Final Environmental Impact Statement for Treating Transuranic (TRU)/Alpha Low-level Waste at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory Oak Ridge, Tennessee

Technical Report · Fri Jun 30 00:00:00 EDT 2000

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/768674· OSTI ID:768674

The DOE proposes to construct, operate, and decontaminate/decommission a TRU Waste Treatment Facility in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. The four waste types that would be treated at the proposed facility would be remote-handled TRU mixed waste sludge, liquid low-level waste associated with the sludge, contact-handled TRU/alpha low-level waste solids, and remote-handled TRU/alpha low-level waste solids. The mixed waste sludge and some of the solid waste contain metals regulated under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act and may be classified as mixed waste. This document analyzes the potential environmental impacts associated with five alternatives--No Action, the Low-Temperature Drying Alternative (Preferred Alternative), the Vitrification Alternative, the Cementation Alternative, and the Treatment and Waste Storage at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) Alternative.

• Research Organization: U.S. Department of Energy, Oak Ridge Operations (US)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of NEPA Policy and Assistance (EH-42) (US)
• OSTI ID: 768674
• Report Number(s): DOE/EIS-0305-F; TRN: US0401987
• Resource Relation: Other Information: PBD: 30 Jun 2000
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES, AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES
29 ENERGY PLANNING
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ALPHA-BEARING WASTES
DRYING
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
ORNL
RESOURCE CONSERVATION
SLUDGES
SOLID WASTES
TENNESSEE
VITRIFICATION
WASTE STORAGE
WASTES
EIS
OAK RIDGE
TN
TRU
LOW-LEVEL WASTE