Long-range master plan for Defense Transuranic Waste Management
It is the responsibility of the Department of Energy (DOE) to plan, develop, and implement long-term transuranic (TRU) waste management capabilities. TRU waste management capabilities ensuring safe and permanent isolation must be technically and economically effective and feasible, and represent acceptable solutions to institutional requirements and policy issues. Due to the toxicity and long half- life of TRU isotopes, deep geologic emplacement is the favored method of isolating retrievably stored and newly-generated defense TRU wastes. This deep geologic emplacement will occur in New Mexico at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP). Until WIPP is operational, management of these wastes will continue to be performed in a safe and responsible manner at the various DOE Waste Management sites. The Long Range Master Plan for Defense Transuranic Waste Management, or ''Master Plan,'' defines current plans for the permanent disposal of TRU waste and serves as a framework for the Defense Transuranic Waste Program (DTWP) in the transition period from interim management to permanent disposal. 27 refs., 17 figs., 11 tabs.
- Research Organization:
- USDOE Joint Integration Office, Albuquerque, NM; Rockwell International Corp., Albuquerque, NM (USA). Joint Integration Office; Westinghouse Electric Corp., Carlsbad, NM (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-86AL31950
- OSTI ID:
- 7070577
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/JIO-023; ON: DE89002713
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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