06731nam 2200661Ia 450 991081737570332120240417001000.00-309-18280-81-280-18360-897866101836090-309-56607-X(CKB)111069351128568(OCoLC)85035680(CaPaEBR)ebrary10068524(SSID)ssj0000120096(PQKBManifestationID)11131860(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000120096(PQKBWorkID)10073918(PQKB)11341635(MiAaPQ)EBC3377276(Au-PeEL)EBL3377276(CaPaEBR)ebr10068524(OCoLC)923269433(EXLCZ)9911106935112856820020926d2002 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrCharacterization of remote-handled transuranic waste for the waste isolation pilot plant final report /Committee on the Characterization of Remote-Handled Transuranic Waste for the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, Board on Radioactive Waste Management, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council1st ed.Washington, D.C. National Academy Press20021 online resource (132 p.)Compass seriesBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-309-08460-1 Includes bibliographical references.CHARACTERIZATION OF REMOTE-HANDLED TRANSURANIC WASTE FOR THE WASTE ISOLATION PILOT PLANT -- Copyright -- Preface -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- S.1 TECHNICAL AND REGULATORY CONTEXT OF RH-TRU WASTE CHARACTERIZATION -- S.1.1 DOE's RH-TRU Waste Inventories -- S.1.2 Regulatory Context -- S.2 DOE'S PROPOSED CHARACTERIZATION PLAN FOR RH-TRU WASTE -- S.3 COMMITTEE'S ASSESSMENT OF DOE'S PROPOSED CHARACTERIZATION PLAN -- S.3.1 Overall Assessment of DOE's Characterization Plan -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 COMMITTEE'S TASK AND ITS BOUNDARIES -- 1.2 ORGANIZATION OF THE REPORT -- 2 Remote-Handled Transuranic Waste -- 2.1 TECHNICAL CONTEXT OF REMOTE-HANDLED TRANSURANIC WASTE CHARACTERIZATION -- 2.2 LIFE CYCLE OF REMOTE-HANDLED TRANSURANIC WASTE -- 2.3 GENERATION OF REMOTE-HANDLED TRANSURANIC WASTE -- 2.3.1 Remote-Handled Transuranic Waste Volume Inventory -- 2.3.2 Remote-Handled Transuranic Waste Radioactivity Inventory -- 2.4 PACKAGING STATUS OF REMOTE-HANDLED TRANSURANIC WASTE -- 3 Regulatory Context for the Disposal of Remote-Handled Transuranic Waste -- 3.1 LAND WITHDRAWAL ACT REQUIREMENTS FOR TRANSURANIC WASTE IN WIPP -- 3.2 CHARACTERIZATION REQUIREMENTS IN THE EPA CERTIFICATION -- 3.2.1 WIPP's Performance Assessment -- 3.3 CHARACTERIZATION REQUIREMENTS IN THE RCRA PERMIT -- 3.4 HISTORY OF CHARACTERIZATION REQUIREMENTS AT WIPP -- 4 Department of Energy's Proposed Characterization Plan -- 4.1 DOE'S CONSIDERATIONS IN COMPOSING THE CHARACTERIZATION PLAN -- 4.2 DOE'S GOAL: A PERFORMANCE-BASED CHARACTERIZATION PLAN -- 4.2.1. Acceptable Knowledge -- 4.3 DATA QUALITY OBJECTIVES AND QUALITY ASSURANCE OBJECTIVES -- 4.4 DOE'S PROPOSED CHARACTERIZATION PLAN TO ADDRESS EPA REQUIREMENTS -- 4.5 DOE'S PROPOSED CHARACTERIZATION PLAN TO ADDRESS NMED REQUIREMENTS -- 4.6 MAJOR DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE JULY 2001 AND THE MARCH 2002 DRAFTS.4.7 COMPARISON BETWEEN THE CH- AND RH-TRU WASTE CHARACTERIZATION PLANS -- 5 Assessment of the Proposed Characterization Plan -- 5.1 CONTEXT OF REMOTE-HANDLED TRANSURANIC