Improving the Characterization Program for Contact-Handled Transuranic Waste Bound for the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (2004) / Chapter Skim
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These requirements must be met by DOE to receive NMED approval of the Waste Analysis Plan submitted as Part B of the permit application (see Hazarc/ous Waste Facility Permit) for mixed transuranic waste.
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This regulation establishes provisions for the Hazardous Waste Permitting Program under Subtitle C of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. This regulation and the associated State of New Mexico regulations require the permitting of WIPP as a hazardous waste management unit.
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In ~ 970 the Atomic Energy Commission first identified TRU waste as a separate category of radioactive waste, and all TRU waste generated after 1970 has been segregated from low-level waste and placed in retrievable storage pending shipment to and disposal in an approved geologic repository. DOE has been evaluating retrieval of these materials, but no decision has been made.
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: Qualitative and quantitative statements that clarify program technical and quality objectives, define the appropriate type of clata, and specify tolerable levels of potential decision errors that will be used as the basis for establishing the quality and quantity of data needed to support decisions. Defense Waste: Radioactive waste from any activity performed in whole or in part in support of DOE atomic energy defense activities; excludes waste under purview of the USNRC or generated by the commercial nuclear power industry.
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It requires DOE to comply with EPA's raclioactive waste stanclarcis and final disposal regulations and to conduct studies to analyze the impact of RH-TRU wastes on repository performance. It includes many other requirements and provisions pertaining to the
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Waste: Toxic or hazardous waste contaminated with radioactive material regulated under the Atomic Energy Act and hazardous material regulated under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act as identified in 40 CFR 261, Subparts C and D National TRU Waste Management Program: A DOE system-wicle approach to the management and disposal of TRU waste stored and generated throughout the DOE weapons complex.
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It is used to examine and verify the physical form of the waste for certain waste forms, identify individual waste components, and verify the absence of certain noncompliant items. Racilologicat Survey: Measurements of radioactive contamination levels or dose rates associated with a site together with the appropriate documentation and data evaluation.
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The same year, the commission determined that all TRU waste generated after 1970 must be segregated from low-level waste and placed in retrievable storage pending shipment to and disposal in an approved geologic repository. Federal facilities in Washington, Iclaho, California, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, South Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee, and Illinois are currently storing TRU waste.
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One sievert is the absorbed dose, expressed in gray, multiplied by a quality factor to account for different biological effects caused by different types of radiation. Summary Category Group: Categorizes each waste stream based on its physical form to facilitate RCRA waste characterization and reflect the final waste forms acceptable for WIPP disposal.
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Waste Acceptance Criteria ensure that CH-TRU waste is managed and disposed of in a manner that protects human health and safely and the environment. Waste Analysis Plan (WAP)
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The 11 NMED types of waste streams, called Waste Matrix Code Groups, are the following: solidified inorganics, solidified organics, salt waste, soils, lead/cadmium metals, inorganic nonmetal waste, combustible waste, graphite, fillers, heterogeneous debris waste, and uncategorized metal (HWFP, 2003; Attachment B page Bob.
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