EXPEDITING THE PATH TO CLOSURE THE CHEMICAL WASTE LANDFILL, SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES, NEW MEXICO

Conference · Thu Feb 27 04:00:00 EST 2003

OSTI ID:827234

Young, S G; Schofield, D P; Davis, M J; Methvin, R; Mitchell, M

The Chemical Waste Landfill (CWL) at Sandia National Laboratories, New Mexico (SNL/NM) is undergoing closure subject to the requirements of Subtitle C of RCRA. This paper identifies regulatory mechanisms that have and continue to expedite and simplify the closure of the CWL. These include (1) the Environmental Restoration (ER) Programmatic effort to achieve progress quickly with respect to the standard regulatory processes, which resulted in the performance of voluntary corrective measures at the CWL years in advance of the standard process schedule, (2) the management and disposal of CWL remediation wastes and materials according to the risks posed, and (3) the combination of multiple regulatory requirements into a single submittal.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM; Science Applications International Corporation, 2109 Air Park Road, SE, Albuquerque, NM 87106; Gram, Inc. 8500 Menaul Blvd. NE, Suite B-335, Albuquerque, NM 87112 (US)
• Sponsoring Organization: US Department of Energy (US)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-94AL85000
• OSTI ID: 827234
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
CHEMICAL WASTES
CLOSURES
MANAGEMENT
PERFORMANCE
SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES
SANITARY LANDFILLS
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTES