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Title: Status Update for Implementation of Best Available Technology per DOE Order 5400.5

Abstract

This report provides an update, as of July 1999, on the implementation of best available technology to control or eliminate radionuclide discharges to soil columns at facilities at the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory in accordance with DOE Order 5400.5, ''Radiation Protection of the Public and Environment.'' The best available technology to reduce or eliminate radionuclide discharges to soil columns currently implemented by the different facilities appears to be generally effective. Therefore, the different facilities should continue their current best available technology approaches, and also implement the specific recommendations listed in this report for their respective facility.

Authors:
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory, Idaho Falls, ID (US)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Environmental Management (EM) (US)
OSTI Identifier:
768837
Report Number(s):
INEEL/EXT-99-00371
TRN: AH200123%%397
DOE Contract Number:
AC07-94ID13223
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 1 Jul 1999
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; IDAHO; IMPLEMENTATION; RADIOISOTOPES; RECOMMENDATIONS; SOILS; BEST AVAILABLE TECHNOLOGY; RADIONUCLIDE DISCHARGES; SOIL; DOE ORDER 5400.5; LIQUID WASTES; RECEPTORS; SEWAGE; SEPTIC; STORM WATER

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C. A. Major. Status Update for Implementation of Best Available Technology per DOE Order 5400.5. United States: N. p., 1999. Web. doi:10.2172/768837.
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title = {Status Update for Implementation of Best Available Technology per DOE Order 5400.5},
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abstractNote = {This report provides an update, as of July 1999, on the implementation of best available technology to control or eliminate radionuclide discharges to soil columns at facilities at the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory in accordance with DOE Order 5400.5, ''Radiation Protection of the Public and Environment.'' The best available technology to reduce or eliminate radionuclide discharges to soil columns currently implemented by the different facilities appears to be generally effective. Therefore, the different facilities should continue their current best available technology approaches, and also implement the specific recommendations listed in this report for their respective facility.},
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