Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management
Authors: HEALTH AND PUBLIC POLICY COMMITTEE
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1984)

Position Papers1 June 1984Low-Level Radioactive Waste ManagementHEALTH AND PUBLIC POLICY COMMITTEEHEALTH AND PUBLIC POLICY COMMITTEEAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-100-6-912 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe safe disposal of low-level radioactive waste has in recent years received increasing national attention. Of particular concern has been the availability of shallow land burial sites in face of the increasing volume of lowlevel radioactive waste produced and the limited capacity of sites currently open. The problem of adequate and safe disposal has serious implications regarding the protection of the environment and the health and safety of the American public. In particular, patients must not be denied the diagnostic and therapeutic advantages of safe and effective medical technologies due to a lack of safe disposal sites for the low-level...References1. Low-Level Waste Management Program. Idaho Falls, Idaho: EG&G, Idaho, Inc., and U.S. Department of Energy; 1980. (Pamphlet available from U.S. Department of Energy; Public Affairs Office, 550 Second St.; Idaho Falls, ID 83401.) Google Scholar2. Regional Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Sites—Progress Being Made but New Sites Will Probably Not Be Ready by 1986. Washington, D.C.: General Accounting Office; 11 April 1983. (GAO/RCED-83-48). Google Scholar3. Hearings Before the Senate Judiciary Committee on the Status of Interstate Compacts for the Disposal of Low-Level Radioactive Waste, 98th Congress, 1st session, 1983. (Testimony of SHOOP JD, BRINER WH. 2 March 1983). Google Scholar4. Hearings Before the Senate Judiciary Committee on the Central Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact, 98th Congress, 1st session, 1983. (Testimony of ROBINSON RG, BRINER WH. 21 October 1983). Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS Philadelphia, Pennsylvania*Members of the Health and Public Policy Committee for the 1983-1984 term were Edwin P. Maynard, III, M.D., Chairman; Arthur J. Atkinson, Jr., M.D.; Steven C. Beering, M.D.; Richard G. Farmer, M.D.; Paul F. Griner, M.D.; John R. Hogness, M.D.; Charles E. Lewis, M.D.; Donald E. Olson, M.D.; Malcolm L. Peterson, M.D.; Theodore B. Schwartz, M.D.; and Helen L. Smits, M.D. Richard J. Reitemeier, M.D.; and Francis J. Sweeney, Jr., M.D., were ex officio members.This paper was drafted by Gene Cassel, staff, and was developed for the Health and Public Policy Committee by the Subcommittee on Health Care Delivery: Paul F. Griner, M.D., Chairman; Linda Hawes Clever, M.D.; Daniel D. Federman, M.D.; Charles E. Lewis, M.D.; Beverly Payne, M.D.; and William A. Reynolds, M.D. This position paper was adopted by the Executive Committee of the Board of Regents on 12 March 1984. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byControlled evaluation of supplemented peptone and Bactec blood culture broths for the detection of bacteremia and fungemia 1 June 1984Volume 100, Issue 6Page: 912-913KeywordsHealth carePrevention, policy, and public healthPublic policy ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 June 1984 Copyright & Permissions© 1984 American College of PhysiciansPDF downloadLoading ...