The United States Department of Energy process for performance assessment for disposal of low-level radioactive waste

Conference · Mon Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 1993

OSTI ID:10134563

Wood, D E ^[1]; Owens, K W ^[2]; Wilhite, E L ^[3]; Duggan, G J ^[4]

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1. Westinghouse Hanford Co., Richland, WA (United States)
2. Science Applications International Corp., Gaithersburg, MD (United States)
3. Westinghouse Savannah River Co., Aiken, SC (United States)
4. USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)

The US Department of Energy (DOE) manages disposal of low-level radioactive waste through the requirements of DOE Order 5820.2A on Radioactive Waste Management. The order specifies long-term performance objectives for permanent disposal, requires a performance assessment to determine compliance with those objectives, and establishes a Peer Review Panel to review those assessments for technical quality and completeness. A Performance Assessment Task Team has been established to provide guidance and recommend policy for implementation and interpretation of the requirements to those preparing the assessments. This paper describes the requirements, the Peer Review Panel, the Performance Assessment Task Team, and their activities to date.

• Research Organization: Westinghouse Hanford Co., Richland, WA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-87RL10930
• OSTI ID: 10134563
• Report Number(s): WHC-SA-1830; CONF-930906-2; ON: DE93008179; TRN: 93:015160
• Resource Relation: Conference: `93 international conference on nuclear waste management and environmental remediation,Prague (Czech Republic),5-11 Sep 1993; Other Information: PBD: Feb 1993
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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