Mixed waste landfill corrective measures study final report Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Technical Report · Mon Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 2004

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/918782· OSTI ID:918782

Peace, Gerald L ^[1]; Goering, Timothy James ^[2]

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1. Jerry
2. GRAM, Inc., Albuquerque, NM

The Mixed Waste Landfill occupies 2.6 acres in the north-central portion of Technical Area 3 at Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico. The landfill accepted low-level radioactive and mixed waste from March 1959 to December 1988. This report represents the Corrective Measures Study that has been conducted for the Mixed Waste Landfill. The purpose of the study was to identify, develop, and evaluate corrective measures alternatives and recommend the corrective measure(s) to be taken at the site. Based upon detailed evaluation and risk assessment using guidance provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the New Mexico Environment Department, the U.S. Department of Energy and Sandia National Laboratories recommend that a vegetative soil cover be deployed as the preferred corrective measure for the Mixed Waste Landfill. The cover would be of sufficient thickness to store precipitation, minimize infiltration and deep percolation, support a healthy vegetative community, and perform with minimal maintenance by emulating the natural analogue ecosystem. There would be no intrusive remedial activities at the site and therefore no potential for exposure to the waste. This alternative poses minimal risk to site workers implementing institutional controls associated with long-term environmental monitoring as well as routine maintenance and surveillance of the site.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Laboratories
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-94AL85000
• OSTI ID: 918782
• Report Number(s): SAND2004-0627
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES
EVALUATION
Low level radioactive waste disposal-Safety.
MAINTENANCE
MONITORING
NATURAL ANALOGUE
NEW MEXICO
PRECIPITATION
RISK ASSESSMENT
SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES
SANITARY LANDFILLS
SOILS
THICKNESS
US EPA
WASTES
Waste disposal.