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Title: FY 2006 ANNUAL REVIEW-SALTSTONE DISPOSAL FACILITY PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT

Abstract

The Z-Area Saltstone Disposal Facility (SDF) consists of two disposal units, Vaults 1 and 4, described in the Performance Assessment (PA) (WSRC 1992). The FY06 PA Annual Review concludes that both vaults contain much lower levels of radionuclides (curies) than that allowed by the PA. The PA controls established to govern waste operations and monitor disposal facility performance are determined to be adequate.

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Research Org.:
SRS
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
914550
Report Number(s):
WSRC-RP-2007-00241
TRN: US0803315
DOE Contract Number:
DE-AC09-96SR18500
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES, AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES; RADIOACTIVE WASTE FACILITIES; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; MONITORING; PERFORMANCE; RADIOISOTOPES; SAVANNAH RIVER PLANT

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Crapse, K, and Benjamin Culbertson, B. FY 2006 ANNUAL REVIEW-SALTSTONE DISPOSAL FACILITY PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT. United States: N. p., 2007. Web. doi:10.2172/914550.
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Crapse, K, & Benjamin Culbertson, B. FY 2006 ANNUAL REVIEW-SALTSTONE DISPOSAL FACILITY PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT. United States. doi:10.2172/914550.
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