Most African countries have been using radiation emitting devices and radioactive sources for the past three decades or more for the promotion, development, and utilization of the peaceful application of nuclear techniques fo r the benefit of their countries. Most of these sealed radiation sources have deteriorated to such a state that they are leaking and their current storage situation does n...

Policy-makers often rely on public opinion polls to decide which political projects to pursue. We study how the use of opinion polls influences policy outcomes if respondents feel pressured to offer ”socially desirable” views when answering the pollsters’ questions. Our results indicate that this type of social pressure can lead to second-best policy outcomes even if politicians are aware of th...

This is an overview of the strategy used to describe the effects of a potential release from a radioactive waste repository on human exposure and future environments. It introduces a special issue of AMBIO, in which 13 articles show ways of understanding and characterizing the future. The study relies mainly on research performed in the context of a recent safety report concerning a repository ...

S. S. Kurtz, Jr., Chairman; P. D. Bartlett, Vice-Chairman 17 June E. Bright Wilson, Jr., "Infrared and Raman Spectra." R. S. Mulliken, "Iltraviolet Absorption Spectra." 18 June G. W. Wheland, "Theory of the Chemical Bond and Resonance in Hydrocarbons." P. D. Bartlett, "Report of Committee on Future Policy of Conference on Petroleum Chemistry at Gibson Island." L. S. Kassel, "Isomerization Equil...

An exploratory hole UE25a-1) was drilled at Nevada Test Site NTS) to determine the suitability of pyroclastic deposits as storage sites for radioactive waste. Studies have been conducted to investigate the stratigraphy, structure, mineralogy, petrology, and physical properties of the tuff units encountered in the drill hole. This report deals with the interpretation of physical properties for t...

Olive mill solid waste (OMSW) is a pollutant waste coming from olive oil elaboration by the two-phase centrifugation system. OMSW has a high organic matter content and unbalanced carbon to nitrogen (C/N) ratio, 31/1, which avoids obtaining high methane yields in the anaerobic digestion of this waste. In the present study a microalgae, Dunaliella salina, was employed as co-substrate for the OMSW...

Industrial wastes are of great interest as a substrate in production of value-added products to reduce cost, while managing the waste economically and environmentally. Bio-ethanol production from industrial wastes has gained attention because of its abundance, availability, and rich carbon and nitrogen content. In this study, industrial potato waste was used as a carbon source and a medium was ...

1 INSTRODUCTION In the concept of geological radioactive waste disposal, argillite is being considered as a possible host rock in various countries such as France and Switzerland. This material is chosen thanks to its extremely low permeability that is required to limit the transfer of radioactive elements from the waste package towards the environment. During the construction and exploitation ...