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Front Matter (R1-R12)

Executive Summary (1-7)

1 Introduction (8-14)

2 Remote-Handled Transuranic Waste (15-26)

3 Regulatory Context for the Disposal of Remote-Handled Transuranic Waste (27-33)

4 Department of Energy's Proposed Characterization Plan (34-46)

5 Assessment of the Proposed Characterization Plan (47-61)

References (62-64)

Appendix A: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members (65-67)

Appendix B: Information-Gathering Meetings (68-70)

Appendix C: Excerpt from the Committee's Interim Report: Chapter 5 (71-78)

Appendix D: DOE's Response to the Committee's Interim Report (79-90)

Appendix E: Information About Selected Transuranic Waste Generator Sites (91-102)

Appendix F: Overview of the Contact-Handled Transuranic Waste Characterization Plan (103-104)

Appendix G: Non-Destructive Techniques for Remote-Handled Transuranic Waste Characterization (105-108)

Appendix H: Waste Dose Rates and Characterization Cost Estimates (109-111)

Appendix I: Glossary (112-119)

Appendix J: Acronyms (120-120)