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Title: Waste certification program plan for Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Abstract

This document defines the waste certification program being developed for implementation at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). The document describes the program structure, logic, and methodology for certification of ORNL wastes. The purpose of the waste certification program is to provide assurance that wastes are properly characterized and that the Waste Acceptance Criteria (WAC) for receiving facilities are met. The program meets the waste certification requirements outlined in U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Order 5820.2A, Radioactive Waste Management, and ensures that 40 CFR documentation requirements for waste characterization are met for mixed (both radioactive and hazardous) and hazardous (including polychlorinated biphenyls) waste. Program activities will be conducted according to ORNL Level 1 document requirements.

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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
10160279
Report Number(s):
ORNL/TM-13288
ON: DE96014466; TRN: 96:005212
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-96OR22464
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: Sep 1996
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES; ORNL; RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES; CERTIFICATION; ALPHA-BEARING WASTES; 052000; WASTE MANAGEMENT

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Kornegay, F.C. Waste certification program plan for Oak Ridge National Laboratory. United States: N. p., 1996. Web. doi:10.2172/10160279.
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