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NEVADA NUCLEAR WASTE STORAGE INVESTIGATION PROJECT PLAN

The Nevada nuclear Waste Storage Investigations Project is one of three projects that are evaluating nine potential sites for the nation's first geologic repository. The program to find the repository sites, to develop the technology, and to engineer the facilities is managed by the Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management. The need to identify suitable sites and commercial power reactors has been recognized for many years. The responsibility for the management and disposal of these wastes has been assigned to the U. S. Department of Energy. This assignment was stated by the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 and reiterated in the Nuclear Waste policy Act of 1982.

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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REVIEW PLAN: QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAMS FOR SITE CHARACTERIZATION OF HIGH LEVEL NUCLEAR WASTE REPOSITORIES

Licensing of a geologic repository for high-level waste involves assessing whether the geologic setting and the engineered system will perform in a manner which will meet the performance objectives and requirements of 10 CFR Part 60. Important questions in conducting these licensing assessments will relate to the quality and the assurance of quality of data and analyses used in support of the license application for proposed sites. In addition to questioning the relevance and completeness of data supplied in the license application, the licensing process will address the question of whether data and analyses are of adequate and know quality so that there will be reasonable assurance that operation and long-term disposal of high level waste in the geologic repository will not provide an unreasonable risk to the health and safety of the public. A quality assurance program is therefore necessary to provide confidence in the work perfumed in development of the repository.

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QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS FOR NUCLEAR FACILITIES

The ASME Nuclear Quality Assurance Committee meets regularly to consider written requests for interpretations and revisions to NQA-1 and NQA-2 and to develop new requirements as dictated by technological development. The committees activities in this regard are limited strictly to interpretations of the requirements. R to the consideration of revisions to the present requirement on the basis of new data or technology. As a matter of published policy, ASME does not approve, certify,, rate, or endorse any item construction, proprietary device, or activity and, accordingly, inquiries requiring such consideration will be returned. Moreover, ASME does not act as a consultant on specific engineering problems or on the general application or understanding of the Standard requirements. If, based on the inquiry information submitted, it is the opinion of the Committee that the inquiry information submitted, it is the opinion of the Committee that the inquirer should seek assistance, the inquiry will be returned with the recommendation that such assistance be obtained.

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Meeting on Proposed Changes to the Nevada Nuclear Waste Storage Investigations Project Exploratory Shaft Facility

The Nevada Nuclear Waste Storage Investigations (NNWSI) Project will present a number of proposed changes to the ESF described in the final environmental Assessment (EA). The objectives of the meeting are (i) to provide NRC and the State a description of these changes and the bases for the changes prior to initiating preliminary design of the facility, (ii) to solicit the views of the NRC and the State regarding the proposed changes and (iii) to reach agreement on the proposed changes or agree on follow-up actions needed to reach agreement.

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SOLICITATION DE-RP02-86CH10290, FOR INTEGRATION SUPPORT SERVICES FOR THE SALT REPOSITORY SITE, TEXAS ALSO - AMENDMENTS S001, S002, S003, S004

In accordance with the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, the Department of Energy has the responsibility to dispose of high level nuclear waste in licensed, underground repositories. On May 28, 1986, the Secretary of Energy issued final Environmental Assessments which accompanied nomination of sites as suitable for site characterization. The Secretary also recommended and the President approved the Deaf Smith County, Texas site for site characterization. The DOE Chicago Operations Office, Through its Salt Repository Project Office, is responsible for characterization of the salt site, design and construction of exploratory shafts, site-specific repository engineering and development, evaluation of regulatory requirements, and if the salt site is selected to host a geologic repository, the development, licensing, construction, operation, closure, and decommissioning of a mined geologic repository.

