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Title: Siting Study for the Remote-Handled Low-Level Waste Disposal Project

Abstract

The U.S. Department of Energy has identified a mission need for continued disposal capacity for remote-handled low-level waste (LLW) generated at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL). An alternatives analysis that was conducted to evaluate strategies to achieve this mission need identified two broad options for disposal of INL generated remote-handled LLW: (1) offsite disposal and (2) onsite disposal. The purpose of this study is to identify candidate sites or locations within INL boundaries for the alternative of an onsite remote handled LLW disposal facility and recommend the highest-ranked locations for consideration in the National Environmental Policy Act process. The study implements an evaluation based on consideration of five key elements: (1) regulations, (2) key assumptions, (3) conceptual design, (4) facility performance, and (5) previous INL siting study criteria, and uses a five-step process to identify, screen, evaluate, score, and rank 34 separate sites located across INL. The result of the evaluation is identification of two recommended alternative locations for siting an onsite remote-handled LLW disposal facility. The two alternative locations that best meet the evaluation criteria are (1) near the Advanced Test Reactor Complex and (2) west of the Idaho Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act Disposal Facility.

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Idaho National Lab. (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
DOE - NE
OSTI Identifier:
1027881
Report Number(s):
INL/EXT-07-12902
TRN: US1105884
DOE Contract Number:  
DE-AC07-05ID14517
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
22 GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS; 29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY AND ECONOMY; 99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS//MATHEMATICS, COMPUTING, AND INFORMATION SCIENCE; CAPACITY; DESIGN; EVALUATION; PERFORMANCE; REGULATIONS; TEST REACTORS; US NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTES; disposal facility; remote-handled low-level waste; siting study

Citation Formats

Harvego, Lisa, Connolly, Joan, Peterson, Lance, Orr, Brennon, and Starr, Bob. Siting Study for the Remote-Handled Low-Level Waste Disposal Project. United States: N. p., 2010. Web. doi:10.2172/1027881.
Harvego, Lisa, Connolly, Joan, Peterson, Lance, Orr, Brennon, & Starr, Bob. Siting Study for the Remote-Handled Low-Level Waste Disposal Project. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/1027881
Harvego, Lisa, Connolly, Joan, Peterson, Lance, Orr, Brennon, and Starr, Bob. 2010. "Siting Study for the Remote-Handled Low-Level Waste Disposal Project". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/1027881. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1027881.
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author = {Harvego, Lisa and Connolly, Joan and Peterson, Lance and Orr, Brennon and Starr, Bob},
abstractNote = {The U.S. Department of Energy has identified a mission need for continued disposal capacity for remote-handled low-level waste (LLW) generated at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL). An alternatives analysis that was conducted to evaluate strategies to achieve this mission need identified two broad options for disposal of INL generated remote-handled LLW: (1) offsite disposal and (2) onsite disposal. The purpose of this study is to identify candidate sites or locations within INL boundaries for the alternative of an onsite remote handled LLW disposal facility and recommend the highest-ranked locations for consideration in the National Environmental Policy Act process. The study implements an evaluation based on consideration of five key elements: (1) regulations, (2) key assumptions, (3) conceptual design, (4) facility performance, and (5) previous INL siting study criteria, and uses a five-step process to identify, screen, evaluate, score, and rank 34 separate sites located across INL. The result of the evaluation is identification of two recommended alternative locations for siting an onsite remote-handled LLW disposal facility. The two alternative locations that best meet the evaluation criteria are (1) near the Advanced Test Reactor Complex and (2) west of the Idaho Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act Disposal Facility.},
doi = {10.2172/1027881},
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place = {United States},
year = {Fri Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 2010},
month = {Fri Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 2010}
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