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Improving the Regulation and Management of Low-Activity Radioactive Wastes Interim Report on Current Regulations, Inventories, and Practices (2003) / Chapter Skim
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Appendix D: Disposal Sites and Operations
Pages 59-63

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... leased to Chem-Nuclear Systems. The Barnwell Waste Management Facility operates under the authority of Radioactive Material License 097 issued by the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC)
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... A comprehensive environmental monitoring program includes air, surface water, groundwater, vegetation and soil samples. In addition to an extensive network of monitoring wells both on and off-site, an on-site weather station records wind speed, temperature and humidity.
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... Mixed waste materials are placed using the same procedures as for low level radioactive and NORM materials. Disposal Practices Debris Waste .
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... The mixed waste treatment facility incorporates treatment technologies designed to reduce toxicity of waste materials prior to disposal. Current mixed waste technologies are shown below; future capabilities, currently in development, include treatment for mercury and organic s.
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... patented processes to safely treat and dispose of a broad range of RCRA hazardous waste, certain naturally occurring radioactive materials, and PCB wastes. Services include: Hazardous, PCB and NORM waste disposal Stabilization of metal bearing wastes Encapsulation of debris Full PCB transformer processing Liquid waste evaporation Patented K06 ~ steel mill waste "delisting" treatment The site is located in the Owyhee Desert of southwestern Idaho, a region with an arid climate, deep groundwater, and favorable geology the right conditions for permanent waste isolation.
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