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3. National Transuranic Waste Management Program
3. National Transuranic Waste Management Program
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Waste Characterization and Packaging Requirements The issues of waste characterization and packaging requirements have been discussed in detail in the interim report (Appendix All. The principal finding was that many requirements and specifications concerning waste characterization and packaging lacked a safety or legal basis.
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The DOE may obtained a tenfold reduction of the number of containers to be opened for visual examination by requesting a modification of the WIPP's Hazardous Waste Facility Permit (Appendix Aid. Recommendation: The committee recommends that the DOE's efforts to review waste characterization and packaging requirements continue and that changes be implemented over the entire National TRU Program.
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Figure 3.3 shows a truck transporting three TRUPACT-II containers. DOE's Communication and Notification Program In its interim report (Appendix Al)
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36 IMPROVING OPERATIONS AND LONG-TERM SAFETY OF THE WASTE ISOLATION PILOT PLANT '' a , Aft.
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Moreover, because human factors are an important element of transportation system quality, TRANSCOM 2000 should include methods to minimize the occurrence and impact of human errors. DOE's Emergency Response Program Concerning the emergency response program for the WIPP, the committee recommended, in its interim report (Appendix Al)
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Recommendation: The committee recommends that the DOE facilitate the involvement of states in developing and maintaining an up-to-date, practical, and cost-effective spatial information database system to coordinate emergency responses. The DOE should also develop an ongoing assessment program for states' emergency response capabilities and allocate training resources to address deficiencies in coverage along WIPP routes.
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authorizing the use of the ATMX railcar system for shipments of inner waste packages that are unsuitable for placement in TRUPACT-II containers. Recommendation: The committee recommends that all reasonable transportation options including reduction in the number of shipments, such as rail and road transportation with better-adapted containers, should be part of the decision-making process of transporting TRU waste from generator and storage sites to the WIPP.
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As already recommended in its interim report, the committee reiterates that a risk-informed analysis of WIPP-specific shipments would contribute to a better understanding of the real safety issues and, perhaps, provide a basis for alternative cost-effective criteria while reducing the risk. In its response to the interim report (Appendix A2)
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The committee recommends the use of such risk-informed analysis in the application for revision of the USNRC certificate of compliance concerning hydrogen generation limits for transportation purposes.
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