WASTE CHARACTERIZATION -- 5.2 CHARACTERIZATION PLAN'S TECHNICAL SOUNDNESS -- 5.3 PROTECTION OF WORKER SAFETY AND HEALTH -- 5.4 COMPLIANCE WITH REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS -- 5.5 OVERALL ASSESSMENT OF DOE'S CHARACTERIZATION PLAN -- References -- Appendix A Biographical Sketches of Committee Members -- Appendix B Information-Gathering Meetings -- B.1 FIRST MEETING: AUGUST 1-2, 2001 (COLUMBUS, OHIO) -- B.2 SECOND MEETING: OCTOBER 4, 2001 (ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO) -- B.3 THIRD MEETING: FEBRUARY 4-5, 2002 (CARLSBAD, NEW MEXICO) -- Appendix C Excerpt from the Committee's Interim Report: Chapter 5 -- Appendix D DOE's Response to the Committee's Interim Report -- D.1 DOE'S RESPONSE -- REFERENCE -- Appendix E Information About Selected Transuranic Waste Generator Sites -- E.1 HANFORD SITE -- E.1.1 Location and Description -- E.1.2 Mission -- E.1.3 Waste Information -- E.2 IDAHO NATIONAL ENGINEERING AND ENVIRONMENTAL LABORATORY -- E.2.1 Location and Description -- E.2.2 Mission -- E.2.3 Waste Information -- E.2.4 Supplemental Information -- E.3 LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY -- E.3.1 Location and Description -- E.3.2 Mission -- E.3.3 Waste Information -- E.4 OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY -- E.4.1 Location and Description -- E.4.2 Mission -- E.4.3 Waste Information -- E.5 ENERGY TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING CENTER -- E.5.1 Location and Description -- E.5.2 Mission -- E.5.3 Waste Information -- E.6 BATTELLE COLUMBUS LABORATORIES -- E.6.1 Location and Description -- E.6.2 Mission -- E.6.3 Waste Information -- REFERENCE -- Appendix F Overview of the Contact-Handled Transuranic Waste Characterization Plan -- F.1 DETERMINATION OF THE ORIGIN AND COMPOSITION OF THE WASTE BY ACCEPTABLE KNOWLEDGE.F.2 SAMPLING AND ANALYSIS OF HOMOGENEOUS WASTE FOR RESOURCE CONSERVATION RECOVERY ACT CONSTITUENTS -- F.3 RADIOGRAPHY -- F.4 VISUAL EXAMINATION -- F.5 RADIOASSAY AND DETERMINATION OF FISSILE ISOTOPE CONTENT -- F.6 HEADSPACE GAS SAMPLING -- Appendix G Non-Destructive Techniques for Remote-Handled Transuranic Waste Characterization -- G.1 RADIOGRAPHY -- G.2 GAMMA-RAY SPECTROSCOPY -- G.3 GAMMA-RAY SPECTROSCOPY COMBINED WITH ACCEPTABLE KNOWLEDGE -- G.4 PASSIVE AND ACTIVE NEUTRON MEASUREMENT -- G.5 MULTI-DETECTOR ANALYSIS SYSTEM -- REFERENCES -- Appendix H Waste Dose Rates and Characterization Cost Estimates -- H.1 COMMITTEE'S EXAMPLE OF ESTIMATE FOR WASTE DOSE RATES -- H.2 COMMITTEE'S EXAMPLE OF COST ESTIMATES -- REFERENCES -- Appendix I Glossary -- Appendix J Acronyms.Compass series (Washington, D.C.)Radioactive waste disposalUnited StatesAlpha-bearing wastesUnited StatesPilot plantsUnited StatesRemote handling (Radioactive substances)Radioactive waste disposalAlpha-bearing wastesPilot plantsRemote handling (Radioactive substances)621.48/38MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910817375703321Characterization of remote-handled transuranic waste for the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant3935407UNINA