Hazardous Waste
- High Level Radioactive Waste
(Sierra Club)
- Describes high level radioactive waste and what steps should be taken to make sure they do not affect the environment.
- http://www.sierraclub.org/policy/pollution-waste-management/high-level-radi
oactive-waste
- How Landfills Work
(HowStuffWorks, Inc.)
- Learn what really happens at “the dump.” This site explains in simple terms what becomes of all that trash you throw out every week.
- http://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/green-science/landfill.htm
- Low Level Radioactive Waste
(The Sierra Club)
- This Sierra Club page defines and explains nuclear waste, how it is being managed and the concerns regarding that management.
- http://www.sierraclub.org/policy/pollution-waste-management/low-level-radio
active-waste
- Nuclear Regulatory Commission
- The NRC regulates commercial nuclear power plants that generate electricity. South Carolina has six such plants. Learn about the work of the commission at this site.
- http://www.nrc.gov/
Last Modified: Tuesday March 16, 2004 11:04 AM