UNREVIEWED DISPOSAL QUESTION EVALUATION: Disposal of the Perma-Fix Environmental Services Stabilized Low-Level Waste at the Area 5 Radioactive Waste Management Site, Nevada National Security Site, Nye County, Nevada

Technical Report · Mon Jan 13 00:00:00 EST 2020

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1601285· OSTI ID:1601285

Reed, Dawn N. ^[1]; Shott, Gregory J. ^[1]

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1. Nevada National Security Site/Mission Support and Test Services LLC, Las Vegas, NV (United States)

This Unreviewed Disposal Question Evaluation assesses whether the Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. (PERM) Stabilized Low Level Waste (LLW) is suitable for shallow land burial at the Area 5 Radioactive Waste Management Site on the Nevada National Security Site. Disposal of the PERM Stabilized LLW meets all performance objectives of DOE M 435.1-1, Radioactive Waste Management Manual, Chapter IV, Section P. The PERM Stabilized LLW is recommended for acceptance with the conditions that technetium-99 (99Tc) total activity shall not exceed 3.7E10 becquerel (Bq) and the radium-226 (226Ra) total activity shall not exceed 3.7E10 Bq.

• Research Organization: Nevada National Security Site/Mission Support and Test Services LLC (NNSS/MSTS), North Las Vegas, NV (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
• DOE Contract Number: NA0003624
• OSTI ID: 1601285
• Report Number(s): DOE/NV/03624-0672; TRN: US2102826
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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