Management of the uranium mill tailings remedial action program

Technical Report · Fri Mar 18 04:00:00 EST 1983

OSTI ID:6405310

Where review of implementation actions under the 1978 Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act showed an excessive cost for small benefit to the public health and showed excessive concern with document preparation, the IG restated program objectives as the Cost Reduction Study; the development of a new, lower, comprehensive cost estimate; the assignment of additional staff to the UMTRA Project Office; and the agreement to monitor the adequacy of the staffing level. Recommendations were given to use EPA's supplemental standards when the cost is clearly unreasonably high compared with the benefits; to select and use the most cost-effective option that meets the EPA standards, with selected consideration for the use of sealants, filtration, and ventilation devices in appropriate circumstances; to rank and select sites and vicinity properties for remedial action according to true public health risks only. Higher risk properties should receive first remedial action. Corrective actions are reported. (PSB)

• Research Organization: USDOE Office of Inspector General, Washington, DC
• OSTI ID: 6405310
• Report Number(s): DOE/IG-0191; ON: DE83009214
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

055002* -- Nuclear Fuels-- Safeguards
Inspection
& Accountability-- Nontechnical Aspects
29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
290000 -- Energy Planning & Policy
293000 -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Policy
Legislation
& Regulation
510600 -- Environment
Terrestrial-- Regulations-- (-1989)
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
98 NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT, SAFEGUARDS, AND PHYSICAL PROTECTION
COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS
FEDERAL REGION VI
FEED MATERIALS PLANTS
IMPLEMENTATION
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS
LAWS
MANAGEMENT
MATERIALS
MILL TAILINGS
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
NEW MEXICO
NORTH AMERICA
NUCLEAR FACILITIES
ORE PROCESSING
ORES
PROCESSING
PROGRAM MANAGEMENT
RADIATION PROTECTION LAWS
RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT
RADIOACTIVE WASTES
SOLID WASTES
TAILINGS
URANIUM ORES
US DOE
US DOE FIELD OFFICES
US ORGANIZATIONS
USA
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTES