Oak Ridge Reservation: Rala, Iodine-131 & Cesium-137: Section B: Other Divisions

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Rala, Iodine-131 & Cesium-137

Section B:

Other Divisions

(Draft) Radioactive Waste Management Plans at ORNL, March 18, 1980

Location:

Active:
Inactive: Oak Ridge Operations, Records Holding Center, 280B Laboratory Road, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830

Access Restrictions: Unclassified; facility is a security classified area	*Volume*: 0.25 lin. in.
Accession or Other ID Number: 87-45	Condition: Fair
Container Number H-99-4	Medium: Paper
Scanning Suitability: Not entirely suitable; includes photocopies and maps	*Duplication*: Unknown

Arrangement: Subject file classification

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