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HOW TO DEAL WITH WASTE ACCEPTANCE UNCERTAINTY USING THE WASTE ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA FORECASTING AND ANALYSIS CAPABILITY SYSTEM (WACFACS)

Redus, K. S.; Hampshire, G. J.; Patterson, J. E.; … - 2009

control the supply of approximately 1.8 million yd3 of low-level radioactive, TSCA, and RCRA hazardous wastes from over 60 … of contaminants are performed to optimize project waste disposition, regulatory compliance, and disposal cell management. …

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The Waste Isolation Pilot Plant: A Success Story with International Cooperation

Matthews, M. - 2009

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Carlsbad Field Office (CBFO) administers and operates the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) site, which hosts a deep geologic repository for safe disposal of U.S. defense-related TRU waste and is located 42 kilometers (km) east of Carlsbad, New Mexico. CBFO...

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Waste Acceptance Decisions and Uncertainty Analysis at the Oak Ridge Environmental Management Waste Management Facility

Redus, K. S.; Patterson, J. E.; Hampshire, G. L.; … - 2009

The Waste Acceptance Criteria (WAC) Attainment Team (AT) routinely provides the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Oak Ridge Operations with Go/No-Go decisions associated with the disposition of over 1.8 million yd3 of low-level radioactive, TSCA, and RCRA hazardous waste. This supply of waste...

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Perspectives on Radioactive Waste Disposal: A Consideration of Economic Efficiency and Intergenerational Equity

Neill, H. R.; Neill, R. H. - 2009

There are both internal and external pressures on the U.S. Department of Energy to reduce the estimated costs of isolating radioactive waste, $19 billion for transuranic waste at Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) and $57 billion for high level waste at Yucca Mountain. The question arises...

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FUNDING ALTERNATIVES FOR LOW-LEVEL WASTE DISPOSAL

Becker, Bruce D.; Carilli, Jhon - 2009

For 13 years, low-level waste (LLW) generator fees and disposal volumes for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) National Nuclear Security Administration Nevada Operations Office (NNSA/NV) Radioactive Waste Management Sites (RWMSs) had been on a veritable roller coaster ride. As forecast volumes...

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Low-Level Waste Drum Assay Intercomparison Study

Greutzmacher, K.; Kuzminski, J.; Myers, S. C. - 2009

Nuclear waste assay is an integral element of programs such as safeguards, waste management, and waste disposal. The majority of nuclear waste is packaged in drums and analyzed by various nondestructive assay (NDA) techniques to identify and quantify the radioactive content. Due to various...

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Multicriteria decision methodology for selecting technical alternatives in the Mixed Waste Integrated Program

Ferrada, J.J.; Berry, J.B. - 2008

(5) regulatory compliance. …

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Federal Environmental Regulations Impacting Hydrocarbon Exploration, Drilling, and Production Operations

Carroll, Herbert B.; Johnson, William I. - 2008

. Some wastes generated in these operations are exempt under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) but are not … Reauthorization Act (SARA), and other federal environmental laws. Exempt wastes remain exempt only if they are not mixed with … hazardous wastes or hazardous substances. Once mixture occurs, the waste must be disposed as a hazardous material in an approved …

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RESULTS OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT (EM) CORPORATE PROJECT TEAM DISPOSING WASTE & REDUCING RISK

SHRADER, T.A.; KNERR, R. - 2008

In 2002, the US Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Environmental Management (EM) released the Top-To-Bottom Review of cognizant clean-up activities around the DOE Complex. The review contained a number of recommendations for changing the way EM operates in order to reduce environmental risk...

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Double Shell Tank (DST) Transfer Pump Subsystem Specification

LESHIKAR, G.A. - 2008

This specification establishes the performance requirements and provides references to the requisite codes and standards to be applied to the Double-Shell Tank (DST) Transfer Pump Subsystem which supports the first phase of Waste Feed Delivery (WFD). This specification establishes the...

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