A risk-based focused decision-management approach for justifying characterization of Hanford tank waste. June 1996, Revision 1; April 1997, Revision 2
Abstract
This report describes a disciplined, risk-based decision-making approach for determining characterization needs and resolving safety issues during the storage and remediation of radioactive waste stored in Hanford tanks. The strategy recommended uses interactive problem evaluation and decision analysis methods commonly used in industry to solve problems under conditions of uncertainty (i.e., lack of perfect knowledge). It acknowledges that problem resolution comes through both the application of high-quality science and human decisions based upon preferences and sometimes hard-to-compare choices. It recognizes that to firmly resolve a safety problem, the controlling waste characteristics and chemical phenomena must be measurable or estimated to an acceptable level of confidence tailored to the decision being made.
- Authors:
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy, Washington, DC (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 671885
- Report Number(s):
- PNNL-11231
R&D Project: 24937; ON: DE98051302; BR: EW3120075; TRN: 99:000405
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC06-76RL01830
- Resource Type:
- Technical Report
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: [1997]
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 05 NUCLEAR FUELS; HANFORD RESERVATION; RADIOACTIVE WASTE STORAGE; REMEDIAL ACTION; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; SAFETY ANALYSIS; RECOMMENDATIONS
Citation Formats
Colson, S D, Gephart, R E, Hunter, V L, Janata, J, and Morgan, L G. A risk-based focused decision-management approach for justifying characterization of Hanford tank waste. June 1996, Revision 1; April 1997, Revision 2. United States: N. p., 1997.
Web. doi:10.2172/671885.
Colson, S D, Gephart, R E, Hunter, V L, Janata, J, & Morgan, L G. A risk-based focused decision-management approach for justifying characterization of Hanford tank waste. June 1996, Revision 1; April 1997, Revision 2. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/671885
Colson, S D, Gephart, R E, Hunter, V L, Janata, J, and Morgan, L G. 1997.
"A risk-based focused decision-management approach for justifying characterization of Hanford tank waste. June 1996, Revision 1; April 1997, Revision 2". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/671885. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/671885.
@article{osti_671885,
title = {A risk-based focused decision-management approach for justifying characterization of Hanford tank waste. June 1996, Revision 1; April 1997, Revision 2},
author = {Colson, S D and Gephart, R E and Hunter, V L and Janata, J and Morgan, L G},
abstractNote = {This report describes a disciplined, risk-based decision-making approach for determining characterization needs and resolving safety issues during the storage and remediation of radioactive waste stored in Hanford tanks. The strategy recommended uses interactive problem evaluation and decision analysis methods commonly used in industry to solve problems under conditions of uncertainty (i.e., lack of perfect knowledge). It acknowledges that problem resolution comes through both the application of high-quality science and human decisions based upon preferences and sometimes hard-to-compare choices. It recognizes that to firmly resolve a safety problem, the controlling waste characteristics and chemical phenomena must be measurable or estimated to an acceptable level of confidence tailored to the decision being made.},
doi = {10.2172/671885},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/671885},
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place = {United States},
year = {Wed Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 1997},
month = {Wed Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 1997}
}