Characterization of the radioactive large quantity waste package of the Union Carbide Corporation

Technical Report · Tue Nov 01 04:00:00 EST 1983

OSTI ID:5521048

Gause, E P; Stang, L G; Dougherty, D R; Veakis, E; Smalley, J

An evaluation of a specific low-level waste disposal package was made on the basis of proposed 10 CFR Part 61 criteria (dated June 29, 1981). This evaluation was the result of a study initiated by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), in which the Union Carbide Corporation (UCC) participated. UCC produces /sup 99/Mo by the fissioning of /sup 235/U. The other fission products constitute a type of low-level radioactive waste which is packaged for disposal by commercial shallow land burial. The evaluation of this package showed that: (1) it is within proposed 10 CFR Part 61 Class B limits; and (2) it meets the proposed 10 CFR Part 61 criteria with the exception of the long-term stability criteria. Possible alternatives for complying with the long-term stability criteria are identified. 70 references, 4 figures, 14 tables.

• Research Organization: Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-76CH00016
• OSTI ID: 5521048
• Report Number(s): NUREG/CR-2870; BNL-NUREG-51576; ON: DE84004565
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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