Waste Shipments to and from the Nevada National Security Site, Radioactive Waste Management Complex (Q3 Transportation Report, FY 2019)
- Nevada National Security Site/Mission Support and Test Services LLC, Las Vegas, NV (United States)
This report satisfies the U.S. Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration Nevada Field Office (NNSA/NFO) commitment to prepare a quarterly summary of waste shipments to the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS) Radioactive Waste Management Complex (RWMC) in Area 3 and Area 5. This report summarizes the third quarter of fiscal year (FY) 2019 and serves as a quarterly report for the following types of shipments: • Low-Level Radioactive Waste (LLW), • Mixed Low-Level Radioactive Waste (MLLW), • Classified Non-Radioactive (CNR) Waste, and • Classified Non-Radioactive Hazardous (CNRH) Waste. Tabular summaries are provided that include the following: • Number and external volume of LLW, MLLW, and CNR/CNRH shipments, • Waste generators for LLW, MLLW, and CNR/CNRH shipments to and on the NNSS, • Carriers for LLW, MLLW, and CNR/CNRH shipments to and on the NNSS, • Waste generator shipments by quarter, • Highway routes used by carriers, and • Incident and accident data applicable to LLW, MLLW, and CNR/CNRH shipments. In this report, shipments are accounted for upon arrival at the NNSS, while disposal volumes are accounted for upon waste burial. Volume reports using the Low-Level Waste Information System showing cubic feet (ft3) of waste generated may vary slightly due to rounding conventions for conversions from cubic meters to ft3.
- Research Organization:
- Nevada National Security Site/Mission Support and Test Services LLC (NNSS/MSTS), North Las Vegas, NV (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Environmental Management (EM); USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- NA0003624
- OSTI ID:
- 1558716
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/NV/03624-0562; TRN: US2100411
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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Related Subjects
Nevada National Security Site
National Nuclear Security Administration
low-level waste
mixed low-level waste
classified non-radioactive waste
classified non-radioactive hazardous waste
transportation
Radioactive Waste Management Complex
Federal Fiscal Year 2019
Quarter 3