Underground Test Area Project Waste Management Plan (Rev. No. 2, April 2002)

Technical Report · Wed Apr 24 04:00:00 EDT 2002

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/801229· OSTI ID:801229

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), National Nuclear Security Administration Nevada Operations Office (NNSA/NV) initiated the UGTA Project to characterize the risk posed to human health and the environment as a result of underground nuclear testing activities at the Nevada Test Site (NTS). The UGTA Project investigation sites have been grouped into Corrective Action Units (CAUs) in accordance with the most recent version of the Federal Facility Agreement and Consent Order. The primary UGTA objective is to gather data to characterize the groundwater aquifers beneath the NTS and adjacent lands. The investigations proposed under the UGTA program may involve the drilling and sampling of new wells; recompletion, monitoring, and sampling of existing wells; well development and hydrologic/ aquifer testing; geophysical surveys; and subsidence crater recharge evaluation. Those wastes generated as a result of these activities will be managed in accordance with existing federal and state regulations, DOE Orders, and NNSA/NV waste minimization and pollution prevention objectives. This Waste Management Plan provides a general framework for all Underground Test Area (UGTA) Project participants to follow for the characterization, storage/accumulation, treatment, and disposal of wastes generated by UGTA Project activities. The objective of this waste management plan is to provide guidelines to minimize waste generation and to properly manage wastes that are produced. Attachment 1 to this plan is the Fluid Management Plan and details specific strategies for management of fluids produced under UGTA operations.

• Research Organization: IT Corporation, Las Vegas, NV (US)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE NNSA/NV (US)
• DOE Contract Number: AC08-97NV13052
• OSTI ID: 801229
• Report Number(s): DOE/NV--343-REV 2
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES
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AQUIFERS
CAU
DOE
DRILLING
FLUID MANAGEMENT PLAN
GEOPHYSICAL SURVEYS
MINIMIZATION
MONITORING
NEVADA TEST SITE
NNSA/NV
NTS
POLLUTION
RECOMMENDATIONS
REGULATIONS
SAMPLING
SECURITY
TESTING
UGTA
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN