Waste Characterization

Abstract

DOE must provide waste inventory information for use in performance assessments (PA), including the radionuclide content of waste and the physical and chemical components that may affect disposal system performance. DOE must assess the impact that specific waste components have on waste characteristics (40 CFR 194.24(b)), and DOE must provide sufficient overall waste inventory information for use in the PA, specifically for those components deemed important to repository performance. Section 194.24(a) of the Compliance Criteria presents the inventory reporting requirements that DOE must meet to ensure that sufficient information is available for use in performance assessment.