Closing the Circle on the Splitting of the Atom: The Environmental Legacy of Nuclear Weapons Production in the U. S. and What the Department of Energy Is Doing about It

Describes environmental, safety, & health problems throughout the nuclear weapons complex & what the U.S. Dept. of Energy is doing to address them. Covers: building nuclear warheads: the process; wastes & other byproducts of the cold war (spent nuclear fuel, plutonium residues, radioactive waste, transuranic waste, hazardous waste, etc.); contamination & cleanup; an international perspective; transition to new missions; & looking to the future. Over 100 b/w photos. Extensive glossary & bibliography.Closing the Circle on the Splitting of the Atom: The Environmental Legacy of Nuclear Weapons Production in the U. S. and What the Department of Energy Is Doing about It, was published 1995 under ISBN 9780788116360 and ISBN 0788116363.