U.S. DOE Pinellas Plant exemption package for disposal at the LES Grassy Mountain Facility
The issue facing the Pinellas Plant and the Department of Energy (DOE) is to determine the disposition of any Mixed Waste (MW) that may be generated during shutdown. Any MW must be treated to the applicable Land Disposal Requirements (LDR) standards in order to be in compliance with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations. Further, DOE Order 5820.2A states that ``DOE low-level waste shall be disposed of on the site at which it is generated, if practical, or if onsite disposal capability is not available, at another DOE disposal facility``. The purpose of this document is to request and provide support documentation for an exemption to DOE Order 5820.2A requirements so that a specific MW stream can be treated and disposed at a commercial facility. Based on an alternative analysis, the exemption required is to allow approximately 189 cubic meters of MW that is listed, and is contaminated with tritium, to be land disposed at the LES Grassy Mountain facility. This alternative offers the combination of lowest cost coupled with the highest assurance of success. Detailed supplemental information is provided in this report.
- Research Organization:
- Lockheed Martin Specialty Components, Inc., Largo, FL (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-92AL73000
- OSTI ID:
- 10124656
- Report Number(s):
- MMSC-ESH-95070; ON: TI97020246
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: Aug 1995
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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