Strategic management of health risks posed by buried transuranic wastes

Technical Report · Sat Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 1994

OSTI ID:111748

Jump, R A ^[1]

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1. Department of Energy, Washington, DC (United States)

A strategy is presented for reducing health risks at sites contaminated with buried transuranic (TRU) wastes by first taking measures to immobilize the contaminants until the second step, final action, becomes cost-effective and poses less risk to the remediation workers. The first step of this strategy does not preclude further action if it is warranted and is in harmony with environmental laws and regulations.

• Research Organization: Univ. of Arizona, Tucson, AZ (United States). Coll. of Engineering and Mines; New Mexico State Univ., Las Cruces, NM (United States); Waste-Management Education and Research Consortium (WERC), Las Cruces, NM (United States); US Department of Energy (USDOE), Washington DC (United States)
• OSTI ID: 111748
• Report Number(s): CONF-940225-Vol.1; TRN: 95:021843
• Resource Relation: Conference: Waste management `94: working towards a cleaner environment, Tucson, AZ (United States), 27 Feb - 3 Mar 1994; Other Information: PBD: 1994; Related Information: Is Part Of Technology and programs for Radioactive Waste Management and Environmental Restoration. Volume 1; Post, R.G. [ed.] [Arizona Univ., Tucson, AZ (United States). Coll. of Engineering and Mines]; PB: 814 p.
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ALPHA-BEARING WASTES
RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT
REMEDIAL ACTION
RISK ASSESSMENT
SOILS
CONTAMINATION
OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE
HEALTH HAZARDS
LIFE-CYCLE COST
COST ESTIMATION