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Sensitivity study of risk to future generations from geological disposal of radioactive waste in high strength rock in the UAE

Journal of Radiation Research and Applied Sciences, 2022
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Government's Policy is to institute a safe and permanent geological disposal facility (GDF) for the final disposal of higher activity radioactive wastes (HAW).
Abdulla H. Al Nuaimi, Laurence G. Williams   +1 more
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Are children’s stools in Ghana disposed of safely? Evidence from the 2014 Ghana demographic and health survey

BMC Public Health, 2021
Background Safe disposal of children’s faeces has always been one of the main challenges to good hygiene in Ghana. Although it has been proven that children’s faeces are more likely to spread diseases than adults’ faeces, people usually mistake them for ...
Abdul-Aziz Seidu
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Unsafe child feces disposal status in Ethiopia: what factors matter? Analysis of pooled data from four demographic and health surveys

BMC Public Health, 2020
Background The only safest way to dispose of a child’s feces is to help the child use a toilet or, for very young children, to put or rinse their feces into a toilet, whereas other methods are considered unsafe.
Biniyam Sahiledengle
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Corrosion behaviour of steel rebars embedded in a concrete designed for the construction of an intermediate-level radioactive waste disposal facility

EPJ Web of Conferences, 2013
The National Atomic Energy Commission of the Argentine Republic is developing a nuclear waste disposal management programme that contemplates the design and construction of a facility for the final disposal of intermediate-level radioactive wastes.
Schulz F.M., Arva E.A., Duffó G.S., Vazquez D.R.   +3 more
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Evaluation of Proposed New LLW Disposal Activity: Disposal of Aqueous PUREX Waste Stream in the Saltstone Disposal Facility [PDF]

, 2003
The Aqueous PUREX waste stream from Tanks 33 and 35, which have been blended in Tank 34, has been identified for possible processing through the Saltstone Processing Facility for disposal in the Saltstone Disposal ...
Cook, J. R.
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Geographical variation and factors associated with unsafe child stool disposal in Ethiopia: A spatial and multilevel analysis.

PLoS ONE, 2021
BackgroundUnsafe disposal of children's stool makes children susceptible to fecal-oral diseases and children remain vulnerable till the stools of all children are disposed of safely.
Biniyam Sahiledengle, Zinash Teferu, Yohannes Tekalegn, Tadesse Awoke, Demisu Zenbaba, Kebebe Bekele, Abdi Tesemma, Fikadu Seyoum, Demelash Woldeyohannes   +8 more
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New Jersey's Voluntary Plan for Siting a Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Facility

, 1995
This study outlines New Jersey's plan for disposing of its own low-level radioactive waste. This plan calls for interested communities to volunteer land for a disposal site in their area. This study sets out the steps that an interested community would

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Performance assessment for a hypothetical low-level waste disposal facility [PDF]

, 1997
Disposing of low-level waste (LLW) is a concern for many states throughout the United States. A common disposal method is below-grade concrete vaults.
Rohe, Michael J., Ritter, Paul D., Rood, Arthur S., Smith, Cary S., Garcia, Russell S., Dicke, Craig A.   +5 more
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Disposal Options Report

, 1999
This report describes the status of disposal options for Low-Level Radioactive Waste (LLRW) generated in New Jersey and outlines the potential for continued or future access to these and other possible opportunities for out-of-region LLRW disposal.

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Ageing management program for the Spanish low and intermediate level waste disposal and spent fuel and high-level waste centralised storage facilities

EPJ Web of Conferences, 2011
The generic design of the centralised spent fuel storage facility was approved by the Spanish Safety Authority in 2006. The planned operational life is 60 years, while the design service life is 100 years.
Andrade C., Ordoñez M., Zuloaga P., Castellote M.   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source