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Disposal of high-level radioactive waste : the Canadian geoscience program / prepared by the Canadian Geoscience Council ; edited by C.R. Barnes.: M44-79/10E-PDF

"The problem of the disposal of high level radioactive waste is perceived by the Canadian Geoscience Council to be one of the major problems facing both the geoscience community and Canadian society. Because of the high technology of the nuclear power program, the immense costs involved, and the high toxicity of the irradiated fuel waste, the issue is of acute concern to all, and can generate fears that lead to illogical reasoning. The problem is not a simple one to discuss and perhaps because of this open discussions of all the problems are infrequent. The Canadian Geoscience Council (CGC), therefore, organized a Forum in Toronto on October 24, 1978 to consider the Canadian geoscience program as related to this issue. The formal papers presented and the edited versions of the discussions are published in this volume, …"--Commentary, page v.

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Publication information
Department/Agency
  • Geological Survey of Canada, issuing body.
  • Canadian Geoscience Council, issuing body.
Meeting name
  • Symposium on Disposal of High-Level Radioactive Waste (1978 : Toronto, Ont.)
TitleDisposal of high-level radioactive waste : the Canadian geoscience program / prepared by the Canadian Geoscience Council ; edited by C.R. Barnes.
Series title
  • Geological Survey paper ; 79-10
Publication typeMonograph - View Master Record
Language[English]
FormatDigital text
Electronic document
Note(s)
  • "Published for the Council by the Geological Survey of Canada as Paper 79-10"--Cover.
  • Digitized edition from print [produced by Natural Resources Canada].
  • Includes bibliographical references.
  • Includes commentaries in English and French.
Publishing information
  • [Ottawa] : Energy, Mines and Resources Canada = Énergie, mines et ressources Canada, 1979.
  • ©1979
Author / Contributor
  • Barnes, C. R. (Christopher Richard), 1940- editor.
Description1 online resource (xii, 75 pages) : illustrations, map.
ISBN0660102102
Catalogue number
  • M44-79/10E-PDF
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