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Q. If a global ban is not agr'^ed to under the London Dumping 

 Convention, would that negate the possibility concerning 

 regional bans against the dumping of radioactive waste in 

 specific areas? 



A. As was indicated in the response to your previous question, 



there are cases in which regional features might provide a 



technical or scientific justification for restrictions more 



stringent than those contained in the global convention. Under 



certain conditions, such as might be found in a shallow 



semi-enclosed area, such as the Mediterranean or the Baltic 



which have long term flushing periods, it might be appropriate 



to institute a regional ban on the dumping of radioactive waste 



even though no such ban existed on a global basis. It should 



also be noted that pursuant to IAEA recommendations and 



guidelines, there are ocean areas where radioactive waste 



disposal could not take place. 



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