04577nam 22006494a 450 991096571270332120251116141105.00-309-18376-61-280-18556-297866101855660-309-56264-3(CKB)110986584752986(EBL)3377122(SSID)ssj0000177424(PQKBManifestationID)11167342(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000177424(PQKBWorkID)10217939(PQKB)10241984(MiAaPQ)EBC3377122(Au-PeEL)EBL3377122(CaPaEBR)ebr10068354(OCoLC)923268397(BIP)53854815(BIP)6451173(EXLCZ)9911098658475298620000713d2000 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrImproving operations and long-term safety of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant interim report /Committee on the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, Board on Radioactive Waste Management, Commission on Geosciences, Environment, and Resources, National Research Council1st ed.Washington, D.C. National Academy Pressc20001 online resource (56 p.)The compass seriesDescription based upon print version of record.0-309-06928-9 Includes bibliographical references (p. 27-30).""IMPROVING OPERATIONS AND LONG-TERM SAFETY OF THE""; ""Copyright""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Summary""; ""RESEARCH TO ENHANCE CONFIDENCE IN LONG-TERM REPOSITORY PERFORMANCE""; ""IMPROVEMENTS TO THE NATIONAL TRU PROGRAM""; ""Waste Characterization and Packaging Requirements""; ""Gas Generation""; ""Transportation Communication and Notification""; ""Transportation Emergency Response""; ""Introduction""; ""Baseline Radiogenic Analysis of Subsurface Fluids""; ""Transuranic Waste Management Program""; ""WASTE CHARACTERIZATION AND PACKAGING REQUIREMENTS""""GAS GENERATION""""TRANSPORTATION""; ""DOE's Communication and Notification Program""; ""DOE's Emergency Response Program""; ""COMMITTEE PERSPECTIVE ON NATIONAL TRU PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS""; ""References""; ""Appendix A Background Information ""; ""ASSESSMENT OF LONG-TERM PERFORMANCE""; ""DOE MANAGEMENT OF TRU WASTE""; ""Waste Characterization Activities""; ""Truck Transportation to WIPP""; ""Appendix B Joint USNRC and EPA Guidance on Mixed Waste ""; ""Appendix C Biographical Sketches of Committee Members ""; ""Appendix D Acronyms ""The National Research Council convened a committee of experts to advise the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) on the operation of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP), a geologic repository for disposal of defense transuranic (TRU) waste near Carlsbad, New Mexico. The committee was asked to provide recommendations on the following two issues: (1) a research agenda to enhance confidence in the long-term performance of WIPP; and (2) increasing the throughput, efficiency, and cost-benefit without compromising safety of the National TRU Program for characterizing, certifying, packaging, and shipping waste to WIPP. The committee has written this interim report to provide DOE with recommendations on several issues that the committee believes merit immediate consideration and action. In developing this report, the committee has been guided by the principle of "reasonableness" with respect to risks, costs, and the ALARA (as low as reasonably achievable) principle. In the committee's judgment, implementing the recommendations contained in this report will contribute to the continued safe operation of WIPP.Compass series (Washington, D.C.)Radioactive waste repositoriesNew MexicoCarlsbad RegionSafety measuresRadioactive waste disposal in the groundNew MexicoCarlsbad RegionSafety measuresAlpha-bearing wastesNew MexicoCarlsbad RegionManagementSafety measuresRadioactive waste repositoriesSafety measures.Radioactive waste disposal in the groundSafety measures.Alpha-bearing wastesManagementSafety measures.363.72/89/0978942MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910965712703321Improving operations and long-term safety of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant4470403UNINA