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

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OSTI ID:1769288
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  1. Mission Support and Test Services, LLC (MSTS), North Las Vegas, NV (United States)

This Unreviewed Disposal Question Evaluation (UDQE) assesses whether the Perma-Fix Environmental Services (PERM) Macroencapsulated Debris, Radioactive Lead (Pb) Solids, Cadmium/Mercury/Silver (Cd/Hg/Ag) Containing Batteries from U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Generators (PERM000000027, Revision 28 [PERM 2021]) 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 PERM Macroencapsulated Debris, Radioactive Pb Solids, Cd/Hg/Ag Containing Batteries from DOE Generators meets all performance objectives of DOE Manual DOE M 435.1-1, Radioactive Waste Management Manual, Chapter IV, Section P (DOE 1999). The PERM Macroencapsulated Debris, Radioactive Pb Solids, Cd/Hg/Ag Containing Batteries from DOE Generators stream is recommended for acceptance without conditions.

Research Organization:
Nevada National Security Site (NNSS), North Las Vegas, NV (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Environmental Management (EM)
DOE Contract Number:
DE-NA0003624
OSTI ID:
1769288
Report Number(s):
DOE/NV/03624-1020; STIP WF - 23020044
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English