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Data package format for certified transuranic waste for the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant: Revision 2

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:6377983

These instructions have been prepared as a reference guide for those personnel responsible for the transmission of the data package to the WIPP. For those sites having automated data processing systems available for use, it should be understood that the shipper's computer system will be used to place the information into the specified format for transmittal. The method of input will, of course, depend upon the particular system being used. Prior to shipment, the shipper's computer system must retrieve the required information for all the packages in that shipment and write the information to an IBM or IBM-compatible personal computer in the data package format. The data package will then be transmitted in ASCII format over the specified communications system to the WIPP Waste Information System (WWIS) using RLINK, which will be furnished by WIPP. Therefore, these instructions are primarily for use by data processing personnel to aid them in programming the system to provide the transmittal information in the data package format. The method to input the data into the shipper's computer system should be determined through a joint effort between the waste generator/shipper and the data processing personnel.

Research Organization:
Westinghouse Electric Corp., Carlsbad, NM (USA). Waste Isolation Div.
DOE Contract Number:
AC04-86AL31950
OSTI ID:
6377983
Report Number(s):
WIPP-DOE-157-Rev.2; ON: DE89007449
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English