Title :
International Cooperation to Protect the Marine Environment: The Case of Radioactive Waste Disposal
Author_Institution :
Woods Hole Oceanogr. Instn., Woods Hole, MA, USA
Abstract :
Since 1958 a number of international controls have been developed for dumping of radio- active wastes at sea. Increased dumping, discharge of reprocessing effluents, and potential ocean emplacement of high level wastes call for improved organizational and technical measures.
Keywords :
effluents; international collaboration; oceanography; radioactive pollution; radioactive waste disposal; water pollution control; high level waste; marine environment protection; radioactive waste disposal; reprocessing effluent discharge; Atomic measurements; Effluents; Environmental economics; Fuel economy; Law; Oceans; Power generation economics; Protection; Radioactive waste disposal; Sea measurements;
Conference_Titel :
OCEANS 81
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA
DOI :
10.1109/OCEANS.1981.1151594