Waste inventory and preliminary source term model for the Greater Confinement Disposal site at the Nevada Test Site

Closure Report for the 92-Acre Area and Corrective Action Unit 111: Area 5 WMD Retired Mixed Waste Pits, Nevada National Security Site, Nevada

“…They have subsequently been designated as high-specific-activity LLW (waste similar to Greater-than Class C), MW, TRU waste, and MTRU waste. Detailed inventories of waste and materials in the GCD boreholes are presented in Dickman (1989) and Chu and Bernard (1991).…”

Assurance Requirements Compliance for the Greater Confinement Disposal Boreholes, Area 5 Radioactive Waste Management Site, Nevada Test Site

“…40 CFR 191.14(f) All of the TRU material in the GCD boreholes is solid material packed in containers. According to Chu and Bernard (1991), the nuclear weapon accident residues in GCD-1C, GCD-2C, and GCD-3C were packaged in metal boxes, metal barrels, and plywood boxes coated with fiberglass. Probertite was backfilled around the packages.…”

Compliance Assessment Document for the Transuranic Wastes in the Greater Confinement Disposal Boreholes at the Nevada Test Site - Volume 4: Application of Assurance Requirements

“…the top of the waste is 21.3 m (70 ft) below the land surface), and the borehole was then backfilled with the native alluvium to the top. Of the 9 boreholes that contain wastes, 7 have been filled and backfilled, and 5 contain classified wastes [Chu and Bernard, 1991;Price and Duran, 1994]. All of the boreholes (1-4) in the scope of this report are closed and contain classified TRU wastes.…”