The Department of Energy's environmental restoration program

Conference · Tue Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1991 · Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (United States)

OSTI ID:7150585

Lehr, J C ^[1]

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1. U.S. Department of Energy, Washington, DC (United States)

The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's), Office of Environmental Restoration and Waste Management is responsible for the management of radioactive, hazardous, and mixed wastes resulting from the U.S. nuclear weapons program. Activities include treatment, storage, and disposal of currently generated waste; remediation of sites; and decontamination and decommissioning of facilities contaminated as a result of the U.S. nuclear weapons program. For more than 40 yr, the waste generated by the nuclear weapons program has been managed to then-current standards. Some of these waste management practices, however, have subsequently been proven to be inadequate for long-term environmental protection. The Office of Environmental Restoration is responsible for environmental remediation activities at 110 sites in 32 states and one site in Puerto Rico. These responsibilities include assessing the contamination, evaluating the hazards associated with it, determining the probability of migration and the risks of such migration, and selecting and implementing remedial actions.

• OSTI ID: 7150585
• Report Number(s): CONF-920606--
• Journal Information: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (United States), Journal Name: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (United States) Vol. 65; ISSN TANSA; ISSN 0003-018X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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CONTAMINATION
DECOMMISSIONING
DECONTAMINATION
DOCUMENTATION
ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSPORT
EXPLOSIVES
FINANCING
GROUND DISPOSAL
GROUND WATER
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPILLS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
IMPLEMENTATION
LAWS
MANAGEMENT
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NUCLEAR FACILITIES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
POLLUTION LAWS
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PROGRAM MANAGEMENT
PUBLIC HEALTH
RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL
RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT
RADIOACTIVE WASTE PROCESSING
RADIOACTIVE WASTE STORAGE
RADIOACTIVE WASTES
RADIONUCLIDE MIGRATION
REMEDIAL ACTION
RESOURCE RECOVERY ACTS
RISK ASSESSMENT
SETTLING PONDS
SITE CHARACTERIZATION
SOILS
STORAGE
SURFACE WATERS
US DOE
US DOE PROGRAM MANAGEMENT
US ORGANIZATIONS
US SUPERFUND
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WASTE PROCESSING
WASTE STORAGE
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