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LOW-LEVEL NON-TRANSURANIC WASTE IS BURIED DIRECTLY IN THE SOIL. THE RWMC, A 144-ACRE WASTE STORAGE AREA FOR LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE SOLID WASTES, IS DIVIDED INTO A TRANSURANIC STORAGE AREA (TSA) AND A SUBSURFACE DISPOSAL AREA (SDA). THE TSA IS DESIGNED FOR THE INTERIM STORAGE OF TRANSURANIC WASTES. THE WASTE IS PACKED IN SPECIALLY CONSTRUCTED BOXES OR DRUMS AND IS STACKED ON A SLOPED ASPHALT PAD. DURING THE STACKING OPERATION, AN AIR SUPPORT BUILDING COVERS THE AREA.AFTER STACKING IS COMPLETE, THE AIR SUPPORT BUILDING IS REMOVED AND THE AREA IS COVERED WITH PLYWOOD, NYLON-REINFORCED POLYVINYL, AND TWO TO THREE FEET OF EARTH. IT IS PLAN- NED TO RETRIEVE THE TSA WASTE AND TRANSFER IT TO A FEDERAL REPOSITORY WHEN ONE IS AVAILABLE. THE SDA IS AN 88-ACRE, FENCE-ENCLOSED PORTION OF THE RWMC. VARIOUS WASTE MATERIALS CONTAMINATED WITH NON-TRANSURANIC RADIOISOTOPES ARE PLACED IN PITS AND TRENCHES IN THE SDA AND BURIED DIRECTLY IN THE SOIL. For more information or additional images, please contact 202-586-5251. |
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| Source | 285 042 001 |
| Author | U.S. Department of Energy from United States |
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This image was originally posted to Flickr by U.S. Department of Energy at https://flickr.com/photos/37916456@N02/16375202305. It was reviewed on 22 November 2017 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the United States Government Work. |
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