Radioactive Solid Waste Storage and Disposal at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Description and Safety Analysis

Bates, L.D.

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

关键词: Safety Analysis;    Storage;    Tennessee;    Carbides;    Ornl;   

DOI  :  10.2172/814068
RP-ID  :  ORNL/TM-8201
RP-ID  :  AC05-00OR22725
RP-ID  :  814068

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is a principle Department of Energy (DOE) Research Institution operated by the Union Carbide Corporation - Nuclear Division (UCC-ND) under direction of the DOE Oak Ridge Operations Office (DOE-ORO). The Laboratory was established in east Tennessee, near what is now the city of Oak Ridge, in the mid 1940s as a part of the World War II effort to develop a nuclear weapon. Since its inception, disposal of radioactively contaminated materials, both solid and liquid, has been an integral part of Laboratory operations. The purpose of this document is to provide a detailed description of the ORNL Solid Waste Storage Areas, to describe the practice and procedure of their operation, and to address the health and safety impacts and concerns of that operation.