Committee on the Remediation of Buried and Tank Wastes, Board on Radioactive Waste Management, National Research Council

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• 1 Front Matter; 2 Synopsis; 3 Summary; 4 1 Introduction; 5 2 Conceptual Framework; 6 3 Contaminant Reduction; 7 4 Contaminant Isolation; 8 5 Stewardship Activities; 9 6 Contextual Factors; 10 7 Fundamental Limits on Technical and Institutional Capabilities; 11 8 Design Principles and Criteria for an Effective Long-Term Institutional Management System: Findings and Recommendations; 12 References Cited; 13 Appendix A Committee's Statement of Task; 14 Appendix B Closure Plans for Major DOE Sites; 15 Appendix C Committee Information Gathering Meetings; 16 Appendix D Summary of Recent Stewardship Studies; 17 Appendix E Existing Legal Structure for Closure of the Weapons Complex Sites; 18 Appendix F Disposition of the Nevada Site; 19 Appendix G Mathematical Models Used for Site Closure Decisions; 20 Appendix H Biographical Sketches of Committee Members and Consultants; 21 Appendix I Definitions of Terms Used in this Report

Committee on the Remediation of Buried and Tank Wastes, Board on Radioactive Waste Management, National Research Council

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• 1 Front Matter; 2 Synopsis; 3 Summary; 4 1 Introduction; 5 2 Conceptual Framework; 6 3 Contaminant Reduction; 7 4 Contaminant Isolation; 8 5 Stewardship Activities; 9 6 Contextual Factors; 10 7 Fundamental Limits on Technical and Institutional Capabilities; 11 8 Design Principles and Criteria for an Effective Long-Term Institutional Management System: Findings and Recommendations; 12 References Cited; 13 Appendix A Committee's Statement of Task; 14 Appendix B Closure Plans for Major DOE Sites; 15 Appendix C Committee Information Gathering Meetings; 16 Appendix D Summary of Recent Stewardship Studies; 17 Appendix E Existing Legal Structure for Closure of the Weapons Complex Sites; 18 Appendix F Disposition of the Nevada Site; 19 Appendix G Mathematical Models Used for Site Closure Decisions; 20 Appendix H Biographical Sketches of Committee Members and Consultants; 21 Appendix I Definitions of Terms Used in this Report

Committee on the Remediation of Buried and Tank Wastes, Board on Radioactive Waste Management, National Research Council

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• 1 Front Matter; 2 Synopsis; 3 Summary; 4 1 Introduction; 5 2 Conceptual Framework; 6 3 Contaminant Reduction; 7 4 Contaminant Isolation; 8 5 Stewardship Activities; 9 6 Contextual Factors; 10 7 Fundamental Limits on Technical and Institutional Capabilities; 11 8 Design Principles and Criteria for an Effective Long-Term Institutional Management System: Findings and Recommendations; 12 References Cited; 13 Appendix A Committee's Statement of Task; 14 Appendix B Closure Plans for Major DOE Sites; 15 Appendix C Committee Information Gathering Meetings; 16 Appendix D Summary of Recent Stewardship Studies; 17 Appendix E Existing Legal Structure for Closure of the Weapons Complex Sites; 18 Appendix F Disposition of the Nevada Site; 19 Appendix G Mathematical Models Used for Site Closure Decisions; 20 Appendix H Biographical Sketches of Committee Members and Consultants; 21 Appendix I Definitions of Terms Used in this Report