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Radioactive Mixed Waste at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant

by Roger P. Hansen, IT Corp, United States,
John S. Hart, IT Corp, United States,



Document Type: Proceeding Paper

Part of: Environmental Engineering

Abstract:

This paper discusses compliance by the U.S. Department of Energy Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) near Carlsbad, New Mexico with the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) (1). The focus of the discussion is on RCRA compliance issues at a facility scheduled to begin receiving radioactive mixed waste about September 1989.

Subject Headings: Radioactive wastes | Waste treatment plants | Hazardous wastes | Industrial facilities | Waste sites | Recycling | Waste management | New Mexico | United States

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