[cdn-nucl-l] From CNSC: Steam generator processing: an excellent example of responsible and safe nuclear waste management practices

["Jerry Cuttler" <jerrycuttler@rogers.com>]

FYI
Steam generators pose a special challenge for final disposal because of their sheer size, not because of the trace amount of radioactive contamination they contain as a result of their use at nuclear power plants. The CNSC considers the processing of old steam generator to be an excellent application of the internationally accepted and environmentally friendly three R principles of waste management: Reduce, Reuse and Recycle.

For more information: 

http://nuclearsafety.gc.ca/eng/mediacentre/updates/2012/January-13-2012-steam-generator-processing.cfm