THE NATIONAL TRU PROGRAM:PROVIDING SOLUTIONS FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF ALL TRANSURANIC WASTE

摘要

The Department of Energy’s Carlsbad Field Office (CBFO) develops and directs implementation of thernNational TRU Program, assesses site compliance with program requirements, and helps ensure therncommonality of activities and assumptions among the TRU waste sites.rnThe mission of the National TRU Program is to implement a DOE TRU waste system that will safely andrncost-effectively achieve the desired end state at each site. The vision for the program is that each site withrncurrent or future inventory of TRU waste reaches its desired end state. At sites scheduled for cleanup andrnclosure, the desired end state is the removal of all TRU waste from temporary storage for permanentrndisposal at an approved facility. At sites with ongoing missions, the desired end state is not only removalrnof TRU waste from temporary storage but also planned removal of newly generated waste.rnThe major actions that have occurred in the past year that further the accomplishment of the Department'srngoals to dispose of TRU/TRU-mixed waste and clean up sites for their return to the private sector include:rn1. gaining significant efficiencies within the requirements for characterizing waste that willrncome to WIPP, to both speed up waste receipt at the WIPP and reduce the wasterncharacterization costs to the sitesrn2. issuing the updated National TRU Waste Management Planrn3. completing important changes to the program infrastructure that correspond with the changernin WIPP’s focus from permitting and certification to operations and the expanding mission ofrnthe Carlsbad Field Office, andrn4. developing the scenario for a central characterization/certification capabilityrnThis paper addresses these and other major actions being taken to help ensure the timely and efficientrncharacterization and removal of TRU waste from the weapons sites.