U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers Waste Experiences: More Than You May Think

摘要

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) works with other federal, and state agencies through severaldifferent programs on numerous Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste (HTRW) sites. FormerlyUtilized Sites Remediation Program (FUSRAP), Formerly Used Defense Sites (FUDS), EPA Superfund,Installation Restoration, Army Deactivated Nuclear Reactor Program, and many other programs presenthazardous, radioactive, and mixed waste issues. While the USACE has a reputation of excellent dirtmovers, little is discussed of our other waste management experiences.This paper discusses some of the challenges facing the Health Physics (HP) staff of the USACE. The HPstaff is currently organized as one team, the Radiation Safety Support Team (RSST), comprised of 15individuals at 6 locations across the country. With typical RSST missions including HP consultation toUSACE activities world wide, many waste challenges arise.These challenges have involved radioactive wastes of all classifications and stability. Sealed and unsealedsources; instruments and dials; contaminated earth and debris; liquids; lab, reactor, and medical wastes areall successfully managed by the USACE. USACE also develops, evaluates, and utilizes waste treatmentapproaches.Types of radioactive waste at HTRW sites include: Low Level Radioactive Wastes (LLRW) (class A, B,C, and greater than C), 11e.(2), Transuranic (TRU), Mixed, and Naturally Occurring (NORM/TENORM).