Source inventory for Department of Energy solid low-level radioactive waste disposal facilities: What it means and how to get one of your own
- Science Applications International Corp., Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Environmental Compliance Group
In conducting a performance assessment for a low-level waste (LLW) disposal facility, one of the important considerations for determining the source term, which is defined as the amount of radioactivity being released from the facility, is the quantity of radioactive material present. This quantity, which will be referred to as the source inventory, is generally estimated through a review of historical records and waste tracking systems at the LLW facility. In theory, estimating the total source inventory for Department of Energy (DOE) LLW disposal facilities should be possible by reviewing the national data base maintained for LLW operations, the Solid Waste Information Management System (SWIMS), or through the annual report that summarizes the SWIMS data, the Integrated Data Base (IDB) report. However, in practice, there are some difficulties in making this estimate. This is not unexpected, since the SWIMS and the IDB were not developed with the goal of developing a performance assessment source term in mind. The practical shortcomings using the existing data to develop a source term for DOE facilities will be discussed in this paper.
- Research Organization:
- EG and G Idaho, Inc., Idaho Falls, ID (United States). National Low-Level Waste Management Program
- OSTI ID:
- 332763
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-911114-PROC.; ON: DE98050432; TRN: IM9916%%65
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 13. annual DOE low-level waste management conference, Atlanta, GA (United States), 19-21 Nov 1991; Other Information: PBD: [1991]; Related Information: Is Part Of Thirteenth annual U.S. DOE low-level radioactive waste management conference: Proceedings; PB: 443 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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