Radiation protection: hearings before a subcommittee of the Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives, Ninety-fifth Congress, second session, April 18, 19, and July 13, 1978U.S. Government Printing Office, 1978 |
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... radioactive elements straight into the soil and down to the water table below . On the U.S. mainland , rain would carry radioactive material left by a nuclear explosion down streams and into rivers , spreading it rapidly over a broad ...
... radioactive elements straight into the soil and down to the water table below . On the U.S. mainland , rain would carry radioactive material left by a nuclear explosion down streams and into rivers , spreading it rapidly over a broad ...
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... radioactive strontium and cesium contamination in Enjebi's soil would make it unsafe for living for 25 to 50 years longer . But they had hoped to be able to locate and remove the longer - lived ( half- decay in 24,000 years ) plutonium ...
... radioactive strontium and cesium contamination in Enjebi's soil would make it unsafe for living for 25 to 50 years longer . But they had hoped to be able to locate and remove the longer - lived ( half- decay in 24,000 years ) plutonium ...
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... radioactive material tend to underestimate badly , and later gen- erations are required to pay . One of the functions of this subcommittee , I hope , is to point out soon enough what the dangers are so that we can make decisions in this ...
... radioactive material tend to underestimate badly , and later gen- erations are required to pay . One of the functions of this subcommittee , I hope , is to point out soon enough what the dangers are so that we can make decisions in this ...
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... radioactive materials that are subject to regulation under the Atomic Energy Act . Together , these responsibilities give EPA a unique role as the overseer of radiation protection philosophies , poli- cies , and controls for the Federal ...
... radioactive materials that are subject to regulation under the Atomic Energy Act . Together , these responsibilities give EPA a unique role as the overseer of radiation protection philosophies , poli- cies , and controls for the Federal ...
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... radioactive mate- rials , and finally disposing of radioactive wastes . EPA's attempts in developing public health radiation protection guidance for occupational and medical areas have similarly expe- rienced considerable difficulties ...
... radioactive mate- rials , and finally disposing of radioactive wastes . EPA's attempts in developing public health radiation protection guidance for occupational and medical areas have similarly expe- rienced considerable difficulties ...
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