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SOLICITATION DE-RP02-86CH10290, FOR INTEGRATION SUPPORT SERVICES FOR THE SALT REPOSITORY PROJECT OFFICE, ALSO - AMENDMENTS S001, S002

In accordance with the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, the Department of Energy has the responsibility to dispose of high level nuclear waste in licensed, underground repositories. On May 28, 1986, the Secretary of Energy issued final Environmental Assessments which accompanied nomination of sites as suitable for site characterization. The Secretary also recommended and the President approved the Deaf Smith County, Texas site for site characterization. The DOE Chicago Operations Office, Through its Salt Repository Project Office, is responsible for characterization of the salt site, design and construction of exploratory shafts, site-specific repository engineering and development, evaluation of regulatory requirements, and if the salt site is selected to host a geologic repository, the development, licensing, construction, operation, closure, and decommissioning of a mined geologic repository.

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SOLICITATION DE-RP02-86CH10290, FOR INTEGRATION SUPPORT SERCIVES FOR THE SALT REPOSITORY PROJCET OFFICE, ALSO - AMMENDMENTS

Performs professional work in resear5ch, design development, testing, analysis, production, construction, maintenance, operation, planning, survey, estimation, application or standardization of engineering facilities, systems, structures, processes, equipment, devices, or materials, requiring knowledge of the science and art by which materials, natural resources and power are made useful.

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SOLICITATION DE-RP02-86CH10290, FOR INTEGRATION SUPPORT SERVICES FOR THE SALT REPOSITORY PROJECT OFFICE

In accordance with the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, the Department of Energy has the responsibility to dispose of high level nuclear waste in licensed, underground repositories. On May 28, 1986, the Secretary of Energy issued final Environmental Assessments which accompanied nomination of sites as suitable for site characterization. The Secretary also recommended and the President approved the Deaf Smith County, Texas site for site characterization. The DOE Chicago Operations Office, Through its Salt Repository Project Office, is responsible for characterization of the salt site, design and construction of exploratory shafts, site-specific repository engineering and development, evaluation of regulatory requirements, and if the salt site is selected to host a geologic repository, the development, licensing, construction, operation, closure, and decommissioning of a mined geologic repository.

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DOE MEMORANDUM GUIDELINES NUCLEAR WASTE REPOSITORY PROGRAM GRANTS

The purpose of the financial assistance program under the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 is to ensure that eligible States ad affected Indian Tribes have sufficient financial resources to participate in the repository development process as mandated by the  Act. Doe is fully committed to the objective of timely and effective State and tribal participation and will use the financial assistance provisions of the Act to assist States and tribes in meeting this goal.

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INTERNAL GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR IMPLEMENTING THE CONSULTATION AND COOPERATION AGREEMENT PROVSIONS OF SECTION 117 OF THE NUCLEAR WASTE POLICY ACT

The purpose of this document is to assist the Department of Energy headquarters and field offices in developing workable consultation and Cooperation agreements as required by Section 117 of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982. C&C agreement are an essential means of ensuring that states and affected Indian tribes participate in all aspects of the planning and development of the national waste repository program in accordance with the Act. C&C agreements govern the procedures to be followed in relations between DOE and states or tribes and form the foundation upon which such relations may be guided.

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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION/DOE MEETING ON SCP ISSUES HIERARCHY

The purpose of the meeting was for DOE to brief and solicit comments from the NRC, States and Tribes on their Generic Issues Hierarchy and Issue Resolution Strategy, including a description of the approach being used for performance allocation. By familiarizing the NRC, States and Tribes with the framework being used to organize, plan and conduct site characterization, ODE hopes to facilitate the understanding, review, an comment on the SCP when they become available. The DOE's approach to Generic Issues Hierarchy/Performance Allocation was described in advance materials provided by the DOE was letter dated February 13, 1987.

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PLAN FOR THE ADVANCE CONCEPTUAL DESIGN OF THE REPOSITORY AND THE WASTE PACKAGE

This plan has been developed by the Office of Geologic Repositories of the Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management to provide a consistent approach to planning for, initiating, ad implementing the advanced conceptual design for the repository and the waste package. It contains programmatic and policy guidance as well as technical guidance to the repository Project Offices. This guidance will help to ensure that the ACD efforts will result in a product that satisfies the design requirements and will provide a firm basis for planning subsequent design phases. The guidance will also help to ensure that the design complies with the quality assurance and safety requirements of the OCRWM Program.

