Research Opportunities for Managing the Department of Energy's Transuranic and Mixed Wastes

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Publication Year:2002

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Committee on Long-Term Research Needs for Managing Transuranic and Mixed Wastes at Department of Energy Sites, National Research Council
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About 155,000 cubic meters of waste contaminated with both radioactive isotopes and hazardous chemicals are stored at some 30 DOE sites, and another 450,000 cubic meters are buried. While DOE is making a concerted effort to properly dispose of ...
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Front Matter	i-xii
Executive Summary	1-9	(skim)
1 Introduction, Background, and Task	10-13	(skim)
2 Framing DOE's Transuranic and Mixed Waste Challenges	14-34	(skim)
3 Research Needs and Opportunities	35-74	(skim)
4 References	75-82	(skim)
Appendix A: Overview of the Environmental Management Science Program and Pending Changes	83-90	(skim)
Appendix B: The Transuranic and Mixed Waste Inventory	91-102	(skim)
Appendix C: History of Alternatives to Incineration	103-106	(skim)
Appendix D: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members	107-112	(skim)
Appendix E: Presentations to the Committee	113-116	(skim)
Appendix F: List of Acronyms	117-118	(skim)

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About 155,000 cubic meters of waste contaminated with both radioactive isotopes and hazardous chemicals are stored at some 30 DOE sites, and another 450,000 cubic meters are buried. While DOE is making a concerted effort to properly dispose of this waste, the amount translates to a multi-decade effort that will require handling, characterizing, and shipping hundreds of thousands of waste containers at a total cost of billions of dollars. This report describes basic scientific research that can lead to new technologies for performing these tasks more safely and cost effectively.

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