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Suggested Citation:"Front Matter." National Research Council. 2001. Evaluation of Criteria for Selecting a Salt Processing Alternative for High-Level Waste at the Savannah River Site: Interim Report. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10088.
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EVALUATION OF CRITERIA FOR SELECTING A SALT PROCESSING ALTERNATIVE FOR HIGH-LEVEL WASTE AT THE SAVANNAH RIVER SITE: INTERIM REPORT

Committee on Radionuclide Separation Processes for High-Level Waste at the Savannah River Site

Board on Radioactive Waste Management

Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology

Division on Earth and Life Studies

National Research Council

NATIONAL ACADEMY PRESS
Washington, D.C.

Suggested Citation:"Front Matter." National Research Council. 2001. Evaluation of Criteria for Selecting a Salt Processing Alternative for High-Level Waste at the Savannah River Site: Interim Report. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10088.
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Suggested Citation:"Front Matter." National Research Council. 2001. Evaluation of Criteria for Selecting a Salt Processing Alternative for High-Level Waste at the Savannah River Site: Interim Report. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10088.
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THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES

National Academy of Sciences

National Academy of Engineering

Institute of Medicine

National Research Council

The National Academy of Sciencesis a private, nonprofit, self-perpetuating society of distinguished scholars engaged in scientific and engineering research, dedicated to the furtherance of science and technology and to their use for the general welfare. Upon the authority of the charter granted to it by the Congress in 1863, the Academy has a mandate that requires it to advise the federal government on scientific and technical matters. Dr. Bruce M. Alberts is president of the National Academy of Sciences.

The National Academy of Engineeringwas established in 1964, under the charter of the National Academy of Sciences, as a parallel organization of outstanding engineers. It is autonomous in its administration and in the selection of its members, sharing with the National Academy of Sciences the responsibility for advising the federal government. The National Academy of Engineering also sponsors engineering programs aimed at meeting national needs, encourages education and research, and recognizes the superior achievements of engineers. Dr. William A. Wulf is president of the National Academy of Engineering.

The Institute of Medicine was established in 1970 by the National Academy of Sciences to secure the services of eminent members of appropriate professions in the examination of policy matters pertaining to the health of the public. The Institute acts under the responsibility given to the National Academy of Sciences by its congressional charter to be an adviser to the federal government and, upon its own initiative, to identify issues of medical care, research, and education. Dr. Kenneth I. Shine is president of the Institute of Medicine.

The National Research Council was organized by the National Academy of Sciences in 1916 to associate the broad community of science and technology with the Academy's purposes of furthering knowledge and advising the federal government. Functioning in accordance with general policies determined by the Academy, the Council has become the principal operating agency of both the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering in providing services to the government, the public, and the scientific and engineering communities. The Council is administered jointly by both Academies and the Institute of Medicine. Dr. Bruce M. Alberts and Dr. William A. Wulf are chairman and vice chairman, respectively, of the National Research Council.

Suggested Citation:"Front Matter." National Research Council. 2001. Evaluation of Criteria for Selecting a Salt Processing Alternative for High-Level Waste at the Savannah River Site: Interim Report. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10088.
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COMMITTEE ON RADIONULIDE SEPARATION PROCESSES FOR HIGH-LEVEL WASTE AT THE SAVANNAH RIVER SITE

MILTON LEVENSON,

Chair,

Bechtel International (retired), Menlo Park, California

GREGORY R. CHOPPIN,

Vice-Chair,

JOHN E. BERCAW,

California Institute of Technology, Pasadena

DARYLE H. BUSCH,

University of Kansas, Lawrence

JAMES H. ESPENSON,

Iowa State University, Ames

GEORGE E. KELLER II,

Union Carbide Corporation (retired), South Charleston, West Virginia

THEODORE A. KOCH, E.I.

du Pont de Nemours and Company (retired), Wilmington, Delaware

ALFRED P. SATTELBERGER,

Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico

MARTIN J. STEINDLER,

Argonne National Laboratory (retired), Downers Grove, Illinois

Staff

ROBERT S. ANDREWS,

Senior Staff Officer,

Board on Radioactive Waste Management

CHRISTOPHER K. MURPHY,

Program Officer,

Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology

LAURA LLANOS,

Senior Project Assistant,

Board on Radioactive Waste Management

TONI GREENLEAF,

Administrative Associate,

Board on Radioactive Waste Management

Suggested Citation:"Front Matter." National Research Council. 2001. Evaluation of Criteria for Selecting a Salt Processing Alternative for High-Level Waste at the Savannah River Site: Interim Report. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10088.
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BOARD ON RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT

JOHN F. AHEARNE,

Chair,

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

CHARLES MCCOMBIE,

Vice-Chair,

Consultant, Gipf-Oberfrick, Switzerland

ROBERT M. BERNERO,

Consultant,

Bethesda, Maryland

ROBERT J. BUDNITZ,

Future Resources Associates, Inc., Berkeley, California

GREGORY R. CHOPPIN,

Florida State University, Tallahassee

RODNEY C. EWING,

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

JAMES H. JOHNSON, JR.,

Howard University, Washington, D.C.

