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NRC's Offices of Nuclear Regulatory Research (RES) and Federal and
State Materials and Environmental Management Programs (FSME)
organized this Workshop on Engineered Barrier Performance Related
to Low-Level Radioactive Waste, Decommissioning, and Uranium Mill
Tailings Facilities. The workshop was held August 3-5, 2010 at the
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Headquarters Auditorium,
11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. The Workshop was
coordinated with the States (i.e., Texas, South Carolina, Utah,
Colorado, Washington, and New York), Tribal Nations (Navajo,
Umatilla and Nez Perce), and Federal agencies (e.g., U.S.
Department of Energy DOE], U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
EPA], U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research
Service USDA/ARS], U.S. Geological Survey USGS], and DOE National
Laboratories). The workshop technical topics focused on engineered
surface covers and bottom liners designed to isolate waste by
impeding surface-water infiltration into the waste systems and
mitigating the migration of contaminants from the waste disposal
site. Topics included engineered barrier performance, modeling,
monitoring, and regulatory experiences at low-level radioactive
waste, decommissioning, and uranium mill tailings sites. The
workshop objectives included: (1) facilitation of communication
among Federal and State staff and contractors and selected experts
on current engineered barrier issues and technical and regulatory
experiences; (2) discussion of lessons learned and approaches for
monitoring and modeling; (3) preparation of recommendations to
address maintenance of engineered barrier performance over time;
and (4) identification of topics for future research and the
potential need to update technical guidance. Recommendations and
insights given during session presentations, panel debates, and the
discussions that followed were documented by the session reporters
and are included in this report.
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