Radioactive waste disposal

Radioactive waste disposal

Series Title(s):
Collection Droit et consommation
Contributor(s):
Andrews, Howard Lucius, 1906-
Communicable Disease Center (U.S.)
National Institutes of Health (U.S.). Plant Safety Branch.
United States. Public Health Service.
Publication:
[Washington, DC] : The Service, [1959]
Language(s):
English
Format:
Moving image
Subject(s):
Radioactive Waste
Refuse Disposal -- methods
National Institutes of Health (U.S.)
Genre(s):
Instructional Film and Video
Abstract:
This NIH in-house training film shows how the largest user in the world of radioactive waste, NIH, disposed of low-level waste from 1949 until 1963. It shows testing; preparation and packaging of waste, monitoring and record keeping for procedures and personnel; and disposal, including use of regular sewer drains, special holding tanks, and ocean dumping. The film also shows and discusses truck convoys' and ships' special requirements for carrying radioactive wastes, especially carbon 14, hydrogen 3, tritium, and cobalt pellets. Shots include: Dr. Howard Andrews in his laboratory, aerials of NIH, exterior of the NIH Radiation Safety Office, the ship Cherokee, cintillation counter, urine sample collection box, film badge personnel monitoring devices, gas flow counter, and geiger counter.
Copyright:
The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
Extent:
025 min.
Color:
Color
Credits:
Directed by Wilmer H. Kimberly ; technical advisor, Howard L. Andrews.
Provenance:
Received: Sept. 9, 1986 as a donation from John R. Howley.
Technique:
Live action
NLM Unique ID:
8801039A (See catalog record)
OCLC no.:
31669592
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/8801039A