Risk-Based Decision-Making Regarding Mixed Waste Disposal Systems

by W. J. Roberds, Golder Associates Inc, Redmond, United States,



Document Type: Proceeding Paper

Part of: Symposium on Ground Water

Abstract:

An efficient approach has been developed for making rational and defensible decisions among a variety of 'options' (e.g., remedial actions, engineered barrier designs/operational controls, inventory limitations, site investigations and research) for mixed-waste disposal 'systems', which consist of multiple interacting sites (active, inactive and/or future) with multiple pathways. Such decisions are based on maximizing the satisfaction of identified objectives (including the reliability vis a vis specified criteria), explicitly considering tradeoffs among objectives as well as uncertainties in the consequences of any option.

Subject Headings: Waste disposal | Health hazards | Public health and safety | Water treatment | Site investigation | Radioactive wastes | Hazardous wastes

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