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(Draft) Radioactive Waste Management Plans at ORNL, March 18, 1980Location: Active:
Originating Office: Oak Ridge Operations Office, Nuclear Research & Development
Finding Aids: NARA Standard Form 135
Disposition AuthorityUnscheduled
Series Description: This draft report describes the radioactive waste management programs at ORNL. It includes a brief summary of the program administration; a description of waste-generating processes, including the Fission Products Development Laboratory and the Radioisotope Processing Area; a description of waste management facilities for gaseous, low-level, and intermediate-level liquid and solid wastes; storage facilities for liquid and solid wastes; and discussions about program plans and budget projections. Waste disposal practices discussed include hydrofracture injections, burial, and releases to the White Oak Creek and Melton Branch. Contaminants identified include cesium-137 and strontium-90. The report also discusses efforts to reduce the volume of solid radioactive wastes disposed by ORNL. Data Elements: 88, 116
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