Supplement analysis of transuranic waste characterization and repackaging activities at the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory in support of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Test Program

This supplement analysis has been prepared to describe new information relevant to waste retrieval, handling, and characterization at the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory (INEL) and to evaluate the need for additional documentation to satisfy the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) -- 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 1502.9 -- and Section C, Part 2, of the US Department of Energy (DOE) NEPA Guidelines (52 Federal Register [FR] 47662, December 15, 1987). This analysis contains information that would help DOE determine whether there have been substantial changes made to those portions of the proposed action at the INEL, or if there are significant new circumstances or information relevant to environmental concerns that would require preparation of a supplement to the WIPP Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) (DOE 1980) and SEIS (DOE 1990a). This analysis is based on current information and includes details not available to the SEIS. This analysis includes three separate sections; ''Environmental Analysis of Transuranic Waste Certification and Storage at the Radioactive Waste Management Complex''; ''Environmental Analysis of Argonne National Laboratory -- West's Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Program at the Hot-Fuel Examination Facilities''; and ''Environmental Analysis of the Transportation of Contact-Handled Transuranic Waste between the Radioactive Waste Management Complex and the Hot-Fuel Examination Facilities.'' 17 refs., 2 figs., 13 tabs