.
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... approximately 75 percent of the canisters ap- peared to be intact , a significant number have ruptured or deterio- rated . Second , we have found evidence of radioactivity in fish speci- mens , and the concentrations of radionuclides in ...
... approximately 75 percent of the canisters ap- peared to be intact , a significant number have ruptured or deterio- rated . Second , we have found evidence of radioactivity in fish speci- mens , and the concentrations of radionuclides in ...
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... approximately three times the depth at which man had ever operated in a submarine . It may be that people in 1946 thought of 900 meters as a much deeper location then than we do today . Mr. MCCLOSKEY . They changed their mind in 1970 ...
... approximately three times the depth at which man had ever operated in a submarine . It may be that people in 1946 thought of 900 meters as a much deeper location then than we do today . Mr. MCCLOSKEY . They changed their mind in 1970 ...
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... approximately 50 miles west of San Francisco . Based on our information , this site contained 98 percent of the radioactivity and 85 percent of the containers disposed of in the Pacific . Most of the radio- activity in the containers at ...
... approximately 50 miles west of San Francisco . Based on our information , this site contained 98 percent of the radioactivity and 85 percent of the containers disposed of in the Pacific . Most of the radio- activity in the containers at ...
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AEC Licensee American Nuclear Society americium Atlantic background barrels benthic biological BURTON byproduct material California coast coastal Cohen and Smith Committee conclusions containers were disposed curies of byproduct Davis depth disposal of radioactive disposal sites disposals took place DR-II drums dump sites dumping of radioactive Dyer earthquake estimated fallout Farallon Islands fathoms Federal following coordinates food chain HAWKINS hazard high-level isotopes Kopp Laboratory levels licensed Livermore locations MCCLOSKEY meter miles MOFFETT monitoring mussels Navy Nuclear Regulatory Commission nuclear waste number of containers ocean disposal ocean dumping organization performing Pacific packaging PANETTA performing the disposals plutonium problem Quentin Kopp radiation radioactive contamination radioactive materials radioactive waste radioactive waste disposal Radioactive Waste Dumping radiological activity radionuclides reactor record regulatory release samples San Francisco Santa Cruz sea disposal sediment specific statement strontium-90 studies subcommittee Supervisor surveys testimony Toby Moffett toxic waste containers waste dumpsites