The Remedial Action Priority System (RAPS): Mathematical formulations

Technical Report · Sat Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 1987

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5534839· OSTI ID:5534839

Whelan, G.; Strenge, D. L.; Droppo, Jr., J. G.; Steelman, B. L.; Buck, J. W.

The Remedial Action Priority System (RAPS) represents a methodology that prioritizes inactive hazardous and radioactive mixed-waste disposal sites in a scientific and objective manner based on limited site information. This methodology is intended to bridge the technology gap between the initial site evaluation using the Hazard Ranking System (HRS) and the time-consuming process of actual field site characterization, assessment, and remediation efforts. The RAPS methodology provides the US Department of Energy with a management tool for assistance in prioritizing funding and human resource allocations for further investigations and possible remediations at its inactive waste sites. Use of RAPS will help DOE ensure that those sites posing the highest potential risk are addressed first. Chapters 1 through 10 were processed separately for the Energy Data Base.

• Research Organization: Pacific Northwest Lab., Richland, WA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 5534839
• Report Number(s): DOE/RL-87-09; ON: DE88001699
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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