Timeline of nuclear waste management
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This is a timeline of nuclear waste management.
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Big picture
| Time period | Development summary |
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Full timeline
| Year | Event type | Details | Geographical location |
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| 1957 (July 29) | The International Atomic Energy Agency is established. | ||
| 1977 (April) | United States President Jimmy Carter bans nuclear transmutation due to the danger of plutonium proliferation. | ||
| 1991 (January 30) | The Bamako Convention is signed. | ||
| 1996 | "1996 Protocol to the Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter" | ||
| 1997 | Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management. | ||
| 1998 (April 22) | The Bamako Convention comes into force. |
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How the timeline was built
The initial version of the timeline was written by User:Sebastian.
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