Low-Level Waste Public Outreach

In keeping with the NMSS vision statement, DUWP staff strives to maintain a continuing dialogue with members of the public and other stakeholders on current LLRW issues of interest. We accomplish this by convening periodic topical meetings, attending and participating in related for a convend by others and by providing topical links, such as those herein, to allow for continued information collection and exchange.

Current Activities in Public Outreach Related to LLW

• Extended Storage of LLRW - Reference Material
• Site-Specific Analysis Rulemaking (Unique Waste Streams)
• Potential Revision of 10 CFR Part 61
• Blending of Low-Level Radioactive Waste
• Branch Technical Position (BTP) on Concentration Averaging and Encapsulation
• Workshop on Performance Assessments of Near-Surface Disposal Facilities: FEPs Analysis, Scenario and Conceptual Model Development, and Code Selection