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Myth busters # 8 'Low-level' waste (1992)
| Author | Safe Energy Comm. Counsil |
| Date | June 1992 |
| Classification | 6.01.5.50/21 (WASTE - RADIOACTIVE WASTE GENERAL) |
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"LOW-LEVEL" RADIOACTIVE WASTE Safe Energy Communication Council's SUMMER/1992 MYTHBusters #8 The federal Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Act requires states to take responsibility for "low-level" radioactive waste generated within their boundaries. However, federal regulations define "low-level" waste in such ways that states are unable to safely and permanently isolate these high hazard materials using current or proposed storage technologies. Three decades of experience with "low-level" radioactive waste demonstrate that the existing storage methods have failed to isolate radioactivity from the surrounding environment. Although new storage technologies have been proposed, many problems remain. None of the proposed technologies have been demonstrated and proven able to safely and permanently store radioactive wastes. These methods are being proposed by the same corporations responsible for operating the current generation of failed waste storage facilities. As states face federally imposed deadlines to site waste facilities, scientists are finding that risks associated with low levels of radiation are more severe than previously thought. In MYTHBusters #8, SECC examines the industry's myths regarding "low-level" radioactive waste and finds that: • "Low-level" radioactive waste is a deceptive misnomer. "Low-level" waste includes high hazard material. • There is no proven safe site or method of safe, permanent storage or transportation of "low-level" radioactive waste. • There is no safe dose of radiation.
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