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Wastes containing radioactive materials have been produced ever since ore recovery and processing began; however, such materials did not become of public concern until the large-scale activities involving uranium and thorium ores and nuclear fission during and after World War II. Efforts to provide disposal sites for radioactive wastes, especially those associated with nuclear weapons and nuclear energy, have been largely unsuccessful for the past 40 years or so and are nearing crisis proportions as the new millennium begins — its eventual resolution is believed to require greater reliance on stewardship and a larger governmental presence.
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Martin, J.E., Lee, C. The Legacy and Future of Radioactive Waste Management at the Millennium. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry 243, 155–163 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1006739918954
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