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4 Closure Wastes
Pages 58-61

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From page 58...
... The plan descriptions must include, but are not limited ABCDF closure experiences. to, procedures for cleaning equipment and removing contaminated soils, methods for sampling and testing surrounding soils, and criteria for determining the extent of decontamination required to minimize the need for further maintenance and to control, minimize, or eliminate to the extent necessary to protect human health and the environment, postclosure escape of hazardous waste, haz 2The NRC has issued a report on chemical agent disposal facility ardous constituents, leachate, contaminated run-off, or hazardous waste decomposition products to the ground or surface waters or to closure considerations using JACADS as an example (NRC, the atmosphere (40 CFR 264.111; 264.112; and 264.114)
From page 59...
... The ultimate end use of each site TABLE 4-1 Projected Waste Quantities Generated During Closure According to Vapor Screening Levels Total Across All Sites (tons) a Secondary Waste Stream Above VSLs Below VSLs Spent carbon from filters 741 154 Containerized combustible solids 45 2 Containerized miscellaneous solids 30 40 Containerized DPE/PPE/TAPb gear 500 69 Metals 469 3,326 Bulk solids: concrete and soilsc 1,670 803 Subtotal solids 3,455 4,394 Spent decontamination solution 3,944 0 Miscellaneous liquids 14 3 Subtotal liquids 3,958 3 Total 7,413 4,397 aSite managements' best estimates as of January 2007.
From page 60...
... A TSDF. prudent course now would be for the Chemical Mate The three most voluminous closure wastes at the rials Agency to immediately pursue alternative disposal incineration sites are metals, spent activated carbon, options for treating spent activated carbon resulting and rubble or debris.
From page 61...
... The Chemical Materials Agency ful in negotiating permit modifications and arranging for shipping large quantities of closure wastes, includ- should develop appropriate analytical methods for ing waste activated carbon, for off-site disposal. establishing agent levels in porous materials and have There are no commercial TSDFs in Indiana to sup- them certified at the earliest possible time as a means port NECDF's closure activities.


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