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Waste and Materials Disposition Information
Disposal of waste frequently falls on the critical path of cleanup projects. Significant planning resources are spent to identify alternatives and find a path that is cost-effective and in the best interest of the Federal government. In many instances, waste disposition, (processing, treatment and disposal) is part of cleanup agreements and is of interest to stakeholders and requires the oversight of regulators.

Below is a collection of reports and links to various documents that provide information related to waste and material disposition. While most of these are directly related to the Department of Energy’s waste management activities, some links include information from the commercial sector. Some of the information provides an historical context for current waste disposition alternatives.

Waste Volume Related Databases

  The Central Internet Database (CID) Exit EM's web site site provides information about the implementation of the December 12, 1998 Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement Settlement Agreement between DOE and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC et. al. v. Richardson, No.97-936(SS)(AK)), which resulted in the development of the CID. The CID integrates waste management and cleanup data from multiple Department of Energy (DOE) data sources into a single database accessible through CID reports. CID information includes nationwide DOE data for Radioactive Waste, Contaminated Media, Spent Nuclear Fuel, and Facilities.
  For DOE/EM waste and material stream data: Waste Information Management System (WIMS) provided by Florida International University Exit EM
  For commercial LLW disposal information, Manifest Information Management System (MIMS) Exit EM
  Brokers and processors data base sponsored by the Southeast Compact Commission Exit EM
  International waste management data from the International Atomic Energy Agency Net-Enabled Waste Management Data Base (NEWMDB) Exit EM

Transuranic (TRU) Waste

  Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Web Site Exit EM's web site
  6/30/2004 Revision of TRU ROD for BCL Adobe PDF Document
  7/13/2001 Revision of TRU ROD
  12/20/2000 Revision of TRU ROD
  1/20/1998 TRU ROD for WMPEIS
  1/16/1998 ROD for WIPP FSEIS
  Hanford Transuranic Waste

Spent Nuclear Fuel

  Management of Spent Nuclear Fuel
The Office of Environmental Management’s (EM) mission is to safely and efficiently manage its Spent Nuclear Fuel (SNF) and prepare it for disposal in a geologic repository.

Special Nuclear Materials

  Special Nuclear Materials
The Office of Environmental Management (EM) is responsible for the safe storage and ultimate disposition of approximately 13 metric tons of surplus, non-pit, weapons-usable plutonium-239. 
Consolidation of Surplus Plutonium at Savannah River Site
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is amending the Record of Decision (ROD) for the Storage and Disposition of Weapons-Usable Fissile Materials Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement.

Greater-Than-Class C Low-Level Radioactive Waste (GTCC LLW)

  GTCC LLW Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) Exit EM's web site
On July 23, 2007, DOE published a Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an EIS for the disposal of GTCC LLW. The NOI is the first of a series of steps to prepare the EIS, which will be a primary component in the determination of how and where to dispose of GTCC LLW. The NOI identifies the proposed disposal alternatives for analysis in the EIS, reports on the inventory of waste to be analyzed in the EIS, and invites public comments on the scope of the EIS.

NDAA Section 3116 Waste Determinations

  Summaries of DOE/NRC Public Meeting
  Summaries of DOE/NRC Generic Technical Issue Discussions
  Summaries of Scoping Meetings for Development of the Savannah River Site F Area Tank Farm Performance Assessment
  Idaho Nuclear Technology and Engineering Center Tank Farm Facility
  Salt Waste Disposal at the Savannah River Site
  Savannah River Site Tanks 18 and 19.

Waste Management PEIS Reports and Records of Decision

  Overview
  02/18/2000 Low-Level Waste and Mixed Low-Level Waste Record of Decision
  12/05/1999 Preferred Alternatives
  08/12/1999 High-Level Radioactive Waste Record of Decision

Historical Waste Volume Reference Reports

  South Carolina Energy Office Reading Room with electronic copies of DOE LLW Program Reports Exit EM
  12/2000 LLW Disposal Capacity Report Version 2 Adobe PDF Document
  07/1998 LLW Disposal Capacity Report Version 1

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