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Department of Energy Low-Level Waste technology development program

Conference ·
OSTI ID:6319254
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The technology development program addresses four technical areas: (1) waste treatment, packaging, and handling; (2) improved shallow land burial; (3) corrective measures; and (4) greater confinement disposal. Technology development activities in the areas of shallow land burial practices and waste treatment are aimed principally at managing about 90% of the LLW generated today. Greater confinement disposal relates to about 10% of LLW remaining that has a higher hazard and may require an appropriately higher degree of confinement. Corrective measures are aimed at correcting inadequate performance at closed sites. Of these four technology areas, the major emphasis is placed on developing improved shallow land burial technology development activities with humid site work being conducted at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Savannah River Laboratory. Arid site activities are being conducted at Los Alamos National Laboratory and Pacific Northwest Laboratory.
Research Organization:
Department of Energy, Washington, DC (USA); Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-84OR21400
OSTI ID:
6319254
Report Number(s):
CONF-831063-15; ON: DE85002455
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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