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Suggested Citation:"Front Matter." National Research Council. 1999. The State of Development of Waste Forms for Mixed Wastes: U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Environmental Management. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9459.
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The State of Development of Waste Forms for Mixed Wastes

U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Environmental Management

Committee on Mixed Wastes

Board on Radioactive Waste Management

Commission on Geosciences, Environment, and Resources

National Research Council

NATIONAL ACADEMY PRESS
Washington, D.C.

Suggested Citation:"Front Matter." National Research Council. 1999. The State of Development of Waste Forms for Mixed Wastes: U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Environmental Management. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9459.
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NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine.

Support for this study was provided by the U.S. Department of Energy, under Grant No. DE-FC01-94EW54069. All opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of Energy.

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Cover photo: Micrograph of a polymer encapsulated waste.

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Suggested Citation:"Front Matter." National Research Council. 1999. The State of Development of Waste Forms for Mixed Wastes: U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Environmental Management. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9459.
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COMMITTEE ON MIXED WASTES

PAUL A. DEJONGHE, Chair,

Study Centre for Nuclear Research (retired), Mol, Belgium

ANN N. CLARKE,

ANC Associates, Inc., Brentwood, Tennessee

JURGEN H. EXNER,

JHE Technology Systems, Inc., Alamo, California

KENT F. HANSEN,

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge

JOANN S. LIGHTY,

University of Utah, Salt Lake City

RICHARD J. SAMELSON, Consultant,

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

MARTIN J. STEINDLER,

Argonne National Laboratory (retired), Argonne, Illinois

BRUCE M. THOMSON,

University of New Mexico, Albuquerque

Staff

JOHN R. WILEY, Senior Staff Officer (January 1998 to present)

KARYANIL THOMAS, Senior Staff Officer (through December 1997)

ANGELA R. TAYLOR, Senior Project Assistant

LAURA D. LLANOS, Project Assistant

Suggested Citation:"Front Matter." National Research Council. 1999. The State of Development of Waste Forms for Mixed Wastes: U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Environmental Management. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9459.
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BOARD ON RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT

MICHAEL C. KAVANAUGH, Chair,

Malcolm Pirnie, Inc., Oakland, California

JOHN F. AHEARNE, Vice-Chair,

Sigma Xi and Duke University, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina

ROBERT J. BUDNITZ,

Future Resources Associates, Inc., Berkeley, California

MARY R. ENGLISH,

University of Tennessee, Knoxville

DARLEANE C. HOFFMAN,

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Oakland, California

JAMES H. JOHNSON, JR.,

Howard University, Washington, D.C.

ROGER E. KASPERSON,

Clark University, Worcester, Massachusetts

JAMES O. LECKIE,

Stanford University, Stanford, California

JANE C. S. LONG,

Mackay School of Mines, University of Nevada, Reno

CHARLES MCCOMBIE, Consultant,

Gipf-Oberfrick, Switzerland

WILLIAM A. MILLS,

Oak Ridge Associated Universities (retired), Olney, Maryland

D. WARNER NORTH,

NorthWorks, Inc., Mountain View, California

MARTIN J. STEINDLER,

Argonne National Laboratories (retired), Argonne, Illinois

JOHN J. TAYLOR,

Electric Power Research Institute (retired), Palo Alto, California

MARY LOU ZOBACK,

U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, California

Staff

KEVIN D. CROWLEY, Director

ROBERT S. ANDREWS, Senior Staff Officer

THOMAS KIESS, Senior Staff Officer

JOHN R. WILEY, Senior Staff Officer

SUSAN B. MOCKLER, Research Associate

TONI GREENLEAF, Administrative Assistant

PATRICIA A. JONES, Senior Project Assistant

ANGELA R. TAYLOR, Senior Project Assistant

LATRICIA C. BAILEY, Project Assistant

MATTHEW BAXTER-PARROTT, Project Assistant

LAURA D. LLANOS, Project Assistant

Suggested Citation:"Front Matter." National Research Council. 1999. The State of Development of Waste Forms for Mixed Wastes: U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Environmental Management. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9459.
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COMMISSION ON GEOSCIENCES, ENVIRONMENT, AND RESOURCES

GEORGE M. HORNBERGER (Chair),

University of Virginia, Charlottesville

RICHARD A. CONWAY,

Union Carbide Corporation (Retired), S. Charleston, West Virginia

THOMAS E. GRAEDEL,

Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut

THOMAS J. GRAFF,

Environmental Defense Fund, Oakland, California

EUGENIA KALNAY,

University of Oklahoma, Norman

DEBRA KNOPMAN,

Progressive Policy Institute, Washington, DC

KAI N. LEE,

Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts

RICHARD A. MESERVE,

Covington & Burling, Washington, DC

JOHN B. MOONEY, JR.,

J. Brad Mooney Associates, Ltd., Arlington, Virginia

HUGH C. MORRIS,

El Dorado Gold Corporation, Vancouver, British Columbia

H. RONALD PULLIAM,

University of Georgia, Athens

MILTON RUSSELL,

University of Tennessee, Knoxville

THOMAS C. SCHELLING,

University of Maryland, College Park

ANDREW R. SOLOW,

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, Massachusetts

VICTORIA J. TSCHINKEL,

Landers and Persons, Tallahassee, Florida

E-AN ZEN,

University of Maryland, College Park

MARY LOU ZOBACK,

U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, California

Staff

ROBERT M. HAMILTON, Executive Director

GREGORY H. SYMMES, Associate Executive Director

CRAIG SCHIFFRIES, Associate Executive Director for Special Projects

JEANETTE SPOON, Administrative and Financial Officer

SANDI FITZPATRICK, Administrative Associate

MARQUITA SMITH, Administrative Assistant/Technology Analyst

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Acknowledgement of Reviewers

This report has been reviewed by individuals chosen for their diverse perspectives and technical expertise, in accordance with procedures approved by the National Research Council (NRC) Report Review Committee. The purpose of this independent review is to provide candid and critical comments that will assist the NRC in making the published report as sound as possible and to ensure that the report meets institutional standards for objectivity, evidence, and responsiveness to the study charge. The content of the review comments and draft manuscript remain confidential to protect the integrity of the deliberative process. We wish to thank the following individuals, who are neither officials nor employees of the NRC, for their participation in the review of this report:

Bill Batchelor, Texas A&M University

Robert M. Bernero, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (retired)

Elizabeth M. Drake, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Rodney C. Ewing, University of Michigan

Michael C. Kavanaugh, Malcolm Pirnie, Inc.

William A. Mills, Oak Ridge Associated Universities (retired)

Chris W. Rhyne, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Roger R. Seitz, International Atomic Energy Agency

E-an Zen, University of Maryland

While the individuals listed above have provided many constructive comments and suggestions, it must be emphasized that responsibility for the final content of this report rests entirely with the authoring committee and the NRC.

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