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Title Promethean ethics and nuclear waste management
Creator/Author Brown, J.B. Jr.
Publication Date1985 Mar 14
OSTI IdentifierOSTI ID: 5739800; DE85010052
Report Number(s)PNL-SA-13026;CONF-8503133-1
DOE Contract NumberAC06-76RL01830
Resource TypeConference
Specific TypeTechnical Report
Resource RelationLocal section of the Northern California Health Physics Society meeting; 1 Mar 1985; Berkeley, CA, USA
Research OrgPacific Northwest Labs., Richland, WA (USA)
Subject052000 -- Nuclear Fuels-- Waste Management; RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT-- ETHICS; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL
Related SubjectMANAGEMENT;WASTE DISPOSAL;WASTE MANAGEMENT
Description/Abstract The proposed safety standards for commercial nuclear waste management are examined and shown to be Promethean; that is, they are shown to be dominated by time and care for future generations.^Some of the long-term environmental impact assessment methodologies being developed in commmercial waste management are examined.^They are aimed at demonstrating repository isolation integrity over a 10,000-year period or 300 human generations, a truly Promethean period of examination unknown in other 20th Century technical analyses.
Country of PublicationUnited States
LanguageEnglish
FormatPages: 21
AvailabilityNTIS, PC A02/MF A01.
System Entry Date2001 May 13

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