11 references, 5 figures, 16 tables.ДЄuthors: Stein, S L Tanner, J E Murphy, B L Gillings, J C Hadley, R T Lyso, O M Gilchrist, R L Murphy, D W Publication Date: Thu Dec 01 00:00: Research Org.: Pacific Northwest Lab., Richland, WA (USA) OSTI Identifier: 5463127 Report Number(s): PNL-4640 ON: DE84005334 DOE Contract Number: AC06-76RL01830 Resource Type: Technical Report Resource Relation: Other Information: Portions are illegible in microfiche products. Finally, regulations that could affect the operation of a waste consolidation facility were identified and their impact was assessed. Using current costs for the transportation and burial of low-level waste, a cost comparison was then made between waste disposal with and without the utilization of volume reduction. Currently available processes for volume reduction, as well as processes still under development, were then investigated, and the support and handling equipment and the staff needed for the safe operation of a waste consolidation facility were studied. In addition, a preliminary design for a waste consolidation facility was developed, and facilities at each site were reviewed for their availability and suitability for this purpose.

To assist in the selection of a site, an evaluation of environmental issues was included as part of each site review. Four sites were assessed as possible locations for such a facility, using predetermined site selection criteria. A preliminary study of a waste consolidation facility for the Department of the Army's low-level radioactive waste was carried out to determine a possible site and perform a cost-benefit analysis.

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