RWMC Performance Assessment/Composite Analysis Monitoring Report - FY-2002

Technical Report · Mon Sep 30 04:00:00 EDT 2002

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/803594· OSTI ID:803594

Ritter, P D ^[1]; Parsons, A M

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1. Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory

US DOE Order 435.1, Radioactive Waste Management, Chapter IV and the associated implementation manual and guidance require monitoring of low-level radioactive waste (LLW) disposal facilities. The Performance Assessment/Composite Analysis (PA/CA) Monitoring program was developed and implemented to meet this requirement. This report represents the results of PA/CA monitoring projects that are available as of September 2002. The technical basis for the PA/CA program is provided in the PA/CA Monitoring Program document and a program description document (PDD) serves as the quality assurance project plan for implementing the PM program. Subsurface monitoring, air pathway surveillance, and subsidence monitoring/control are required to comply with DOE Order 435.1, Chapter IV. Subsidence monitoring/control and air pathway surveillance are performed entirely by other INEEL programs - their work is summarized herein. Subsurface monitoring includes near-field (source) monitoring of buried activated beryllium and steel, monitoring of groundwater in the vadose zone, and monitoring of the Snake River Plain Aquifer. Most of the required subsurface monitoring information presented in this report was gathered from the results of ongoing INEEL monitoring programs. This report also presents results for several new monitoring efforts that have been initiated to characterize any migration of radionuclides in surface sediment near the waste.

• Research Organization: Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory, Idaho Falls, ID (US)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Environmental Management (EM) (US)
• DOE Contract Number: AC07-99ID13727
• OSTI ID: 803594
• Report Number(s): INEEL/EXT-02-01209
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
AIR
BERYLLIUM
DISPOSAL
GROUNDWATER
IMPLEMENTATION
LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE
LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES
MONITORING
PERFORMANCE
QUALITY ASSURANCE
RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT
RADIOISOTOPES
RADIONUCLIDES
SEDIMENTS
SNAKE RIVER PLAIN
STEEL
SUBSURFACE
US DOE
VADOSE ZONE