title: Improving radioactive waste management: an overview of the Environmental Protection Agency's low-activity waste effort.
abstract: Radioactive waste disposal in the United States is marked by a fragmented regulatory system, with requirements that often focus on the origin or statutory definition of the waste, rather than the hazard of the material in question. It may be possible to enhance public protection by moving toward a system that provides disposal options appropriate for the hazard presented by the waste in question. This paper summarizes aspects of an approach focusing on the potential use, with appropriate conditions, of Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Subtitle-C hazardous waste landfills for disposal of "low-activity" wastes and public comments on the suggested approach.
authors.affiliation: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Radiation and Indoor Air (6608J), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20460, USA. schultheisz.daniel@epa.gov
authors.forename: Daniel J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Schultheisz
authors.forename: Kenneth S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Czyscinski
authors.forename: Adam D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Klinger
mesh_terms: D003657:Decision Making; D033161:Government Regulation; D011835:Radiation Protection / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards*; D011850:Radioactive Waste / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012308:Risk Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States; D014484:United States Environmental Protection Agency / Q000458:organization & administration*; D018505:Waste Management / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards*
chemical_list: D011850:Radioactive Waste