The advancement of public awareness, concerning TRU waste characterization, using a virtual document.
- Thomas B.
- Timothy P.
- Wesley G.
- Matt J.
- Wayne A.
Building public trust and confidence through openness is a goal of the DOE Carlsbad Field Office for the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP). The objective of the virtual document described in this paper is to give the public an overview of the waste characterization steps, an understanding of how waste characterization instrumentation works, and the type and amount of data generated from a batch of drums. The document is intended to be published on a web page andlor distributed at public meetings on CDs. Users may gain as much information as they desire regarding the transuranic (TRU) waste characterization program, starting at the highest level requirements (drivers) and progressing to more and more detail regarding how the requirements are met. Included are links to: (1) drivers (which include laws, permits and DOE Orders) (2) various characterization steps required for transportation and disposal under WIPP's Hazardous Waste Facility Permit (3) physical/chemical basis for each characterization method (4) types of data produced (5) quality assurance process that accompanies each measurement
- Research Organization:
- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- OSTI ID:
- 975962
- Report Number(s):
- LA-UR-02-0335; LA-UR-02-335; TRN: US1006839
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Submitted to: Waste Management 2002, Tucson, AZ, February 24-28, 2002
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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