Re: LLW status according to AP: a fair story

["J. J. Rozental" <josrozen@netmedia.net.il>]

At 09:51 AM 7/16/97 -0500, you wrote:
>Bernard Cohen stated:
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>> Is there any chance of going back to ocean dumping? That is
>> really the best way. If you need technical back-up on this, let me know.
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>I for one would like to see some more info on the subject. Purely for 
>edification.
>

>Sandy Perle


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<There is an international convention ("The London Convention"), which
forbids ocean dumping. Unfortunately I cannot provide you with details, but
I guess there could be information available from the IAEA.

Whether it makes sense or not, is a good way or not - it is forbidden by
this convention.

Franz
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1) Franz the discussion was about LLW and not HLW

2) "To fulfil this task, (LLW) the IAEA convened an Advisory Group Meeting
on the Risks from Sea Dumping Compared with other Risks in July 1989... The
report was finalized durant  further consultants meetings held in the period
1990 to 1992 taking into account the comments received from the
Inter-Governmental Panel of Experts on Radioactive Wasted Dumped at Sea
(IGPRAD) and other experts in the field". This study on ocean disposal of
LLRW was published by the International Atomic Energy Agency -
IAEA-TECDOC-725, November 1993 - Risk comparisons relevant to sea disposal
of low level radioactive waste.

J. J. Rozental
Consultant Radiaton Safety and Regulation
for Developing Countries, Israel