Nuclear Fuel Waste Research: The Canadian Program

• 1980 ----- color ----- 24 min ----- 16mm
• (Produced by Atomic Energy of Canada, Ltd.) Discusses temporary storage of nuclear fuel waste in storage pools. Explains the Canadian feeling that nuclear fuel waste must be put away in a place where you don't have to worry about it at all--ie. the hard rock of the Canadian shield. Examines the measures under consideration for permanent disposal taking into account such diverse factors as earthquakes, meteorites and a new ice age.
• Topics: (Atomic Energy, Canadian Studies, Public Health and Safety)