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U.S. Department of Energy Implementation of Chemical Evaluation Requirements for Transuranic Waste Disposal at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant

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  • 1. USDOE Office of Environmental Management - EM, Washington, DC (United States)

Description

This report summarizes new controls designed to ensure that transuranic waste disposed at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) does not contain incompatible chemicals. These new controls include a Chemical Compatibility Evaluation, an evaluation of oxidizing chemicals, and a waste container assessment to ensure that waste is safe for disposal. These controls are included in the Chapter 18 of the Documented Safety Analysis for WIPP (1).

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Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
11 p.
Report number
DOE-EM--4.21-01

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
48103556
Subject category
S12: MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES, AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES;
Descriptors DEI
ALPHA-BEARING WASTES; SAFETY ANALYSIS; WASTE DISPOSAL; WIPP
Descriptors DEC
FUNCTIONAL MODELS; MANAGEMENT; MATERIALS; NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS; NUCLEAR FACILITIES; PILOT PLANTS; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; RADIOACTIVE WASTE FACILITIES; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; UNDERGROUND FACILITIES; US DOE; US ORGANIZATIONS; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTES

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Contract/Grant/Project number
None
Funding organization
USDOE Office of Environmental Management - EM (United States)
Secondary number(s)
OSTIID--1373361