Managing the Environmental Legacy of U.S. Nuclear-Weapons Production

Although the waste from America's arms buildup will never be "cleaned up," human and environmental risks can be reduced and managed

Kevin Crowley, John F. Ahearne

Acknowledgments

The authors are grateful for the assistance of Allen Croff (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Kai Lee (Williams College) and Chris Whipple (ENVIRON International, Inc.), who provided information for this article and review comments on an earlier draft; Thomas Wood (Idaho Engineering and Environmental Laboratory), who provided photographs; Bruce Napier (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory), who provided information on environmental releases at Hanford; and Roy Gephart (PNNL), who provided information, comments and photographs.

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