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Rights & Permissions Free PDF Access Free Resources Sign in to download PDF book and chapters PDF EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Display this book on your site! Related Titles Improving the Regulation and Management of Low-Activity Radioactive Wastes Going the Distance? The Safe Transport of Spent Nuclear Fuel and High-Level Radioactive Waste in the United States Other Related Titles Improving the Regulation and Management of Low-Activity Radioactive Wastes: Interim Report on Current Regulations, Inventories, and Practices (2003) Board on Radioactive Waste Management (BRWM) Web Search Builder Use this book's key terms to search within this book, across our collection, or across the Web. Skim This Chapter Skim this chapter and use this chapter's key terms to search within this book. Reference Finder Paste in your own text to find books that relate to your topic. Page 46   E-mail  Facebook  Digg  Stumble  Twitter More Page 46 Front Matter (R1-R12) Executive Summary (1-6) 1 Introduction (7-12) 2 The Statutory and Regulatory Context for Low-Activity Waste Management (13-24) 3 Low-Activity Waste Overview (25-38) 4 Issues and Findings (39-45) References (46-47) Appendix A: Committee Information-Gathering Meetings (48-50) Appendix B: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (51-54) Appendix C: The Environmental Protection Agency (55-58) Appendix D: Disposal Sites and Operations (59-63) Appendix E: The McMahon Act (64-66) Appendix F: Committee Biographies (67-72) Appendix G: Acronyms (73-76)

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