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NEPHELINE FORMATION POTENTIAL IN SLUDGE BATCH 4 AND ITS IMPACT ON DURABILITY: SELECTING GLASSES FOR A PHASE 3 STUDY
Fox, K - 2008
expressed as mass fractions in the glass, will precipitate nepheline as their primary crystalline phase, hindering the … durability of the glass. Based on the most recent compositional projection from the CBU for SB4 (Case 15C Blend 1), 16 glasses … administrative controls and/or the PCCS to support SME acceptability decisions. In addition, glass specimens at WLs of 35 and 40 …
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Short-term consistency testing vs. long-term behavior
Ebert, W.L.; Bakel, A.J.; Wolf, S.F.; Strachan, D.M. - 2009
The authors conducted Product Consistency Tests (PCTs) with a surrogate low-activity waste (LAW) glass to (1) evaluate … dissolution rate in PCTs are much less than the effects observed in dilute solutions due to the buildup of dissolved glass … glass at 70 or 90{degrees}C, tests for longer durations are needed to determine if a 7-day test provides a bounding rate at …
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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 …
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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 Cleanup: Status and Implications of Compliance Agreements Between DOE and Its Regulators
Jones, G. L.; Swick, W. R.; Perry, T. C.; … - 2009
This paper discusses compliance agreements that affect the Department of Energy's (DOE) cleanup program. Compliance agreements are legally enforceable documents between DOE and its regulators, specifying cleanup activities and milestones that DOE has agreed to achieve. Over the years, these...
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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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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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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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