Technology application of enhanced engineered disposal

This presentation will review the technology developed for consideration at DOE operating sites which would provide cost-effective solutions for low-level waste disposal in the near surface. The presentation will review treatment processes (glass furnace, waste incineration and encapsulation, etc. as well as engineered barriers, etc.). This presentation will give an overall perspective of the emphasis and potential policy implications for future application of these technologies in order to meet disposal requirements for problem wastes and/or sites which may be difficult to adequately characterize. This presentation challenges researchers to address issues before technologies are chosen and used by operators