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ESTIMATING AND UNDERSTANDING DOE WASTE MANAGEMENT COSTS'
Jonathan S. Kang
U.S. Department of Energy, EM-30
Trevion II Bldg.
Washington, D.C. 20585-0002
(301) 903-7178
and
Michael J. Sherick
Lockheed Idaho Technologies Company
P.O. Box 1625
Idaho Falls, Idaho 83415-2420
(208) 526-6922
ABSTRACT
This paper examines costs associated with cleaning up the U.S. Department of
Energy's (DOE's) nuclear facilities, with particular emphasis on the waste
management program. Life-cycle waste management costs have been compiled
and reported in the DOE Baseline Environmental Management Report (BEMR).
Waste management costs are a critical issue for DOE because of the current
budget constraints. The DOE sites are struggling to accomplish their
environmental management objectives given funding scenarios that are well
below anticipated waste management costs. Through the BEMR process, DOE
has compiled complex-wide cleanup cost estimates and has begun analysis of
these costs with respect to alternative waste management scenarios and policy
strategies. From this analysis, DOE is attempting to identify the major cost
drivers and prioritize environmental management activities to achieve maximum
utilization of existing funding. This paper provides an overview of the
methodology DOE has used to estimate and analyze some waste management
costs, including the key data requirements and uncertainties.
INTRODUCTION
The DOE is in the process of establishing plans and agreements to clean up its nuclear
facilities that are spread across the country in what is commonly referred to as the "weapons
' Work supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Environmental
Management, under Idaho Operations Office Contract DE-AC07-941D 13223.
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Kang, Jonathan S. & Sherick, Michael J. Estimating and understanding DOE waste management costs`, article, December 1, 1995; Idaho Falls, Idaho. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc620201/m1/1/: accessed April 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.