Recovery of legacy transuranic waste from earth-covered storage
- Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States); and others
In December 1993, the University of California (UC) and U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) signed a consent agreement with the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED). This consent agreement requires retrieval of {approximately} 16800 containers of legacy transuranic (TRU) and TRU-mixed waste from earth-covered storage and placement into storage in compliance with the New Mexico Hazardous Waste Act (NMHWA). Los Alamos National Laboratory`s (LANL`s) Transuranic Waste Inspectable Storage Project is a $43 million (estimated) 10-yr project to satisfy the requirements of the consent agreement and to ensure protection of human health and the environment. A preliminary safety analysis and facility design have been completed.
- OSTI ID:
- 186301
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-950601--
- Journal Information:
- Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, Journal Name: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society Vol. 72; ISSN 0003-018X; ISSN TANSAO
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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