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THIS CONVENTION IN 1974. ANNEX I OF THE CONVENTION PROHIBITS OCEAN 
DUMPING OF HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES AND ANNEX II STATES THAT THE 
CONTRACTING PARTIES SHOULD TAKE FULL ACCOUNT OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF 
THE IAEA WHEN ISSUING PERMITS FOR OTHER RADIOACTIVE WASTES: 
AT THE FourTH CoNSULTATIVE MEETING OF CONTRACTING PARTIES TO THE 
Lonpon DumpineG Convention IN 1978, tHe IAEA pRESENTED A DEFINITION OF 
HIGH"LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE UNSUITABLE FOR DUMPING AT SEA AND 
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR OCEAN DISPOSAL OF OTHER RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS-~ 
THE DOCUMENT CONTAINING THE IAEA RECOMMENDATIONS IS ATTACHED TO 
THIS TESTIMONY (IAEA INFoRMATION CirRcuLAR, INFCIRC/205/App-1/Rev-1, 
August 1978)- Atso, ATTACHED IS THE CONVENTION RESOLUTION WHICH 
ADOPTED THE IAEA RECOMMENDATIONS: 
REVISIO EPA R TION -LEV OACTIVE WASTE 
WE ARE CONSIDERING INCORPORATING THE IAEA DEFINITION AND 
RECOMMENDATIONS INTO OUR OCEAN DUMPING REGULATIONS: SPECIFIC CHANGES 
OR ADDITIONS TO THE REGULATIONS WILL DEAL WITH 1) THE IAEA DEFINITION 
OF HIGH"LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE, 2) PROHIBITED MATERIALS, 3) LIMITS FOR 
SPECIFIC WASTES OR WASTE CONSTITUENTS AND TRACE AMOUNTS, 4) 
CONTAINERIZED WASTES, AND 5) GENERAL CRITERIA FOR SELECTION OF 
RADIOACTIVE WASTE DUMPSITES- 
