Re: LLW status according to AP: a fair s

[R.Ryder@dl.ac.uk]

Franz,

The London Convention is an agreement. It is not law. It is voluntary for 
countries to sign such conventions. I suspect that many have not signed this 
particular one. Most waste  that could be sea dumped arises from reactors 
and fuel reprocessing. Does any one have a list of signatories from amongst 
the countries who use nuclear power?

As for the UK, Britain was forced to suspend sea dumping initially by a 
concerted effort by Greenpeace. They positioned inflatable boats under the 
barrel ramps and even caught a drum. Later a disposal boat was modified to 
have accees to the sea via a hole in the hull. Eventually the National Union 
of Seaman refused to man ships involved in dumping! I do not know if Britain 
later signed the London Convention.

Roy Ryder

Daresbury Laboratory, UK
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From: "Schoenhofer" <schoenho@via.at
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Subject: Re: LLW status according to AP: a fair s
Date:  16 July 1997 18:28PM

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> Von: Sandy Perle <sandyfl@ix.netcom.com>
> An: Multiple recipients of list <radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu>
> Betreff: Re: LLW status according to AP: a fair story
> Datum: Mittwoch, 16. Juli 1997 16:53
>
> Bernard Cohen stated:
>
> > 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.
>
> While this option is probably the most realistic choice, for many
> applications, I seriously doubt that we will ever see this option
> allowed. ---------------------------------------


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