Information related to low-level mixed waste inventory, characteristics, generation, and facility assessment for treatment, storage, and disposal alternatives considered in the U.S. Department of Energy Waste Management Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement

Risk assessment for the on-site transportation of radioactive wastes for the U.S. Department of Energy Waste Management Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement

“…The overall transportation risk assessment uses a number of generic assumptions appropriate to the programmatic nature of the WM PEIS. For instance, because a detailed consideration of every possible waste shipment on-site and off-site is impractical, representative physical and radiological characteristics have been determined for each waste type (Folga et al 1996;Goyette and Dolak 1996;Hong et al 1996;Wilkins et al 1996). This analysis does not include the updated LLW, LLMW, and TRUW volumes that are presented in Appendix I of the WM PEIS.…”

“…Input to the model includes waste inventory and characterization data for each DOE site; operations data for the facilities used for treatment, storage, and disposal of the wastes; and the definitions of the various alternatives. The sources and development of the model input data are described in reports specific to each waste type (Folga et al 1996; Goyette and Dolak 1996; Hong et al 1996; Wilkins et al 1996).…”

“…The effects of potential waste treatment, such as volume reduction or incineration, are considered in the model and reflected in changes in waste density and activity concentrations. The WASTE-MGMT output files are used directly as input to the transportation risk assessment and are provided in the supporting technical reports (Folga et al 1996; Goyette and Dolak 1996; Hong et al 1996; Wilkins et al 1996). The annual shipment quantities for on-site shipments at Hanford are derived from these output files.…”