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Title: Unreviewed Disposal Question Evaluation: Disposal of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory EnergyX Macroencapsulation Waste at the Area 5 Radioactive Waste Management Site, Nevada National Security Site, Nye County, Nevada

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1413300· OSTI ID:1413300
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  1. National Security Technologies, LLC, Mercury, Nevada (United States)

This Unreviewed Disposal Question Evaluation (UDQE) assesses whether the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) EnergyX Macroencapsulation mixed low-level waste (MLLW) (BCLAMACRONCAP, Revision 2 [LLNL 2017]) is suitable for shallow land burial (SLB) at the Area 5 Radioactive Waste Management Site (RWMS) on the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS). Disposal of the LLNL EnergyX Macroencapsulation MLLW meets all U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Manual DOE M 435.1-1, Radioactive Waste Management Manual, Chapter IV, Section P performance objectives (DOE 1999). The LLNL EnergyX Macroencapsulation waste stream is recommended for acceptance without conditions.

Research Organization:
National Security Technologies, LLC, Mercury, Nevada (United States). Nevada National Security Site (NNSS)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Environmental Management (EM); USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
Contributing Organization:
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AC52-06NA25946
OSTI ID:
1413300
Report Number(s):
DOE/NV/25946-3416
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English