Long-term institutional management of U.S. Department of Energy legacy waste sites /
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Committee on the Remediation of Buried and Tank Wastes, Board on Radioactive Waste Management, Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources, National Research Council.
"Support for this study was provided by the U.S. Dept. of Energy, under Grants No. DE-FC01-94EW54069 and DE-FC01-99EW59049"--Title page verso.
Includes bibliographical references.
Cover -- Front Matter -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Contents -- Synopsis -- Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Conceptual Framework -- 3 Contaminant Reduction -- 4 Contaminant Isolation -- 5 Stewardship Activities -- 6 Contextual Factors -- 7 Fundamental Limits on Technical and Institutional Capabilities -- 8 Design Principles and Criteria for an Effective Long-Term Institutional Management System: Findings and Recommendations -- References Cited -- APPENDIXES -- APPENDIX A Committee�s Statement of Task -- APPENDIX B Closure Plans for Major DOE Sites
APPENDIX C Committee Information Gathering MeetingsAPPENDIX D Summary of Recent Stewardship Studies -- APPENDIX E Existing Legal Structure for Closure of the Weapons Complex Sites -- APPENDIX F Disposition of the Nevada Test Site -- APPENDIX G Mathematical Models Used for Site Closure Decisions -- APPENDIX H Biographical Sketches of Committee Members and Consultants -- APPENDIX I Definitions of Terms Used in This Report
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Long-term institutional management of U.S. Department of Energy legacy waste sites.
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