The National Low-Level Waste Management Program has published twelve annual state-by-state ' These both national and state-specific disposal data that assist states asscssnleIlt reports. reports provide in managing low-level radioactive waste (LLW), as specified in the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Act (Public Law 96-573) and the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Amendments Act of 1985 I (LLRWPAA, Public Law 99-240). Over the past twelve years, every state has generated some quantity of commercial LLW. These wastes i are generated from a variety of commercial sources, such as: • Government and industrial research
Each year the National Low-Level Waste Management Program publishes a state-by-state assessment report. This report provides both national and statespecific disposal data on low-level radioactive waste commercially disposed in the United States. Data in this report are categerized according to disposal site, generator category, waste class, volumes, and radionuclide activity. Included in this reportare tables showing the distribution of waste by state for 1992 and a comparison of waste volumes and radioactivity by state for 1988 through 1992; also included is a list of all commercial nuclear power reactors in the United States as of December 31, 1992. This report distinguishes between low-level radioactive waste shipped directly for disposal by generators and waste that was handled by an intermediary, a reporting change introduced in the 1988 state-by-state report. NOTICE The information presented in this report is meant to be inforrnative to the reader and provide accurate disposal figures for the commercial low-level radioactive waste being shipped for disposal within the United States. Comments and suggestions as to how this document may better address your needs for information on this subject are welcomed. Comments may be sent to the address listed below:
The National Low-Level Waste Management Program has published eleven I annual State-by-State assessment These provide both national and reports. reports state-specific disposal data on low-level radioactive wastes. Data in this report are divided into generator category, waste class, volume, and activity.
The volume of LLW disposed of at commercial disposal sites exceeded 3.7 million cubic feet in 1980. This represents the highest reported annual volume of LLW disposed of during the history of the stateby-state assessment documents. From 1981 through 1990, the volume of LLW being disposed of at com
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