Development of a working set of waste package performance criteria for deepsea disposal of low-level radioactive waste. Final report

Technical Report · Mon Nov 01 04:00:00 EST 1982

OSTI ID:6017093

Columbo, P; Fuhrmann, M; Neilson, Jr, R M; Sailor, V L

The United States ocean dumping regulations developed pursuant to PL92-532, the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972, as amended, provide for a general policy of isolation and containment of low-level radioactive waste after disposal into the ocean. In order to determine whether any particular waste packaging system is adequate to meet this general requirement, it is necessary to establish a set of performance criteria against which to evaluate a particular packaging system. These performance criteria must present requirements for the behavior of the waste in combination with its immobilization agent and outer container in a deepsea environment. This report presents a working set of waste package performance criteria, and includes a glossary of terms, characteristics of low-level radioactive waste, radioisotopes of importance in low-level radioactive waste, and a summary of domestic and international regulations which control the ocean disposal of these wastes.

• Research Organization: Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6017093
• Report Number(s): PB-83-184010; BNL-51525
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES
CONTAINERS
LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES
MANAGEMENT
MARINE DISPOSAL
MATERIALS
PACKAGING
RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL
RADIOACTIVE WASTES
REGULATIONS
STANDARDS
WASTE DISPOSAL
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTES