| Briefing Date: | 08/07/2002 |
| Topic: | Characterization of Remote-Handled Transuranic Waste for the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant--Final Report |
THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES
National Research Council
Division on Earth and Life Studies
Board on Radioactive Waste Management
Committee on the Characterization of Remote-Handled Transuranic Waste for
the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant
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Congressional Briefing
Wednesday, August 7, 2002 -- 10:00 a.m.
on
Characterization of Remote-Handled Transuranic Waste for the
Waste Isolation Pilot Plant--Final Report
This new report advises the U.S. Department of Energy on the safe handling of radioactive waste slated to be stored at a facility in Carlsbad, New Mexico.
This briefing was for members of Congress and congressional staff only. The report was publicly released on August 8, 2002 and can found, in its entirety, on the Web site of the National Academies Press.
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