This approach has been regarded as one of the best and safest approaches. Despite this, there is widespread concern about proper radioactive waste management. (National Research Council (U.S.), 1) According to a 1976 ERDA report, the nine facilities for radioactive waste disposal have been referred to as significant health hazards. Leaks and spills at such facilities are not very uncommon. In fact, the radioactive waste storage facility at Richland has reported around 18 leaks in a period of 20 years discharging approximately 430,000 gallons of radioactive wastes, shows the enormity of the situation. Leaks have also been reported in Kentucky, New York State, and in Tennessee. (Gyorgy, 130) it has been reported that the U.S. generates radioactive PCB wastes at a rate greater than 5 million tons annually. Moreover, the U.S. has more than 200 million tons of uranium mill tailings in which 85% of its original radioactivity still persists. (Tompkins; Smith, 375) in light of these problems, the Council on Environmental Quality has suggested that nuclear power use should not be increased until and unless an effective...

(Gyorgy, 130)
References

Brown, Lester R; Earth Policy Institute. Eco-Economy.

Earthscan, 2003.

Cember, Herman. Introduction to Health Physics.

McGraw-Hill Professional, 1996.

Gyorgy, Anna. No Nukes.

South End Press. 1979.

N.A. Hazardous Wastes and Toxic Chemicals. http://www.nyo.unep.org/eaf/eaftw.pdf

N.A. Hazardous Wastes Quick Finder. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. http://www.epa.gov/osw/hazard/index.htm

National Research Council (U.S.). Radioactive Waste Repository Licensing. National Academies Press, 1992.

N.A. Toxic Pollution. http://www.theglobaleducationproject.org/earth/toxics.php

Tompkins, James a; Smith, Jerry D. The Warehouse Management Handbook.

Tompkins Press. 1998.

UNEP. E-Waste - the great e-waste recycling debate. 2008. http://www.grida.no/publications/vg/waste/page/2868.aspx

U.S. NRC. Radioactive Waste. http://www.nrc.gov/waste.html