Mission Plan for the Civilian Radioactive Waste Management Program. Volumes I and II. Overview and current program plans

Technical Report · Sun Apr 01 04:00:00 EST 1984

OSTI ID:6717048

The Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, signed by the President on January 7, 1983, requires the Secretary of Energy to prepare a comprehensive report known as the Mission Plan. The purpose of this report, as stated in Section 301.(a) of the Act, is to provide an informational basis sufficient to permit informed decisions to be made in carrying out the repository program and the research, development, and demonstration programs required under this Act. Section 301.(b) of the Act further requires the Secretary to submit a draft of the Mission Plan, for comment, to the States, affected Indian tribes, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and other Government agencies prior to submitting the Mission Plan to the Congress. Volume I of the draft Mission Plan begins with a brief introduction listing the program's major objectives and discussion of the overall program strategy. It continues with a detailed discussion of program plans and the intended schedule for mined geologic repositories, monitored retrievable storage, transportation, and Federal interim storage. Volume I concludes with a discussion of program management. Volume II presents the detailed information required by Section 301.(a) of the Act - key issues and information needs; plans for obtaining the necessary information; plans for the test and evaluation facility; financial, institutional, and legal issues; principal results obtained to date from site investigations; information on the exploratory shaft; information on the waste package; schedules; cost; and socioeconomic impacts. 76 references, 54 figures, 16 tables.

• Research Organization: USDOE Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management, Washington, DC
• OSTI ID: 6717048
• Report Number(s): DOE/RW-0005-Draft-Vol.1-2; ON: DE84015282
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES
COST
ENERGY SOURCES
FUELS
GEOLOGIC DEPOSITS
HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES
INSTITUTIONAL FACTORS
LEGAL ASPECTS
MANAGEMENT
MATERIALS
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NUCLEAR FUELS
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PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS
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RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
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RADIOACTIVE WASTE FACILITIES
RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT
RADIOACTIVE WASTE PROCESSING
RADIOACTIVE WASTE STORAGE
RADIOACTIVE WASTES
REACTOR MATERIALS
SITE SELECTION
SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACTORS
SOLIDIFICATION
SPENT FUEL STORAGE
SPENT FUELS
STORAGE
TRANSPORT
UNDERGROUND STORAGE
WASTE DISPOSAL
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTE PROCESSING
WASTE STORAGE
WASTES