Clarification of several aspects relating to use of NRC-certified transport |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of Inspection and Enforcement, , 1983 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource |
Collana | Information notice |
Soggetto topico |
Radioactive wastes - Transportation - United States
Radioactive wastes - Transportation |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Altri titoli varianti | Clarification of several aspects relating to use of Nuclear Regulatory Commission certified transport |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910713962103321 |
Washington, D.C. : , : United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of Inspection and Enforcement, , 1983 | ||
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Identification of factors for selecting modes and routes for shipping high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel [[electronic resource] /] / prepared by Environmental Engineering Division, John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Research and Special Programs Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC : , : Office of Hazardous Materials Safety, Research and Special Programs Administration, U.S. Dept. of Transportation, , [1998] |
Descrizione fisica | 181 unnumbered pages : digital, PDF file |
Soggetto topico |
Radioactive waste disposal - United States
Radioactive wastes - Transportation - United States |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910695358003321 |
Washington, DC : , : Office of Hazardous Materials Safety, Research and Special Programs Administration, U.S. Dept. of Transportation, , [1998] | ||
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Identifying waste generators in shipments of low-level waste to land disposal facilities |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, , 1988 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource |
Collana | Information notice |
Soggetto topico |
Low level radioactive waste disposal facilities - United States
Radioactive wastes - Transportation - United States Low level radioactive waste disposal facilities Radioactive wastes - Transportation |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910715291203321 |
Washington, D.C. : , : United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, , 1988 | ||
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Improving the characterization program for contact-handled transuranic waste bound for the waste isolation pilot plant [[electronic resource] /] / Committee on Optimizing the Characterization and Transportation of Transuranic Waste Destined for the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, Board on Radioactive Waste Management, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, 2004 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (144 p.) |
Soggetto topico |
Radioactive wastes - Transportation - United States
Alpha-bearing wastes - United States Materials handling |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-280-17670-9
9786610176700 0-309-58960-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910450512403321 |
Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, 2004 | ||
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Improving the characterization program for contact-handled transuranic waste bound for the waste isolation pilot plant [[electronic resource] /] / Committee on Optimizing the Characterization and Transportation of Transuranic Waste Destined for the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, Board on Radioactive Waste Management, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, 2004 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (144 p.) |
Soggetto topico |
Radioactive wastes - Transportation - United States
Alpha-bearing wastes - United States Materials handling |
ISBN |
1-280-17670-9
9786610176700 0-309-58960-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910783143203321 |
Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, 2004 | ||
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Improving the characterization program for contact-handled transuranic waste bound for the waste isolation pilot plant / / Committee on Optimizing the Characterization and Transportation of Transuranic Waste Destined for the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, Board on Radioactive Waste Management, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, 2004 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (144 p.) |
Disciplina | 363.728970973 |
Soggetto topico |
Radioactive wastes - Transportation - United States
Alpha-bearing wastes - United States Materials handling |
ISBN |
1-280-17670-9
9786610176700 0-309-58960-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Improving the Characterization Program for Contact-Handled Transuranic Waste Bound for the WASTE ISOLATION PILOT PLANT -- Copyright -- Preface -- ORGANIZATION OF THE REPORT -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- ES.1 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM -- ES.2 FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 BOUNDARIES OF THE STATEMENT OF TASK AND STRATEGY TO ADDRESS IT -- 1.2 ORIGIN OF THIS STUDY -- 1.3 TRANSURANIC WASTE DEFINED -- 1.4 THE WASTE ISOLATION PILOT PLANT -- 1.5 LIFE CYCLE OF TRANSURANIC WASTE -- 1.6 CHALLENGES OF TRANSURANIC WASTE CHARACTERIZATION -- 2 Transuranic Waste Inventories -- 2.1 EXISTING WASTE AND TO-BE-GENERATED WASTE -- 2.2 TRANSURANIC WASTE INVENTORIES -- 2.3 CHALLENGING WASTE STREAMS DESTINED FOR WIPP -- 2.3.1 Waste with high potential for generating flammable gas -- 2.3.2 Oversized containers -- 2.3.3 Fissile isotope content -- 2.3.4 Legacy waste generated in research laboratories -- 2.3.5 Prohibited items -- 2.3.5.1 OASIS and other organic sludge wastes -- 2.3.5.2 Sealed sources -- 2.3.5.3 Wastes containing heat-sealed bags -- 2.3.6 Remote-handled transuranic waste 10 -- 2.4 CHALLENGING WASTE STREAMS WITHOUT A CLEAR PATH FOR DISPOSAL -- 3 Regulatory and Policy Framework for Waste Characterization -- 3.1 REGULATORY BODIES FOR WIPP -- 3.2 MAIN REGULATORY DOCUMENTS -- 3.2.1 Land Withdrawal Act -- 3.2.2 EPA Certificate of Compliance -- 3.2.3 NMED Hazardous Waste Facility Permit -- 3.2.4 USNRC Certificate of Compliance for transportation packages -- 3.2.5 Waste Acceptance Criteria -- 3.3 HISTORY OF MODIFICATIONS TO WIPP'S REGULATORY DOCUMENTS -- 3.3.1 Programmatic changes relevant to EPA -- 3.3.1.1 Approved programmatic changes -- 3.3.2 Programmatic changes relevant to NMED -- 3.3.2.1 Approved changes to the HWFP -- 3.3.3 Programmatic changes relevant to the USNRC.
3.3.3.1 Approved changes to the USNRC Certification -- 3.4 DISCUSSION: REGULATORY CHALLENGES AND MILESTONES FOR TRU WASTE CHARACTERIZATION -- 3.4.1 WIPP as a First-of-a-Kind Facility -- 3.5 DISCUSSION: EXPERIENCE WITH THE PERMIT MODIFICATION PROCESS -- 4 Transuranic Waste Characterization Program -- 4.1 OVERVIEW OF THE CURRENT WASTE CHARACTERIZATION PROGRAM -- 4.1.1 Acceptable Knowledge -- 4.1.2 Real-time radiography and visual examination -- 4.1.3 Non-destructive assay -- 4.1.4 Drum age criterion and headspace gas sampling and analysis -- 4.1.5 Gas generation testing -- 4.1.6 Homogeneous waste coring and analysis -- 4.1.7 Segregation or rework -- 4.1.8 Repackaging -- 4.1.9 Data management -- 4.1.10 Audits -- 4.2 STATISTICAL SAMPLING OR 100 PERCENT CONFIRMATION? -- 4.3 SITE-SPECIFIC CHARACTERIZATION ACTIVITIES -- 4.4 ACCEPTABLE KNOWLEDGE -- 4.4.1 Uses of Acceptable Knowledge -- 4.4.2 Qualification of Acceptable Knowledge -- 4.4.3 Accuracy of historical information -- 4.5 CHARACTERIZATION COSTS -- 4.6 DISCUSSION: LESSONS FROM EXPERIENCE AND FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES -- 4.6.1 Uses of operational experience -- 4.6.1.1 Operational experience has already produced improvements in waste handling -- 4.6.2 Different approaches for different waste streams -- 4.6.3 Different qualification methods for different waste information -- 4.6.4 Importance of effective communication -- 5 A Framework for Evaluating Waste Characterization Activities -- 5.1 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM -- 5.2 AN OVERVIEW OF A PROPOSED ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK -- 5.3 ASSESSMENT OF THE RISKS -- 5.4 COSTS OF WASTE CHARACTERIZATION -- 5.5 POLICY IMPACTS -- 5.6 SOCIETAL IMPACTS -- 5.7 COST-EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS -- 5.8 IMPLEMENTATION CONSIDERATIONS -- 5.9 APPLICATIONS -- 5.9.1 Headspace gas sampling and analysis -- 5.9.1.1 Assessment of risks -- 5.9.1.2 Value of characterization information. 5.9.1.3 Cost impacts -- 5.9.1.4 Policy impacts -- 5.9.1.5 Societal impacts -- 5.9.1.6 Cost-effectiveness analysis -- 5.9.2 Homogeneous waste sampling and analysis -- 5.9.2.1 Assessment of risks, costs, and other impacts -- 5.9.2.2 Cost-effectiveness analysis -- 5.9.3 Visual examination to confirm radiography results -- 5.9.3.1 Assessment of risks, costs, and other factors -- 5.9.3.2 Cost-effectiveness analysis -- 6 Findings and Recommendations -- 6.1 OBSERVATIONS -- 6.2 FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS -- References -- A Biographical Sketches of Committee Members -- B Information-Gathering Meetings -- B.1 FIRST MEETING: OCTOBER 28-29, 2002 (CARLSBAD, NEW MEXICO) -- B.2 SECOND MEETING: JANUARY 28, 2003 (SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO) -- B.3 THIRD MEETING: MARCH 3-5, 2003 (AUGUSTA, GEORGIA) -- B.4 FOURTH MEETING: MAY 19, 2003 (WASHINGTON, D.C.) -- C Characterization-Related Requirements in WIPP Regulatory Documents -- C.1 LAND WITHDRAWAL ACT REQUIREMENTS FOR TRANSURANIC WASTE IN WIPP -- C.2 CHARACTERIZATION REQUIREMENTS IN THE EPA CERTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE -- C.2.1 WIPP's performance assessment -- C.3 CHARACTERIZATION REQUIREMENTS IN THE NMED HAZARDOUS WASTE FACILITY PERMIT -- C.4 REQUIREMENTS IN THE TRU WASTE AUTHORIZED METHODS OF PAYLOAD CONTROL -- C.5 REGULATORY BODIES -- REFERENCES -- D Transportation Package Requirements Affecting Waste Characterization -- D.1 CONTAINER AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES REQUIREMENTS -- D.2 NUCLEAR PROPERTIES REQUIREMENTS -- D.3 CHEMICAL PROPERTIES REQUIREMENTS -- D.4 GAS GENERATION REQUIREMENTS -- D.5 PAYLOAD ASSEMBLY REQUIREMENTS -- D.6 QUALITY ASSURANCE -- D.7 REQUIREMENTS FOR INTERSITE SHIPMENTS -- REFERENCES -- E Health and Safety Issues