Management tools for low-level waste disposal facilities permitting and operations monitoring

In 1983 the State of Colorado was selected by the US Department of Energy and its contractor, EG and G Idaho, Inc., to develop a computerized regulatory management, inspection and compliance system for pre-operations, operations, closure, and post-closure of a low-level waste management facility. The first part of the contract was to computerize the Colorado Joint Review Process, which guides participants through the licensing and permitting of a low-level radioactive waste disposal site. The next part of the contract included the development of a computerized operations monitoring system (COMS) for the site. The computerized operations monitoring system includes environmental monitoring, waste accounting, occupational exposure, and financial assurance