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ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 704
Book Description
Treating Transuranic (TRU)/alpha Low-level Waste at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee
Author: Characterization of Remote-Handled Transuranic Waste for the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309084601
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) disposes of plutonium-contaminated debris from its 27 nuclear weapons facilities at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP), an underground repository in Carlsbad, New Mexico. After four years of operational experience, DOE has opportunities to make changes to the costly and time-consuming process of "characterizing" the waste to confirm that it is appropriate for shipment to and disposal at WIPP.  The report says that in order to make such changes, DOE should conduct and publish a systematic and quantitative assessment to show that the proposed changes would not affect the protection of workers, the public, or the environment.
Nevada Test Site Annual Site Environmental Report for Calendar Year ...
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Category : Nevada Test Site (Nev.)
Languages : en
Pages : 412
Book Description
Nevada Test Site Environmental Report 2003, October 2004
Author: Tritium Supply and Recycling Facilities Siting, Idaho National Engineering Laboratory [ID], Nevada Test Site [NV], Oak Ridge Reservatiom [TN], Pantex Plant [TX], Or Savannah River Site [SC]
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Author: Advice on the Department of Energy's Cleanup Technology Roadmap
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309132312
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
Beginning with the Manhattan Project and continuing through the Cold War, the United States government constructed and operated a massive industrial complex to produce and test nuclear weapons and related technologies. When the Cold War ended, most of this complex was shut down permanently or placed on standby, and the United States government began a costly, long-term effort to clean up the materials, wastes, and environmental contamination resulting from its nuclear materials production. In 1989, Congress created the Office of Environmental Management (EM) within the Department of Energy (DOE) to manage this cleanup effort. Although EM has already made substantial progress, the scope of EM's future cleanup work is enormous. Advice on the Department of Energy's Cleanup Technology Roadmap: Gaps and Bridges provides advice to support the development of a cleanup technology roadmap for EM. The book identifies existing technology gaps and their priorities, strategic opportunities to leverage needed research and development programs with other organizations, needed core capabilities, and infrastructure at national laboratories and EM sites that should be maintained, all of which are necessary to accomplish EM's mission.
Radioactive Waste Management
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Category : Radioactive waste disposal
Languages : en
Pages : 556
Book Description
Long-lived Legacy
Author: Improving the Characterization Program for Contact-Handled Transuranic Waste Bound for the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309090903
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
As operational experience is gained in the disposal of transuranic waste from nuclear weapons facilities at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in New Mexico, the Department of Energy (DOE) has opportunities to change how it "characterizes" waste to confirm that it is appropriate for shipment to and disposal at the underground repository. The waste shipped to the facility includes gloves, rags, tools, and other debris or dried sludge that has been contaminated by radioactive elements, including plutonium, during production or cleanup activities in the DOE weapons complex. However, before the DOE seeks regulatory approval for changes to its characterization program, the agency should conduct and publish a systematic and quantitative assessment to show that the proposed changes would not affect the protection of workers, the public, or the environment, according to the committee. The assessment should take into account technical factors, societal and regulatory impacts, and the time and effort required to make the changes.
Long-Lived Legacy: Managing High-Level and Transuranic Waste at the DOE Nuclear Weapons Complex
Author: Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1422349624
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description