in Waste Characterization -- E.1 WASTE HANDLING AND MANAGEMENT AT GENERATOR SITES AND WIPP -- E.1.1 Worker health -- E.1.2 Public health -- E.2 TRANSPORTATION -- E.2.1 Worker health. E.2.2 Public health -- E.3 CASE STUDY: SAVANNAH RIVER SITE OPERATIONS -- E.3.1 Worker doses and risks from operations -- E.4 CASE STUDY: ROCKY FLATS ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY SITE -- E.4.1 Workers doses and risks from operations -- REFERENCES -- F Risk Considerations -- F.1 RISKS RELATED TO WASTE HANDLING -- F.2 RISKS RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION -- F.3 RISKS RELATED TO WASTE DISPOSAL -- REFERENCES -- Glossary -- Acronyms. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910827098803321 |
Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, 2004 | ||
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Interim guidance on transportation of steam generators [[electronic resource]] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, , [1996] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource |
Collana | NRC generic letter |
Soggetto topico |
Radioactive wastes - Transportation - United States
Nuclear pressure vessels |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910699541803321 |
Washington, D.C. : , : U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, , [1996] | ||
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Nuclear waste [[electronic resource] ] : DOE's efforts to protect the Columbia River from contamination could be further strengthened : report to the Chairman and Ranking Minority Member, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies, Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Washington, D.C.] : , : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, , [2006] |
Descrizione fisica | ii, 28 pages : digital, PDF file |
Soggetto topico |
Radioactive waste sites - Cleanup - United States - Evaluation
Radioactive wastes - Transportation - United States Nuclear facilities - Washington (State) - Richland |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Altri titoli varianti | Nuclear waste |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910695764403321 |
[Washington, D.C.] : , : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, , [2006] | ||
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Nuclear waste [[electronic resource] ] : better performance reporting needed to assess DOE's ability to achieve the goals of the accelerated cleanup program : report to the Chairman and Ranking Minority Member, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Washington, D.C.] : , : U.S. Government Accountability Office, , [2005] |
Soggetto topico |
Radioactive waste sites - Cleanup - United States - Evaluation
Radioactive wastes - Transportation - United States |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Altri titoli varianti | Nuclear waste |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910694511103321 |
[Washington, D.C.] : , : U.S. Government Accountability Office, , [2005] | ||
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Registration, use, and quality assurance requirements for NRC-certified transportation packages [[electronic resource]] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC : , : U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, , [2004] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (9 unnumbered pages) |
Collana | NRC information notice |
Soggetto topico |
Radioactive wastes - Transportation - United States - Quality control
Radioactive wastes - Transportation - United States |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910699675303321 |
Washington, DC : , : U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, , [2004] | ||
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