| Belgian_Agency_for_Radioactive_Waste_and_Enriched_Fissile_Materials Agency concerned with radioactive waste and its management in Belgium. Provides information about radioactivity, collaborative activities and information center. |
| Board_on_Radioactive_Waste_Management_(BRWM) Committee of the National Academy of Sciences concerned with safe management of radioactive wastes including spent fuel, high-level, transuranic, low-level, and mixed waste and naturally occurring rad |
| California_Radioactive_Materials_Management_Forum Association of users of radioactive materials and generators of low-level radioactive waste in Arizona, California, North Dakota and South Dakota, which primary interest is the safe management and dis |
| Congressional_Research_Service_Reports Reports collection on current spent fuel storage from the National Council for Science and Environment. |
| Expertise_on_Nuclear_Waste_Management Information from the organization responsible for radioactive waste management in Finland. Includes news and technical information. [English, Finnish, Swedish] |
| Grimsel_Test_Site Deep underground rock laboratory in the Swiss Alps operated by a consortium of countries and companies investigating long-term chemical and nuclear waste disposal. Describes planned and ongoing resear |
| La_Hague_Reprocessing_Plant Recycles irradiated materials and conditions nuclear waste into suitable final form. Includes technical information about plant operations, environment impact, regulation and safety. |
| Low-Level_Radioactive_Waste_Fact_Sheets A series of fact sheets on various aspects of low level waste handling, storage and disposal produced by the Ohio State University. |
| NEA_-_Radioactive_Waste_Management_(RWM) Information resource prepared by the Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA). Defines high level waste, explains necessity for disposal and options available, addresses costs and safety issues. |
| NEA_-_Tranation_of_Radioactive_Waste Program of the NEA Data Bank of the OECD. Includes a general introduction to tranation of radioactive waste, information on Tranation with nuclear, accelerator-based tranation, and chemica |
| Nuclear_and_Risk_Technologies_Center Information resource from the Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) about waste management. Includes documents related to research and analyses on Yucca Mountain, waste isolation pilot plant, and legacy |
| Nuclear_High_Level_Waste_Disposal_Project Data on a number of experimental projects in hydrofracture for radioactive waste disposal from the Internet Community of Geological Engineers. Includes background information on nuclear fuel and waste |
| Nuclear_Waste_Project_Office Information from the State of Nevada Nuclear Waste Project Office (NWPO) about the Yucca Mountain and Nevada test sites. Includes news, policy, legal, nuclear waste transportation and technical issues |
| Nuclear_Waste_Scientific_Program Assist the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and other international organizations in solving the problem of the safe disposal of high-level radioactive waste. Includes information radioactive waste man |
| Office_of_Spent_Nuclear_Fuels_(SNF) Supports the Hanford site cleanup mission by safely moving spent nuclear fuel away from the Columbia River. Includes photos, press releases, program description, goals, methods and progress. |
| Pahrump_Nuclear_Waste_Advisory_Committee Committee established in the unincorporated town of Pahrump, Nevada, to advise the town on nuclear waste issues. Introduces the members and their areas of expertise, and gives information about the wo |
| Private_Fuel_Storage Consortium of electric power companies that have partnered with the Goshute Indians to build and operate a safe, clean, temporary storage facility on the tribe's reservation in Skull Valley, Utah, USA |
| Radioactive_Waste_Repository_Authority Ensures the safe disposal of existing and future radioactive waste in the Czech Republic. Includes information on research, development and activities. [Czech, English] |
| South_Carolina_Radioactive_Waste_Disposal_Program Information about the State-owned low-level radioactive waste disposal facility in Barnwell County. Provides customer access information. Includes numerous technical documents on history, policies and |
| Svensk_Kärnbränslehantering_(SKB) Information about Swedish waste management technology and the search for a disposal site for spent nuclear fuel. Includes background on the company formed to handle the waste. [Swedish, English] |
| Transportation_Resource_Exchange_Center Provides documents, databases, and links to the people, organizations, and programs that are involved in the transport of radioactive materials. |
| U_S__DOE_-_Central_Internet_Database_(CID) Data and reports from the US Department of Energy (DOE) on spent fuel and radioactive waste inventories, waste management and sites cleanup. Includes interactive site profile reports. |
| U_S__DOE_-_National_Spent_Nuclear_Fuel_Program Fact sheets from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) on spent fuel issues and background. Includes program mission, lessons learned, progress, spent fuel data and contact information. |
| U_S__DOE_-_Nuclear_Waste_Storage Illustrated document prepared by the Office of Environmental Management (EM) of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). Describes the various types of waste, the storage technology and the methods used. |
| U_S__DOE_-_Office_of_Civilian_Radioactive_Waste_Management_(OCRWM) Office of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) assigned to develop and manage a federal system for disposing of spent nuclear fuel from commercial and military nuclear activities. Includes comprehensiv |
| U_S__NRC_-_Center_for_Nuclear_Waste_Regulatory_Analyses Federal research and development center sponsored by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to resolve technical and regulatory issues related to geologic high level nuclear waste repository. In |
| U_S__NRC_-_Radioactive_Waste Information from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) about types of regulated waste and activities, responsibilities and related information. |
| U_S__NRC_-_Storage_of_Spent_Nuclear_Fuel Information from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) about storage options and regulations. Includes regulatory initiatives reports and regulatory guides. |
| U_S__NRC__Transportation_of_Spent_Nuclear_Fuel Fact sheets from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) on spent fuel transportation. Addresses regulation aspects and initiatives. |
| U_S__Nuclear_Waste_Technical_Review_Board Independent agency of the U.S. Government with purpose of providing independent scientific and technical oversight of the U.S. program for management and disposal of high-level radioactive waste and s |
| Waste_Management_in_the_Nuclear_Fuel_Cycle Briefing paper by the Uranium Information Center, Australia on nuclear waste management as a part of the fuel cycle. Includes a list of waste disposal practices worldwide. |
| Cryptography_and_Coding 10th IMA conference. Cirencester, UK; 19--21 December 2005. |
| Microlensing_Observations_in_Astrophysics_(MOA) A joint Japanese/New Zealand project established to carry out astrophysical observations using a gravitational microlensing technique. Applications include research for extra-solar planets, dark matt |
| Alabama_Herpetological_Atlas_Project Includes species list, teacher's guide and project information. |
| Amazon_Herp Introduction to the reptiles and amphibians of the Peruvian, Amazon, with images. Includes articles from Reptiles magazine. |
| Amphibian_Research Tracks developments in the malformation and decline of amphibian populations in North America and elsewhere. |
| Amphibians_and_Reptiles_in_Bulgaria_and_Balkan_Peninsula Data about regional herpetofauna, including checklists, distribution, images and conservation status. |
| Amphibians_and_Reptiles_of_North_Carolina Guide to the herpetofauna of North Carolina which includes photographs, descriptions and frog calls. |
| Australian_Herpetology_Dictionary Repository of information on herpetofauna and ongoing herpetolgical research from James Cook University in Australia. |
| Center_for_Reptile_and_Amphibian_Conservation_and_Management Conservation materials and species accounts for herpetofauna of the midwestern United States. |
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