Quality assurance (QA) plan for the transportation and receipt of transuranic (TRU) waste

Technical Report · Wed Jan 31 23:00:00 EST 1990

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6843031· OSTI ID:6843031

The Department of Energy (DOE) Albuquerque Operations (AL) Office of Projects and Energy Programs has been assigned the responsibility for administration of the disposal of Contact-Handled (CH) Transuranic (TRU) contaminated material (waste) from generator/storage sites of the United States defense programs that are operated by the DOE. This responsibility encompasses all activities associated with the certification of TRU waste and the transportation, receipt and disposal of that waste at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP). The WIPP is located near Carlsbad, New Mexico and is being developed under the management of the DOE WIPP Project Office (WPO). The DOE/WPO is a branch of the DOE/AL and has been delegated overall responsibility for all aspects of the WIPP program. This report describes the quality assurance plan for the TRU waste transportation and receipt of waste.

• Research Organization: USDOE Albuquerque Operations Office, Carlsbad, NM (USA). Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Project Office
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE/DP
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-86AL31950
• OSTI ID: 6843031
• Report Number(s): DOE/WIPP-89-012; ON: DE90011854
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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