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The decontamination and decommissioning debate

Journal Article · · Radwaste Magazine
OSTI ID:90810
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  1. Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge, Washington, DC (United States)
DEcontamination and decommissioning (D&D) of radioactively contaminated sites is one of the major issues in radioactive waste management. Emerging developments in this area involving the USNRC, the USEPA, the USDOE, and the USDOD, the states and the publish will soon result in generic regulatory programs determining who must decontaminated, to what level and how, when decontamination will take place, how much radioactive waste will be generated by D&D, and the conditions for disposal of such waste. This article discusses the process of setting guidelines for D&D and the potential for interagency conflict, duplicative regulation and infeasible control standards. Topics covered include: recent D&D developments at the NRC and EPA; the NRC`s D&D rulemaking; the EPA`s D&D efforts; additional Agency Interplay; history - the Uranium Mill Tailing Experience; Dual Regulation under UMTRCA; Dual regulation under the Clean Air Acts.
OSTI ID:
90810
Journal Information:
Radwaste Magazine, Journal Name: Radwaste Magazine Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 1; ISSN 1070-9541; ISSN RDMGEK
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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