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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... result of our recent requests , however , the agencies in the past few days have made available to the subcommittee significant ( 1 ) new information about the past dumping . Perhaps more important- Hearing held on October 7, 1980 ...
... result of our recent requests , however , the agencies in the past few days have made available to the subcommittee significant ( 1 ) new information about the past dumping . Perhaps more important- Hearing held on October 7, 1980 ...
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... result of the dumping . If we are in a position this morning to reassure the public on that score and avoid unnecessary panic , then that is good . On the other hand , however , what emerges from these docu- ments and the testimony you ...
... result of the dumping . If we are in a position this morning to reassure the public on that score and avoid unnecessary panic , then that is good . On the other hand , however , what emerges from these docu- ments and the testimony you ...
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... result of these dumping operations . In this sense , we have been fortunate . I would like to clarify our mandate to write criteria for future dumping and our schedule . We have scheduled criteria for publica- tion by 1985. This does ...
... result of these dumping operations . In this sense , we have been fortunate . I would like to clarify our mandate to write criteria for future dumping and our schedule . We have scheduled criteria for publica- tion by 1985. This does ...
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... resulting from past dumping practices , and to provide a technical basis for the development of regulatory criteria . We did an initial survey of the Farallon Islands site in 1974 and follow - up surveys in 1977 . In the Atlantic Ocean ...
... resulting from past dumping practices , and to provide a technical basis for the development of regulatory criteria . We did an initial survey of the Farallon Islands site in 1974 and follow - up surveys in 1977 . In the Atlantic Ocean ...
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... resulting estimated annual human dose would be approxi- mately 0.01 mrem / year compared with a naturally occurring annual dose of 60 mrem / year to bone surfaces , and 25 mrem / year to bone marrow , which occurs naturally as a result ...
... resulting estimated annual human dose would be approxi- mately 0.01 mrem / year compared with a naturally occurring annual dose of 60 mrem / year to bone surfaces , and 25 mrem / year to bone marrow , which occurs naturally as a result ...
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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