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Characterization of Remote-Handled Transuranic Waste for the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Interim Report (2001) / Chapter Skim
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1 Introduction and Task
Pages 5-8

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... The WIPP, briefly described in Sidebar 2, currently holds a certification issued by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and a Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
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... Examples of criteria that could be used by the committee to review DOE's characterization plan for RH-TRU waste are the following: validity of assumptions used for the proposed plan; quality of information available on RH-TRU waste; uncertainties on process knowledge data and consequences if wrong; appropriateness and sensitivity of overall system safely to uncertainties in the waste specifications; limitations of the methodologies and procedures to characterize RH-TRU waste; and validity of DOE's conclusions concerning its characterization plan. Commidee's Task This committee's task is to provide recommendations to determine the RH-TRU characterization plan's technical soundness, compatibility with worker safely, and compliance with applicable regulatory requirements.
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... This interim report has been reviewed in accordance with the procedures of the National Research Council and reflects the consensus of the committee. SIDEBAR 2 The Waste Isolation Pilot Plant The WIPP, located near CarIsbad in southeastern New Mexico, is an underground facility mined within a 600-meter-thick salt bed lying 660 meters below the surface.
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... The final analysis of WIPP's certification of compliance consisted of a qualitative assessment of the quantitative results of the performance assessment (National Research Council, 2001, ~ 996~. DOE identified ten radionuclides important to the long-term performance of WIPP: americium-241, curium-244, cesium-137, plutonium-238, plutonium-239, plutonium-240, plutonium-241, strontium-90, uranium-233, and uranium-234.
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