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WASTE ACCEPTANCE PRELIMINARY SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE WEST VALLEY DEMONSTRATION PROJECT HIGH-LEVEL WASTE FORM

These Waste Acceptance Preliminary Specifications specify the properties and requirements for the high-level waste forms to be produced by the Defense Waste Processing Facility at the Savannah River Plant, South Carolina. The WAPS establish the minimum requirements which the DWPF waste form must meet in order to be compatible with any of the three geologic media under consideration for the first geologic repository.

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WASTE ACCEPTANCE PRELIMINARY SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE DEFENSE WASTE PROCESSING FACILITY HIGH-LEVEL WASTE FORM

These Waste Acceptance Preliminary Specifications specify the properties and requirements for the high-level waste forms to be produced by the Defense Waste Processing Facility at the Savannah River Plant, South Carolina. The WAPS establish the minimum requirements which the DWPF waste form must meet in order to be compatible with any of the three geologic media under consideration for the first geologic repository.

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SYSTEMS ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE OFFICE OF GEOLOGIC REPOSITORES

As the office responsible for the development of the Mined Geologic Disposal Systems,  which is designated a Major Systems Acquisition, the Office of Geologic Repositories must plan and manage a complex program that poses many technical and administrative challenges. It is DOE policy to use systems engineering in the technical management of all Major System Acquisitions. By issuing this document, the Associate Director for OGR directs the use of systems engineering in the development of the MGDS. Systems engineering will be conducted by al organizations participating in MGDS development: all divisions o OGR, the DOE Project Offices. Federal organizations such as national laboratories, and private contractors that support the Project Offices.

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ANNOTATED OUTLINE FOR THE SCP CONCEPTUAL DESIGN REPORT

This executive summary will provide a management-level view of the report, summarizing its most significant parts. It will address both the conduct and the results of the SCP conceptual design. The summary will be presented in narrative form with references to the other sections of the report of additional detail as appropriate. Its objective will be to provide the reader with a quick but comprehensive understanding of the work that was accomplished and reported in the remainder of the report.

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ANNOTATED OUTLINE FOR SITE CHARACTERIZATION PLANS

The Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 requires the preparation of a site characterization plan prior to the initiation of shaft construction at any candidate repository site. The SCP is also required by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission licensing procedures for the disposal of high-level waste as contained in 10 CFR Part 60, "Disposal of High-Level Radioactive Wastes in Geologic Repositories." As part of the prelicensing procedures, the Department of Energy is required to submit an SCP to the NRC and the States for particular geologic repository operations area prior to sinking shafts. The basic purpose of the SCP is simple: to provide a mechanism for identifying an delimiting the specific issues at a proposed repository site and to identify the plans to obtain data for resolving those issues at an early time in order to avoid delays in the licensing process. As reflected in the logic sequence and organization of this Annotated Outline of Site Characterization Plans for High-Level-Waste Geologic Repositories, the SCP will accomplish the following objectives:

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OCRWM CRYSTALINE REPOSITORY PROJECT INTERACTIONS

State relations is an important part of the Crystalline Repository Project, as well as the Civilian Radioactive Waste Management Project as a while Emphasis on two-way flow of information is in an alliance with the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 which encourages consultation an cooperation with the states and sensitivity to the social and economic effects of repository siting and development to ensure that all valid concerns are addressed.

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OCRWM FACILITY OPERATING

A Monitored Retrievable Storage facility would serve as a centralized spent fuel and nuclear waste consolidation and packing facility with storage capacity. Spent nuclear fuel from the Nation's commercial nuclear power plants would be shipped by dedicated train from an MRS to a geologic repository. If necessary, temporary storage of some spent fuel could be provided at the MRS facility. An MRS facility would have two main components-a receiving and handling building and a storage area.

