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Micklin, Philip P. – Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, 1974
Present methods for storage of radioactive wastes produced at nuclear power facilities are described. Problems arising from present waste management are discussed and potential solutions explored. (JP)
Descriptors: Energy, Environment, Nuclear Physics, Radiation
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Leich, Harold H. – Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, 1975
Our present sewage disposal systems are ecologically unsound because they risk transmitting diseases, waste water, cost too much, increase lake eutrophication, and build up sludge. Sewerless toilets are being developed which can solve these problems. (MR)
Descriptors: Ecology, Environment, Natural Resources, Pollution
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Zeller, E. J.; And Others – Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, 1973
Describes need for creating permanent disposal of high-level radioactive wastes accumulating in different countries. Possibilities of establishing facilities for this purpose in Antarctic ice cap are examined. (PS)
Descriptors: Nuclear Physics, Physical Sciences, Radiation Effects, Radioisotopes
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Powell, John W. – Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, 1983
Energy consumption in Japan has grown at a faster rate than in any other major industrial country. To maintain continued prosperity, the government has embarked on a crash program for nuclear power. Current progress and issues/reactions to the plan are discussed. (JN)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Fuel Consumption, Fuels, Legislation
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Abrams, Nancy E.; Primack, Joel R. – Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, 1980
Discussed is the pragmatic basis for involving the public in radioactive waste decisions. A model approach to involving the public in preparation of a national radioactive waste disposal plan is outlined. (RE)
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Decision Making, Environment, Environmental Influences
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Antal, M. J., Jr. – Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, 1976
This article examines the use of power tower technologies for the production of synthetic fuels. This process overcomes the limitations of other processes by using a solar furnace to drive endothermic fuel producing reactions and the resulting fuels serve as a medium for storing solar energy. (BT)
Descriptors: Chemical Reactions, Chemistry, Costs, Economic Research
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Primack, Joel – Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, 1975
The reactor safety controversy is reviewed in light of the United States Atomic Energy Commission's Reactor Safety Study and the Report to the American Physical Society by the Study Group on Light Water Reactor Safety. Areas of agreement and disagreement are identified and implications for national policy are explored. (BT)
Descriptors: Accidents, Energy, Environment, Environmental Influences
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Poole, Alan D.; Williams, Robert H. – Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, 1976
This report focuses on the prospects and possibilities for using biomass as an energy source for the United States. However, the greatest potential for utilizing biomass as fuel exists in energy-starved developing nations, since it appears possible to develop biomass technologies keeping capital inputs low in relation to labor inputs. (BT)
Descriptors: Agriculture, Botany, Cost Effectiveness, Developing Nations
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Axtmann, Robert C. – Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, 1973
Descriptors: Chemical Reactions, Ecological Factors, Energy, Environmental Education
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Zinberg, Dorothy – Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, 1979
Discusses the public's negative attitude towards nuclear energy development. Explains the perceptions for the nuclear waste disposal problem, and the concern for the protection of the environment. (GA)
Descriptors: Attitudes, Ecological Factors, Energy, Environment
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Rabinowitch, Eugene – Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, 1973
The author, who was working on this article at the time of his death, expresses his views on the energy crisis and the problems of environmental pollution associated with it. In his estimation, both problems are products of the population explosion. (Editor/JR)
Descriptors: Energy, Environment, Environmental Education, Overpopulation
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Dreschhoff, Gisela; And Others – Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, 1974
Discusses the radioactive waste management in Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the USSR. Indicates that scientists and statesmen should look beyond their own lifetimes into future centuries and millennia to conduct long-range plans essential to protection of future generations. (CC)
Descriptors: Conferences, Environmental Education, Futures (of Society), International Organizations