Progress on integrating environmental restoration data into mixed waste updates

The Federal Facility Compliance Act required the Department of Energy to compile specific information on the volumes, characteristics, and treatment plans for mixed wastes, and to provide this information to the Environmental Protection Agency and affected states. The initial format for reporting this information was developed largely on the basis of operations wastes. Although this format is acceptable for stored environmental restoration wastes, it was found to be poorly suited for reporting wastes that could be generated by future cleanup activities, many of which have not yet been well defined. Modifications to the process initially used to report restoration wastes were made to allow them to be reported in a manner that more accurately reflects uncertainties inherent in such estimates. This revised approach allowed for the smooth integration of data for restoration wastes with those compiled by the waste management team for mixed waste inventory updates