Characterization of Remote-Handled Transuranic Waste for the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant:

Final Report

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Publication Year:2002

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Front Matter	i-xii
Executive Summary	1-7	(skim)
1 Introduction	8-14	(skim)
2 Remote-Handled Transuranic Waste	15-26	(skim)
3 Regulatory Context for the Disposal of Remote-Handled Transuranic Waste	27-33	(skim)
4 Department of Energy's Proposed Characterization Plan	34-46	(skim)
5 Assessment of the Proposed Characterization Plan	47-61	(skim)
References	62-64	(skim)
Appendix A: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members	65-67	(skim)
Appendix B: Information-Gathering Meetings	68-70	(skim)
Appendix C: Excerpt from the Committee's Interim Report: Chapter 5	71-78	(skim)
Appendix D: DOE's Response to the Committee's Interim Report	79-90	(skim)
Appendix E: Information About Selected Transuranic Waste Generator Sites	91-102	(skim)
Appendix F: Overview of the Contact-Handled Transuranic Waste Characterization Plan	103-104	(skim)
Appendix G: Non-Destructive Techniques for Remote-Handled Transuranic Waste Characterization	105-108	(skim)
Appendix H: Waste Dose Rates and Characterization Cost Estimates	109-111	(skim)
Appendix I: Glossary	112-119	(skim)
Appendix J: Acronyms	120-120	(skim)

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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) disposes of plutonium-contaminated debris from its 27 nuclear weapons facilities at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP), an underground repository in Carlsbad, New Mexico. After four years of operational experience, DOE has opportunities to make changes to the costly and time-consuming process of "characterizing" the waste to confirm that it is appropriate for shipment to and disposal at WIPP. The report says that in order to make such changes, DOE should conduct and publish a systematic and quantitative assessment to show that the proposed changes would not affect the protection of workers, the public, or the environment.

Characterization of Remote-Handled Transuranic Waste for the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant:

Final Report

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