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Risk Methodologies for Technological Legacies
. Ed(S): Bley, Dennis; Eremenko, Vitaly A.
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paperback. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute, Bourgas, Bulgaria from 2 to 11 May 2000 Editor(s): Bley, Dennis; Eremenko, Vitaly A. Series: NATO Science Series IV. Num Pages: 366 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GPQD; KJMD; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 630.
The Cold War Era left the major participants, the United States and the former Soviet Union (FSU), with large legacies in terms of both contamination and potential accidents. Facility contamination and environmental degradation, as well as the accident vulnerable facilities and equipment, are a result of weapons development, testing, and production. Although the countries face similar issues from similar activities, important differences in waste management practices make the potential environmental and health risks of more immediate concern in the FSU and Eastern Europe. In the West, most nuclear and chemical waste is stored in known contained locations, while in the ... Read more
The Cold War Era left the major participants, the United States and the former Soviet Union (FSU), with large legacies in terms of both contamination and potential accidents. Facility contamination and environmental degradation, as well as the accident vulnerable facilities and equipment, are a result of weapons development, testing, and production. Although the countries face similar issues from similar activities, important differences in waste management practices make the potential environmental and health risks of more immediate concern in the FSU and Eastern Europe. In the West, most nuclear and chemical waste is stored in known contained locations, while in the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
366
Condition
New
Series
NATO Science Series IV
Number of Pages
366
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781402012587
SKU
V9781402012587
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