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<<The Envirocare license is
radionuclide specific. The limit for Pu-239 is 10 nCi/g. Yes, generally
any concentration up to limits of class A as defined by 10CFR 60.55. Of course
Pu is SNM and has mass limits. Plus
liquid and mixed wastes: http://www.envirocareutah.com/pages/lp/RML_UT2300249_AMD_14.pdf Charlie Migliore -----Original
Message----- For
non-defense waste, it is also necessary to consider the disposal facility
limits. The Barnwell license does not permit the
acceptance of waste where the TRU is greater than 1% of the total activity. The Envirocare license is radionuclide
specific. The limit for Pu-239 is 10 nCi/g. From the generator's point of view,
anything not acceptable at a low level waste disposal facility is not low level
waste. The opinions expressed are strictly mine. Bill Lipton RuthWeiner@AOL.COM wrote: TRU
waste is defined as waste that contains more than 100 nCi/gram of elements
heavier than uranium. However, according to the WIPP Land Withdrawal Act,
only "defense-generated" waste can go to the WIPP for disposal.
So non-defense waste that meets the TRU definition wouldn't be accepted for
disposal at the WIPP. Actually the EBR-II waste falls into this
category of TRU waste that is not defense-generated. A great deal of TRU waste could be categorized as LLW Class C
(or A or B). In fact, about 10% of the identified TRU waste meets the
criteria for LSA.
Ruth Ruth
Weiner, Ph. D. |