Performance Assessment for the E-Area Low Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Facility at the Savannah River Site: Chapter 1

Technical Report · Fri Jan 13 04:00:00 EST 2023

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1908978· OSTI ID:1908978

Mayer, John J. ^[1]; Hamm, Luther L. ^[1]; Aleman, Sebastian E. ^[1]; Dyer, James A. ^[1]; Wohlwend, Jennifer L. ^[1]; Danielson, Thomas L. ^[1]; Jolin, William C. ^[1]; Whiteside, Tad ^[1]

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1. Savannah River Nuclear Solutions (SRNS), Aiken, SC (United States); Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL), Aiken, SC (United States)

This report documents the revised Performance Assessment (PA) analysis for the E-Area Low-Level Waste Facility (ELLWF) at the United States (U.S.) Department of Energy (DOE) Savannah River Site (SRS). A PA analysis is required for DOE-operated facilities that dispose of low-level radioactive waste. PA analyses simulate (1) the release of radionuclides from the disposal site after facility closure, (2) transport of those contaminants through the environment, and (3) exposure/impacts to potential receptors. The purpose of the PA analysis is to demonstrate that the facility is operated in a manner that ensures long-term environmental protection after facility closure, thereby providing for the protection of public health and safety in limiting doses to a hypothetical member of the public (MOP) or an inadvertent human intruder (IHI). DOE Manual (M) 435.1-1, Chg. 3, Radioactive Waste Management (U.S. DOE, 2021b) establishes quantitative post-closure environmental impact limits and requires a facility-specific PA analysis to demonstrate compliance with these limits for DOE low-level waste (LLW) disposed of after September 26, 1988. These limits are defined in terms of human health (e.g., dose limits) with respect to radioactive constituents in the waste.

• Research Organization: Savannah River Site (SRS), Aiken, SC (United States); Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL), Aiken, SC (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Environmental Management (EM)
• DOE Contract Number: 89303321CEM000080
• OSTI ID: 1908978
• Report Number(s): SRNL-STI-2021-00388-CHAPTER-1
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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