The U.S. Department of Energy process for performance assessments for disposal of low-level radioactive waste
- Westinghouse Hanford Co., Richland, WA (United States)
- Westinghouse Savannah River Co., Aiken, SC (United States)
- SAIC, Inc., Gaithersburg, MD (United States)
- Dept. of Energy, 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.
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC06-87RL10930
- OSTI ID:
- 106308
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-930906-; ISBN 0-7918-0691-X; TRN: 95:020787
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: `93 international conference on nuclear waste management and environmental remediation, Prague (Czech Republic), 5-11 Sep 1993; Other Information: PBD: 1993; Related Information: Is Part Of Proceedings of the 1993 international conference on nuclear waste management and environmental remediation. Volume 2: High level radioactive waste and spent fuel management; Ahlstroem, P.E.; Chapman, C.C.; Kohout, R.; Marek, J. [eds.]; PB: 853 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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