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4. Opening the ocean as a dumping ground for radioactive wastes 
encourages the proliferation of such wastes, and discourages the mini- 
mization of waste generation. The policy of source reduction minimiza- 
tion which, reduces wastes at the point of generation, can be undermined 
by the use of the ocean for radioactive waste disposal. 
Radioactive wastes will remain for thousands of years as a legacy 
that our society passes to future generations. Shortsighted disposal 
based on expedient political and financial considerations will compromise 
the quality of future life. Our legacy must be one that promotes life, 
not death; stewardship, not dump and run! 
