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Environmental Management at the Nevada Test Site Year 2001 Current Status.

DE2004833331

Publication Date	2002
Personal Author	Becker, B. D.; Gertz, C. P.
Page Count	16
Abstract	The performance objectives of the U. S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration Nevada Operations Office Low-level Radioactive Waste (LLW) disposal facilities located at the Nevada Test Site transcend those of any other radioactive waste disposal site in the United States. Situated at the southern end of the Great Basin, 244 meters (800 feet) above the water table, the Area 5 Radioactive Waste Management Site (RWMS) has utilized a combination of engineered shallow land disposal cells and deep augured shafts to dispose a variety of waste streams. These include high volume low-activity waste, classified material, and high-specific-activity special case waste. Fifteen miles north of Area 5 is the Area 3 RWMS. Here bulk LLW disposal takes place in subsidence craters formed from underground testing of nuclear weapons. Earliest records indicate that documented LLW disposal activities have occurred at the Area 5 and Area 3 RWMSs since 1961 and 1968, respectively. However, these activities have only been managed under a formal program since 1978. This paper describes the technical attributes of the facilities, present and future capacities and capabilities, and provides a description of the process from waste approval to final disposition. The paper also summarizes the current status of the waste disposal operations. Additionally, the Nevada Operations Office Environmental Restoration Division is responsible for identifying the nature and extent of contamination; determining its potential risk to the public and the environment; and performing the necessary corrective actions in compliance with guidelines and requirements. This paper summarizes just a few of the successes of the Nevada Operations Office projects.
Keywords	Radioactive waste facilities Environmental management Nevada Test Site Meetings Conferences Great Basin Underground disposal Disposal process Performance Low-level Radioacrive Waste (LLW) Radioactive Waste Management site (RWMS) Nevada Test Site (NTS) Land disposal cells
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	Bechtel Nevada Corp., Las Vegas.; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.; Los Alamos National Lab., NM.; National Nuclear Security Administration, Las Vegas, NV. Nevada
Supplemental Notes	Prepared in cooperation with National Nuclear Security Administration, Las Vegas, NV. Nevada Operations Office. and Los Alamos National Lab., NM. Sponsored by Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200513

Environmental Management at the Nevada Test Site Year 2001 Current Status.

Environmental Management at the Nevada Test Site Year 2001 Current Status.
DE2004833331

Publication Date	2002
Personal Author	Becker, B. D.; Gertz, C. P.
Page Count	16
Abstract	The performance objectives of the U. S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration Nevada Operations Office Low-level Radioactive Waste (LLW) disposal facilities located at the Nevada Test Site transcend those of any other radioactive waste disposal site in the United States. Situated at the southern end of the Great Basin, 244 meters (800 feet) above the water table, the Area 5 Radioactive Waste Management Site (RWMS) has utilized a combination of engineered shallow land disposal cells and deep augured shafts to dispose a variety of waste streams. These include high volume low-activity waste, classified material, and high-specific-activity special case waste. Fifteen miles north of Area 5 is the Area 3 RWMS. Here bulk LLW disposal takes place in subsidence craters formed from underground testing of nuclear weapons. Earliest records indicate that documented LLW disposal activities have occurred at the Area 5 and Area 3 RWMSs since 1961 and 1968, respectively. However, these activities have only been managed under a formal program since 1978. This paper describes the technical attributes of the facilities, present and future capacities and capabilities, and provides a description of the process from waste approval to final disposition. The paper also summarizes the current status of the waste disposal operations. Additionally, the Nevada Operations Office Environmental Restoration Division is responsible for identifying the nature and extent of contamination; determining its potential risk to the public and the environment; and performing the necessary corrective actions in compliance with guidelines and requirements. This paper summarizes just a few of the successes of the Nevada Operations Office projects.
Keywords	Radioactive waste facilities Environmental management Nevada Test Site Meetings Conferences Great Basin Underground disposal Disposal process Performance Low-level Radioacrive Waste (LLW) Radioactive Waste Management site (RWMS) Nevada Test Site (NTS) Land disposal cells
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	Bechtel Nevada Corp., Las Vegas.; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.; Los Alamos National Lab., NM.; National Nuclear Security Administration, Las Vegas, NV. Nevada
Supplemental Notes	Prepared in cooperation with National Nuclear Security Administration, Las Vegas, NV. Nevada Operations Office. and Los Alamos National Lab., NM. Sponsored by Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200513