ROGER E. KASPERSON,

Clark University, Worcester, Massachusetts

NIKOLAY P. LAVEROV,

Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow

JANE C.S. LONG,

Mackay School of Mines, University of Nevada, Reno

ALEXANDER MACLACHLAN, E.I.

du Pont de Nemours & Company (retired), Wilmington, Delaware

WILLIAM A. MILLS,

Oak Ridge Associated Universities (retired), Olney, Maryland

MARTIN J. STEINDLER,

Argonne National Laboratories (retired), Argonne, Illinois

ATSUYUKI SUZUKI,

University of Tokyo, Japan

JOHN J. TAYLOR,

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

VICTORIA J. TSCHINKEL,

Landers and Parsons, Tallahassee, Florida

Staff

KEVIN D. CROWLEY,

Director

ROBERT S. ANDREWS,

Senior Staff Officer

BARBARA PASTINA,

Staff Officer

GREGORY H. SYMMES,

Senior Staff Officer

JOHN R. WILEY,

Senior Staff Officer

SUSAN B. MOCKLER,

Research Associate

TONI GREENLEAF,

Administrative Associate

LATRICIA C. BAILEY,

Senior Project Assistant

LAURA D. LLANOS,

Senior Project Assistant

SUZANNE STACKHOUSE,

Project Assistant

ANGELA R. TAYLOR,

Senior Project Assistant

JAMES YATES, JR.,

Office Assistant

Suggested Citation:"Front Matter." National Research Council. 2001. Evaluation of Criteria for Selecting a Salt Processing Alternative for High-Level Waste at the Savannah River Site: Interim Report. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10088.
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BOARD ON CHEMICAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY

KENNETH N. RAYMOND,

Co-Chair,

University of California, Berkeley

JOHN L. ANDERSON,

Co-Chair,

Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

JOSEPH M. DESIMONE,

University of North Carolina and North Carolina State University, Raleigh

CATHERINE C. FENSELAU,

University of Maryland, College Park

ALICE P. GAST,

Stanford University, Stanford, California

RICHARD M. GROSS,

Dow Chemical Company, Midland, Michigan

NANCY B. JACKSON,

Sandia National Laboratory, Albuquerque, New Mexico

GEORGE E. KELLER II,

Union Carbide Company (retired), South Charleston, West Virginia

SANGTAE KIM,

Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, Indiana

WILLIAM KLEMPERER,

Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts

THOMAS J. MEYER,

Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico

PAUL J. REIDER,

Merck Research Laboratories, Rahway, New Jersey

LYNN F. SCHNEEMEYER,

Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, New Jersey

MARTIN B. SHERWIN,

Chem Ven Group, Inc., Boca Raton, Florida

JEFFREY J. SIIROLA,

Chemical Process Research Laboratory, Kingsport, Tennessee

CHRISTINE S. SLOANE,

General Motors, Troy, Michigan

ARNOLD F. STANCELL,

Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta

PETER J. STANG,

University of Utah, Salt Lake City

JOHN C. TULLY,

Yale University, New Haven, Connecticutt

CHI-HUEY WONG,

Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California

STEVEN W. YATES,

University of Kentucky, Lexington

Staff

DOUGLAS J. RABER,

Director

RUTH MCDIARMID,

Program Officer

CHRISTOPHER K. MURPHY,

Program Officer

SYBIL A. PAIGE,

Administrative Associate

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Acknowledgement of Reviewers

This report has been reviewed in draft form 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 institution 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 review comments and draft manuscript remain confidential to protect the integrity of the deliberative process. We wish to thank the following individuals for their participation in the review of this report:

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

J. Brent Hiskey, University of Arizona

Lawrence Kershner, Dow Chemical Company

James W. Mitchell, Bell Labs/Lucent Technologies

Kenneth N. Raymond, University of California, Berkeley

Edwin L. Zebroski, Elgis Consulting

Although the reviewers listed above have provided many constructive comments and suggestions, they were not asked to endorse the conclusions or recommendations nor did they see the final draft of the report before its release. The review of this report was overseen by Royce W. Murray, University of North Carolina, appointed by the NRC's Report Review Committee, who was responsible for making certain that an independent examination of this report was carried out in accordance with institutional procedures and that all review comments were carefully considered. Responsibility for the final content of this report rests entirely with the authoring committee and the institution.

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