A short history of waste management at the Hanford Site

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth

Volumn 35, Issue 6-8, 2010, Pages 298-306

  Gephart, Roy E ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cleanup; Hanford Site; Manhattan Project; Radioactive waste

Indexed keywords

BURIAL GROUNDS; CHEMICAL REPROCESSING; CLEAN-UP ACTIVITIES; HANFORD; HANFORD SITE; MANHATTAN PROJECT; NUCLEAR MATERIAL; NUCLEAR WASTE; REPROCESSING PLANT; SHUT DOWN; STORAGE FACILITIES; UNDERGROUND TANKS; WASHINGTON STATE;

GROUNDWATER; INDUSTRIAL WASTE TREATMENT; NUCLEAR ENERGY; NUCLEAR FUEL REPROCESSING; NUCLEAR PROPULSION; NUCLEAR REACTORS; NUCLEAR WEAPONS; PLANT SHUTDOWNS; PLUTONIUM; RADIOACTIVE WASTE STORAGE; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; RADIOACTIVITY;

WASTE MANAGEMENT;

CLEANUP; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HISTORY; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

HANFORD; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

EID: 77954760448     PISSN: 14747065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pce.2010.03.032     Document Type: Article

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