Disposal configuration options for future uses of greater confinement disposal at the Nevada Test Site

Preliminary evaluation of the use of the greater confinement disposal concept for the disposal of Fernald 11e(2) byproduct material at the Nevada Test Site

“…Such a trench is a different version of the GCD disposal concept. A trench 150 m wide and 37 m deep would not require special equipment or expertise to construct, and would allow a high degree of control over waste placement and backfill compaction (Price, 1994 provides a discussion of boreholes vs. trenches). Although we do not favor the …”