DOE Regulation of Mixed Waste

DOE Regulation of Mixed Waste
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Subcommittee on Energy Conservation and Power
Publisher:
Total Pages: 186
Release: 1986
Genre: Radioactive waste disposal
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DOE Regulation of Mixed Waste

DOE Regulation of Mixed Waste
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Subcommittee on Energy Conservation and Power
Publisher:
Total Pages: 196
Release: 1986
Genre: Radioactive waste disposal
ISBN:

Permitting Mixed Waste Treatment, Storage and Disposal Facilities

Permitting Mixed Waste Treatment, Storage and Disposal Facilities
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 25
Release: 1995
Genre:
ISBN:

The Federal Facility Compliance Act of 1992 (FFCAct) requires the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to make a comprehensive national inventory of its mixed wastes (i.e., wastes that contain both a hazardous component that meets the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) definition of hazardous waste and a radioactive component consisting of source, special nuclear, or byproduct material regulated under the Atomic Energy Act (AEA)), and of its mixed waste treatment technologies and facilities. It also requires each DOE facility that stores or generates mixed waste to develop a treatment plan that includes, in part, a schedule for constructing units to treat those wastes that can be treated using existing technologies. Inherent in constructing treatment units for mixed wastes is, of course, permitting. This paper identifies Federal regulatory program requirements that are likely to apply to new DOE mixed waste treatment units. The paper concentrates on showing how RCRA permitting requirements interrelate with the permitting or licensing requirements of such other laws as the Atomic Energy Act, the Clean Water Act, and the Clean Air Act. Documentation needed to support permit applications under these laws are compared with RCRA permit application documentation. National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) documentation requirements are also addressed, and throughout the paper, suggestions are made for managing the permitting process.

Research Opportunities for Managing the Department of Energy's Transuranic and Mixed Wastes

Research Opportunities for Managing the Department of Energy's Transuranic and Mixed Wastes
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 130
Release: 2002-11-07
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0309084717

About 155,000 cubic meters of waste contaminated with both radioactive isotopes and hazardous chemicals are stored at some 30 DOE sites, and another 450,000 cubic meters are buried. While DOE is making a concerted effort to properly dispose of this waste, the amount translates to a multi-decade effort that will require handling, characterizing, and shipping hundreds of thousands of waste containers at a total cost of billions of dollars. This report describes basic scientific research that can lead to new technologies for performing these tasks more safely and cost effectively.