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As executive vice president for industry strategy at the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations, Jeff Place leads INPO’s industry-facing work, engaging directly with chief nuclear officers.
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Nuclear Technology | Volume 3 | Number 8 | August 1967 | Pages 474-480
Technical Paper and Note | doi.org/10.13182/NT67-A27778
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Underground storage as a disposal method for long-lived radioactive gases is an attractive possibility. It is estimated that radioactive gases could be disposed of underground for about 2/1000 ft3 (atm) of waste gas. Possible problems which might arise with this type of disposal are discussed.