21 research outputs found
Submittal of Mixed Waste Landfill Annual Long-Term Monitoring & Maintenance Report, April 2018-March 2019 for Sandia National Laboratories/New Mexico, EPA ID Number NM5890110518, June 2019
The Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) and Sandia National Laboratories /New Mexico (SNL/NM) personnel submitted the Mixed Waste Landfill (MWL) Annual Long-Term Monitoring and Maintenance Report for the April 2018 through March 2019 reporting period to the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) in accordance with the requirements of Section 4.8.1 of the MWL Long-Term Monitoring and Maintenance Plan (LTMMP). The LTMMP became effective on January 8, 2014.
The MWL is a 2.6-acre Solid Waste Management Unit (SWMU 76) located in the north-central portion of SNL/NM Technical Area III that has undergone corrective action. As of March 13, 2016, the NMED February 2016 Final Order became effective, granting the Class 3 Permit Modification to reflect that the MWL is Corrective Action Complete with Controls and incorporating the LTMMP in Attachment M of the SNL/NM RCRA Facility Operating Permit. The LTMMP defines all monitoring, inspection, maintenance/repair, and reporting requirements for the MWL.
This sixth MWL Annual Long-Term Monitoring & Maintenance Report is comprised of 12 chapters that include monitoring results for air, surface soil, vadose zone soil moisture and soil-vapor, biota, and groundwater at the MWL. Inspection, maintenance, and repair activities for monitoring well networks and sampling equipment, the storm-water diversion structure, the evapotranspirative (ET) Cover system, and perimeter fence are also presented, along with a summary of MWL regulatory activities completed during the reporting period. The report includes seven annexes that contain supporting documentation for monitoring activities, forms used to document inspection and repair activities, and the annual biology report. The monitoring and inspection results presented in the report indicate the ET Cover and associated controls are performing as designed. No monitoring results exceeded LTMMP trigger levels and were consistent with historical MWL monitoring data. Site conditions continue to be protective of human health and the environment. 566 pgs
Deep borehole disposal of nuclear waste: US perspective
Radioactive waste disposal in deep boreholes may be more "ready" than
disposal in mined geologic repositories since mankind has greater experience
operating small deep holes - boreholes, than big shallow holes - mines. There
are several thousand precedents for constructing >2 km deep boreholes and
several hundred precedents for disposing long-lived wastes in boreholes.
Borehole disposal is likely to be faster, cheaper, and more flexible than mined
disposal, while also offering greater long-term isolation. Isolation would rely
on the great depth, water density gradients, and reducing conditions to prevent
vertical movement of waste up the borehole.Comment: 24 pages, 8 figure
Environment Restoration Operations Consolidated Quarterly Report - January 2016
Environmental Restoration Operations Consolidated Quarterly Report, January 2016 for the Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration, Sandia National Laboratories that addresses all quarterly reporting (July through September 2015) required under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Permit and the Compliance Order on Consent for Sandia National Laboratories/New Mexico, Environmental Protection Agency identification number NM5890110518
Submittal of the Mixed Waste Landfill Five-Year Report, Sandia National Laboratories/New Mexico, EPA ID Number NM5890110518, January 2019
The Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) and Sandia National Laboratories /New Mexico (SNL/NM) personnel submitted the Mixed Waste Landfill (MWL) Five-Year Report for the January 2014 through December 2017 reporting period to the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) in accordance with the requirements of Section 4.8.2 of the MWL Long-Term Monitoring and Maintenance Plan (LTMMP). The LTMMP became effective on January 8, 2014 and the first Five-Year Report was due January 8, 2019.
The MWL is a 2.6-acre Solid Waste Management Unit (SWMU 76) located in the north-central portion of SNL/NM Technical Area III that has undergone corrective action. As of March 13, 2016, the NMED February 2016 Final Order became effective, granting the Class 3 Permit Modification to reflect that the MWL is Corrective Action Complete with Controls and incorporating the LTMMP in Attachment M of the SNL RCRA Facility Operating Permit. The LTMMP defines all monitoring, inspection, maintenance/repair, and reporting requirements for the MWL.
This first MWL Five-Year Report is comprised of seven chapters that include a summary of all monitoring and inspection results for the reporting period, Fate and Transport Model review and updates, an evaluation of remedy effectiveness, a reevaluation of excavation feasibility, summary and conclusions, and references. All supporting documentation is provided in four annexes.
The primary purpose of the Five-Year Report is to evaluate the effectiveness of the selected remedy (i.e., the ET Cover) and the likelihood of contaminants reaching groundwater. The 2014 through 2017 monitoring, inspection, and maintenance results provide the empirical data necessary to establish current site conditions, evaluate the effectiveness of the ET Cover and associated controls, and reevaluate the likelihood of contaminants reaching groundwater. The measure of effectiveness is the protection of human health and the environment.
Based upon four years of monitoring, inspection, and maintenance under the LTMMP, MWL site conditions have improved and continue to be protective of human health and the environment. ET Cover native vegetation has matured and additional best practice measures to reduce erosion and control site drainage have been completed. MWL multi-media monitoring results are consistent with historical data, no trigger levels were exceeded, and there were no indications of new releases or changing conditions that would increase the risk to site workers, the public, or increase the likelihood of contaminants reaching groundwater.
The MWL ET Cover and associated remedy controls are in good condition and performing as designed. The inspection and maintenance results confirm the physical integrity of the ET Cover, site controls, and all monitoring networks. 652 pages