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... Site cleanup and decommissioning activities dunng the next several years are expected to nearly double this inventory, and the inventory will be further increased by mixed wastes retneved as a result of DOE site remediation.2 Processing and permanent disposal of these mixed wastes is a part of the DOE Office of Environmental Management (EM) program to close former DOE production sites (DOE, 1998c)
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... . For the present task, the mixed waste committee was requested to review and evaluate the state of development of the final forms for disposal of mixed wastes as they arise from current and emerging treatment technologies.4 The review was also to identify the technology development options DOE might consider in order to achieve waste forms that are cost effective and safe for disposal.s In carrying out the review, the committee received formal presentations from DOE staff and other individuals, and examined documents and data provided by DOE and other sources.
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... 2. Optimization of existing technologies to allow higher concentrations of waste in the product waste forms and provide less expensive production methods is possible, and potential cost savings justify continued effort toward process optimization.
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... Demonstrating compliance is a difficult and moving target. In view of its general and specific findings, the committee makes the following recommendations regarding the state of development of waste forms for mixed waste and possible future directions for OST's mixed waste program: 6 Performance assessment modeling is discussed in Chapter 6.
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... The MWFA has established a rational and systematic program that identifies and prioritizes deficiencies. The committee compliments MWFA on this effort and encourages continued updates of the Technical Baseline Report that documents the state of its technology development activities.
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