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DOEE MEMORADUM, ESTABLISHMENT OF WASTE ACCEPTANCE PROCESS AND COMMITTEE

As you know, RW is developing waste acceptance requirements and specifications to provide guidance to producers on the minimum requirements that waste forms must meet to be acceptable for disposal. Each of the first repository projects, working jointly with DWPF and WVDP, have developed proposed site-specific, interim waste acceptance specifications for those two waste forms. RW proposed to develop generic interim waste acceptance specifications for these waste forms to provide a minimum set of specifications which would ensure waste acceptability for any of these first repository sites.

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OCRWM INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM PLAN FOR OFFICE OF CIVILIAN RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT

The Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management Headquarters has significant responsibility for establishing policy and guidance for managing the information important to its program. This task is formidable due to the volume of information involved, the geographically disperse components of the program organization, the technical challenges of the OCRWM mission, and the demands imposed by the open nature of the program. The situation is further complicated by the fact that until recently the Project Offices and HQ have been actively developing information systems at their respective sites with little coordination.

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REGULATORY GUIDE 4.17 STANDARD FORMAT AND CONTENT OF SITE CORRECTION PLAN FOR REPOSITORIES

The Nuclear regulatory Commission licensing procedures for the disposal of high-level waste are continued in 10 CFR Part 60, "Disposal of High-level Radioactive Wastes in Geological Repositories." As part of the prelicensing procedures, the Department of Energy is required to submit a site characterization plan to the NRC for a particular geologic repository operations area and prior to sinking shafts. The basic purpose of the SCP is simple: to provide a mechanism for identifying and delaminating the specify issues at a proposed repository site and to identify the plans for resolving those issues at an early time in order to avoid delays in the process. The SCP as reflected in the logic sequence and organization of this Standard Format and Content of site characterization Plans for High-Level-Waste Geologic Repositories should accomplish the following:

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ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT, YUCCA MOUNTAIN SITE, NEVADA RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AREA, NEVADA, OVERVIEW

In February 1983, the U.S. Department of Energy identified the Yucca Mountain site in Nevada as one of nine potentially acceptable sited for a mined geologic repository for spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste. The site is in the Great basin, which is one of five distinct geohydrologic settings considered for the first repository. To determine their suitability, the Yucca mountain site and the eight other potentially acceptable sites have been evaluated in accordance with the DOE's General Guidelines for the Recommendation of Sites for the Nuclear Waste Repositories. These evaluations were reported in draft environmental assessments, which were issued for public review and comment. After considering the comments received on the draft EAs, the DOE prepared the final EAs.

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ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT, YUCCA MOUNTAIN SITE, NEVADA RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AREA, NEVADA, VOLUMES III

This appendix responds to the issues raised by Federal, State, and local governments, affected Indian Tribes, private citizens, and other organizations on the draft environmental assessment that was prepared pursuant to Section 112 of the Nuclear Waste policy Act of 1982. In addition to presenting the issues raised in the Comments and the responses, it describes where changes were made in the final EA.

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TECHNO-ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF BATTELLE'S MULTI-SOLID FLUIDIZED BED OIL SHALE RETORT

Battelle is developing the Multi-Solids Fluidized Bed (MSFB) Oil Shale Retort under contract to the U.S. DOE. This retort features an entrained bed of small particles (spent shale) superimposed on a permanently fluidized bed of large dense particles. The heat required for retorting is supplied by burning retorted shale in a separate fluidized bed and is delivered to the retort by the recirculating entrained bed.

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ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT, YUCCA MOUNTAIN SITE, NEVADA RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AREA, NEVADA, VOLUMES I

In February 1983, the U.S. Department of Energy identified the Yucca Mountain site in Nevada as one of nine potentially acceptable sited for a mined geologic repository for spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste. The site is in the Great basin, which is one of five distinct geohydrologic settings considered for the first repository. To determine their suitability, the Yucca mountain site and the eight other potentially acceptable sites have been evaluated in accordance with the DOE's General Guidelines for the Recommendation of Sites for the Nuclear Waste Repositories. These evaluations were reported in draft environmental assessments, which were issued for public review and comment. After considering the comments received on the draft EAs, the DOE prepared the final EAs.

