DOE Land Disposal Restrictions Strategy Report for Radioactive Mixed Waste

Technical Report · Fri Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1989

OSTI ID:5740076

This report represents an effort by the Department of Energy (DOE) and its contractors to develop a strategy for achieving radioactive mixed waste (RMW) compliance with the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Land Disposal Restrictions (LDR). Preliminary information provided by the Operations Offices has been reviewed to formulate an overall strategy that will enable DOE operations to comply with the Land Disposal Restrictions. The effort has concluded that all DOE Operations Offices are impacted by LDR due to the inability to meet existing and future LDR storage prohibition requirements or treatment standards for RMW. A total of 178 RMW streams subject to LDR are identified in this report. Quantities of RMW impacted by LDR have been estimated at approximately 710,785 cubic meters. DOE must place a high priority on resolving LDR compliance issues. Failure to resolve these issues could result in the curtailment of waste generating operations at DOE facilities. Actions will be required from both DOE (Headquarters and Operations Offices) and EPA in order to achieve DOE complex-wide compliance. Specific recommendations are included. 1 fig., 4 tabs.

• Research Organization: USDOE Assistant Secretary for Environment, Safety, and Health, Washington, DC (USA). Environmental Guidance Div.
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5740076
• Report Number(s): DOE/EH-91009496; ON: TI91009496
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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