Low-level radioactive waste disposal at a humid site

Conference · Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1987

OSTI ID:5035068

Lee, D W

Waste management in humid environments poses a continuing challenge because of the potential contamination of groundwater in the long term. Short-term needs for waste disposal, regulatory uncertainty, and unique site and waste characteristics have led to the development of a site-specific waste classification and management system proposed for the Oak Ridge Reservation. The overlying principle of protection of public health and safety is used to define waste classes compatible with generated waste types, disposal sites and technologies, and treatment technologies. 1 fig., 1 tab.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-84OR21400
• OSTI ID: 5035068
• Report Number(s): CONF-880741-3; ON: DE88007478
• Resource Relation: Conference: Joint CSCE-ASCE conference on environmental engineering, Vancouver, Canada, 13 Jul 1988
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES
LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES
CLASSIFICATION
RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL
COMPLIANCE
OAK RIDGE RESERVATION
RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT
REGULATIONS
MANAGEMENT
MATERIALS
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
RADIOACTIVE WASTES
US DOE
US ERDA
US ORGANIZATIONS
WASTE DISPOSAL
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTES
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