Title: DOE Order 5820.2A implementation status, progress and problems
Abstract: The Department of Energy`s Order governing management of radioactive waste, DOE Order 5820.2A, was revised effective September 26, 1988. Chapter III of the Order contains prescriptive requirements for managing low-level waste. These requirements ensure that all DOE low-level radioactive and mixed waste will be managed in a systematic manner to achieve required performance., The Order defines performance objectives for low-level waste management to limit the dose received by the general public from waste operations, to protect groundwater resources, and to protect inadvertent intruders. For low-level waste disposal operations, the Order requires that a radiological performance assessment be prepared to demonstrate compliance with the performance objectives. The Order also requires that the radiological performance assessments be reviewed by a Peer Review Panel, established by the Order. This paper will summarize the requirements for radioactive waste management and discuss the degree of compliance achieved to date. The Department`s preliminary schedule and anticipated cost to achieve full compliance with the requirements will also be discussed.