Advice on the Department of Energy's Cleanup Technology R...
National Research Council / Division on Earth and Life Studies / Nuclear and Radiation Studies Board / Committee on Development and Implementation of a Cleanup Technology Roadmap
Beginning with the Manhattan Project and continuing through the Cold War, the United States government constructed and operated a massive industrial complex to produce and test nuclear weapons and related technologies. When the Cold War ended, most of this complex was shut down permanently or placed on standby, and the United States government began a costly, long-term effort to clean up the materials, wastes, and environmental contamination r...