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COMPARATIVE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND TOXICOLOGICAL EVALUATION OF EFFLUENTS DERIVED FROM FOSSIL FUEL PROCESSING

Significant quantities of aqueous effluents are produced in fossil fuel processing. Since there is the potential for human exposure to these effluents, it is essential to determine the associated health risk. The following studies were conducted to evaluate the relative acute toxicity and mutagenicity properties of the process waters and to obtain data on fertility and reproductive parameters.

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STRUCTURAL AND FRACTURE MECHANICS MODELING ASSOCIATED WITH UNDERGROUND COAL CONVERSION FOR THE PERIOD APRIL 1, 1980-MARCH 31, 1981

Applied Hydrology Associates, Inc. has been contracted by DOE to perform field measurements and collect water quality samples from ground water monitoring wells at the Hanna UCG site. The technical directive for the third quarter of 1987 sampling and analytical effort was received by AHA on July 10, 1987. All scheduled Hanna wells were sampled during August, 1987. Samples were analyzed by Bookcliffs Commercial Laboratories of Steamboat Springs, Colorado. Selected duplicate samples were analyzed by AccuLabs of Denver, Colorado. The following report documents the sampling methodology, field results and laboratory results.

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PREDICTED COSTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROLS FOR A COMMERCIAL OIL SHALE INDUSTRY

The water balance for a Modified In Situ retort burning shale with a mean grade of 25 gal/ton and with a nominal production of 57,000 bpsd is shown in figure 6-11 the water rates shown were determined as indicated in Table 6-32, the material balance for the retort. As seen, there are two process condensate streams produced. The retort condensate is derived from water vapor condensing in the retort; this water percolates through the unretorted shale and leached out inorganic salts, mainly as bicarbonates. A probably composition is given in Table 6-33, which suggests that themmonia concentration is low, and H2S probably negligible. The gas condensate on the other hand leaves the retort in the vapor phase and is condensed from the gas in a scheme similar to that shown in Figure 6-2 for the Paraho plant. It is not expected to contain significant concentrations of inorganic salts, but the dissolved gases will, if in equilibrium with the retort gas composition of Table 6-34, be about 21,000 mg NH3/l, 42,000 mg CO2/l and 100 mg H2S/l. Organics will be presented in both condensate streams.

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HYDROLOGY OF POLLUTANT REMOVAL AT THE HOE CREEK SITE

In the aftermath of the Hoe Creek II experiment the groundwater near the burn is polluted. It has been proposed to pump the polluted water out of the ground and either treat it to remove pollutants or put it in a lined evaporation pond and remove the residue to an appropriate dump site after all of the water is evaporated. NUS Corporation has done conceptual design and cost estimates for a variety of treatment or evaporation schemes. Their analysis assumes that the polluted water can be pumped out. This report investigates the validity of that assumption and evaluates some alternative schemes. This report does not repeat or review he work done by NUS Corp.

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REVERSE COMBUSTION IN A BOREHOLE

A geochemical/transport model that describes the fate of solute in a saturated porous media is conceptualized. The model's fundamentals account for dispersion/diffusion, advection, adsorption, biodegradation, aqueous-phase complex formation, and the dissociation of water. The mathematical representations of these fundamentals are presented and described in detail. Equation parameters and data for specific compounds are also given. A consistent set of model compounds consisting of both organic and inorganic species is selected. The model compounds are selected primarily on the basis of data availability for describing their geochemical interactions and the adsorption and biodegradation characteristics. The selected compounds will be used for future model evaluation and will test all the features of the model. The geochemical equilibrium aspects of the model have been numerically solved. Preliminary results are presented for the specific model compounds selected.

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