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1 online resource (x, 73 pages) |
| Contents |
THE HANFORD TANKS: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AND POLICY CHOICES -- Copyright -- PREFACE -- Contents -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY -- PRINCIPAL FINDINGS -- TANKS -- Uncertainties -- Decision Strategy -- PRINCIPAL FINDINGS -- CAPSULES AND MISCELLANEOUS TANKS -- RECOMMENDATIONS -- 1 INTRODUCTION -- 2 BACKGROUND -- THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT AND DECISION PROCESS -- NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT ANALYSIS AFFECTING THE HANFORD SITE -- DESCRIPTION OF WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITIES -- Large High-Level Waste Storage Tanks |
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Miscellaneous Underground Storage TanksEncapsulated Cesium and Strontium -- What Is Not Addressed -- DESCRIPTION OF ALTERNATIVES -- 3 FINDINGS -- TECHNOLOGY UNCERTAINTIES -- COST ESTIMATE UNCERTAINTIES -- PERFORMANCE UNCERTAINTIES -- REGULATORY UNCERTAINTIES -- UNCERTAINTIES IN TANK AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHARACTERIZATION -- HEALTH RISK UNCERTAINTIES -- Presentation of Key Risk Parameters and Health Impact Projections -- Use of Guidance on Collective Dose -- Risk Assessment for Comparison of Alternatives -- Intruder Scenario Estimates -- Dose-Response Estimates |
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UNCERTAINTIES ABOUT REMEDIATION OF RESIDUAL CONTAMINATIONTRANSFER OF RISK TO OFF-SITE POPULATIONS -- FUTURE LAND USE UNCERTAINTIES AND EFFECT ON ALTERNATIVES -- CAPSULES AND MISCELLANEOUS TANKS -- Cesium and Strontium Capsules -- Cesium Capsules -- Strontium Capsules -- Miscellaneous Underground Storage Tanks -- 4 RECOMMENDATIONS -- RECOMMENDED APPROACH -- Phasing -- Range of Alternatives to Consider -- Summary -- THE FIRST PHASE -- Uncertainties About Technology, Performance, Cost, and Risks -- Policy and Regulatory Uncertainties |
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Uncertainties About Characteristics of Wastes Inside and Outside the TanksRange of Technologies -- Interrelationships with Other Hanford Site Cleanup Decisions -- 5 SUGGESTIONS FOR CLARIFYING THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT -- ABBREVIATIONS -- REFERENCES CITED -- APPENDIX A REQUEST FOR STUDY -- APPENDIX B DESCRIPTION OF ALTERNATIVES -- NO ACTION -- LONG-TERM MANAGEMENT -- IN SITU FILL AND CAP -- IN SITU VITRIFICATION -- EX SITU/IN SITU COMBINATION -- EX SITU/IN SITU COMBINATION VARIATION -- EX SITU NO SEPARATIONS |
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Ex situ intermediate separationsex situ extensive separations -- phased implementation |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Radioactive waste disposal -- Washington (State)
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Radioactive waste sites -- Washington (State)
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Storage tanks -- Washington (State)
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Environmental -- Waste Management.
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Radioactive waste disposal
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Radioactive waste sites
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Storage tanks
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Washington (State)
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
0309561981 |
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9780309561983 |
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