Guidance on stabilization and closure of US Department of Energy mixed and low-level radioactive waste disposal facilities

Technical Report · Fri Jun 01 04:00:00 EDT 1990

OSTI ID:7088084

Ariss, C W; Keck, J F; Klossner, K A

Recent developments in environmental regulations pertaining to low-level radioactive and radioactive mixed waste disposal, and new advances in engineering techniques to secure waste disposal facilities and ensure regulatory compliance have prompted the need for new guidance on stabilization and closure of DOE land disposal facilities. Regulations of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), and orders of the US Department of Energy (DOE) that specify disposal facility closure and post-closure requirements are presented. Technical guidance on closure strategies prepared by these agencies in connection with implementing regulations are presented and interpreted in terms of unique DOE disposal facility management objectives. A standardized method to assess the performance of disposal facilities during their operational and post-operational phases is suggested to aid in meeting disposal facility performance objectives. New emerging and innovative engineering methods to stabilize wastes and disposal sites are presented, along with information necessary to evaluate the merits of individual techniques, given facility-specific conditions. Therefore, this document is intended to provide DOE disposal facility operators with the basic tools and information resources to effectively comply with DOE Order 5820.2A, and EPA and NRC regulations. 11 refs., 32 figs., 5 tabs.

• Research Organization: EG and G Idaho, Inc., Idaho Falls, ID (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE/NE
• DOE Contract Number: AC07-76ID01570
• OSTI ID: 7088084
• Report Number(s): DOE/LLW-82; ON: DE90015418
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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