Assessing DOE`s success in implementing the FFC Act: A federal and state partnership to develop treatment plans

Letourneau, M J; Bubar, P M

Title: Assessing DOE`s success in implementing the FFC Act: A federal and state partnership to develop treatment plans

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Implementation of the Federal Facility Compliance Act (FFCAct) required total cooperation among the Department of Energy (DOE), the involved States and interested stakeholders. Although the effort was time consuming, tedious and (at times) trying, the results obtained [Site Treatment Plans (STP)] were an unprecedented success. Through long-range planning, attention to details and organization of effort, a coordinated, cohesive, focused team was developed that included the DOE Headquarters, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), 40 DOE sites, 20 states and multiple interested stakeholders. The efforts of the FFCAct team resulted in the preparation of 37 STPs which outline the methods, locations and schedules for the treatment and disposal of DOE`s mixed wastes. The Plans provided a strong foundation upon which consent orders were prepared and approved. The FFCAct approach also resulted in the development of working relationships that will prove not only useful but vital to the planning and implementation necessary to the successful clean-up and disposal DOE`s mixed wastes.

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Letourneau, M J; Bubar, P M ^[1]

Dept. of Energy, Germantown, MD (United States)

Publication Date:: Sun Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 1995

Research Org.:: Lockheed Idaho Technologies Co., Idaho Falls, ID (United States)

OSTI Identifier:: 240914

Report Number(s):: CONF-951209-
ON: DE96005882; TRN: 96:013573

Resource Type:: Conference

Resource Relation:: Conference: 17. low-level radioactive waste management conference, Phoenix, AZ (United States), 12-14 Dec 1995; Other Information: PBD: [1995]; Related Information: Is Part Of Proceedings: 17th annual US Department of Energy low-level radioactive waste management conference; Lake, D. [ed.]; PB: 480 p.

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 05 NUCLEAR FUELS; LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES; RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT; NUCLEAR FACILITIES; COMPLIANCE; CONSENT ORDERS; IMPLEMENTATION; PLANNING; MIXTURES; STATE GOVERNMENT; US DOE

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