Published February 25, 2003 | Version v1
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Information Lag in Certification and Recertification of WIPP

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Description

The DOE established a Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) Recertification Project to ensure the timely completion of the documentation to meet the requirement of the WIPP Land Withdrawal Act (LWA) (1) to demonstrate continued compliance with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) disposal regulations at five-year intervals. This paper describes the reason for the self-imposed ''blackout'' period and provides an outline of the compliance process

Availability note (English)

Available from PURL: https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/827606-flGrTX/native/

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Identifiers

URL
https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/827606-flGrTX/native/;

Publishing Information

Publisher
WM Symposia Inc., Tucson, Arizona
Imprint Pagination
8 p.

Conference

Title
Waste Management 2003 Symposium
Dates
23-27 Feb 2003
Place
Tucson, AZ (United States)

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
35087356
Subject category
S12: MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES, AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference, Non-conventional Literature
Descriptors DEI
COMPLIANCE; DOCUMENTATION; RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT; REGULATIONS; US EPA; WIPP
Descriptors DEC
FUNCTIONAL MODELS; LAWS; MANAGEMENT; NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS; NUCLEAR FACILITIES; PILOT PLANTS; POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCIES; RADIOACTIVE WASTE FACILITIES; UNDERGROUND FACILITIES; US DOE; US ORGANIZATIONS; WASTE MANAGEMENT

Optional Information

Funding organization
US Department of Energy (United States)