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Plea ke eaert ge bry ins COMMITTEE ON RADIONULIDE SEPARATION PROCESSES FOR HIGH-LEVEL Paall WASTE AT THE SAVANNAH RIVER SITE s. ent ed ting filesetbeen acci GJMORIHLETNGO OEN.R BYLEE RRV.C ECANHWSOO,P NCPa,I lNCif,ho Varniirci,ae B -ICnehscthaittiuer,lt eI notfe Trneacthionnoalol g(rye,t iPreadsa),d Meneanlo Park, California al typhave DJAAMREYSL HE .H E.S BPUESNCSHO,N U, nIoivwears Sittya toef UKnainvsearss,i tLya, wArmenecse originmay GEORGE E. KELLER II, Union Carbide Corporation (retired), South Charleston, West Virginia he ors THEODORE A. KOCH, E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company (retired), Wilmington, Delaware m terr ALFRED P. SATTELBERGER, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico k, not froographic MARTIN J. STEINDLER, Argonne National Laboratory (retired), Downers Grove, Illinois op Staff oy er bme t ROBERT S. ANDREWS, Senior Staff Officer, Board on Radioactive Waste Management p ao ps CHRISTOPHER K. MURPHY, Program Officer, Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology original ed, and LTOANUIR GAR LELEANNLOESA, FS,e Anidomr iPnriosjteractti vAes sAisstsaoncti,a Bteo, aBrdo aornd Ronad Rioaadciotiavcet iWvea Wstea sMtea nMaagneamgeenmtent he ain m tret oe ed frat bnnot ea es crer, c L filwev Mo Xh m g, ed fromattin en recomposg-specific forn. eno the original work has bation of and other typesettiding styles, for attributiauthoritative version epresentaks, hean as the digital rord breblicatio e: This new e lengths, won of this pu PDF filnal; linnt versi About this to the origiuse the pri ee us v s are trd. Plea ke eaert ge bry ins BOARD ON RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT Paall s. ent JOHN F. AHEARNE, Chair, Sigma Xi and Duke University, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina ed ting filesetbeen acci CRROHOBABEERRRLTTE SMJ .M .B BCUECDRONNMIETBRZI,OE F,, uCVtuiocrnees- uRClehtasanoitru,,r BcCeeostn hAseusslsdtoaacn, iMta, tGaersiy,p lIfan-nOcd.b, eBrefrrikcekl,e Sy,w Citazleifrolarnndia al typhave GROREDGNOERYY C R. E. WCHINOGP,P UINn,i vFelorsriitdya o Sf tMateic Uhingiavne,r sAitnyn, TAarlblaohrassee ginay JAMES H. JOHNSON, JR., Howard University, Washington, D.C. m the orierrors m RNOIKGOELRA EY. KP.A LSAPVEERRSOONV,, CRluasrski aUnn Aivceardseitmy,y W ofo Srcceisetnecre, sM, Masosascchouwsetts k, not froographic JAWALINLEELX IACA.NMSD. LAEO.R MN MGILA, LMCSLa, AcOkCaakHy RLScAidhNgoeo, lEA o.sIfs. oMdcuii naPteeosdn, tUU dnneii vvNeeerrsmsiittoyiue osrs f( r&Nete iCvreoaddm)a,p, OaRnleynn e(oyre, tMireadry),l aWndilmington, Delaware ooyp MARTIN J. STEINDLER, Argonne National Laboratories (retired), Argonne, Illinois er bme t ATSUYUKI SUZUKI, University of Tokyo, Japan p ao JOHN J. TAYLOR, Electric Power Research Institute (retired), Palo Alto, California VICTORIA J. ps original ed, and TSCHINKEL, Landers and Parsons, Tallahassee, Florida he ain Staff m tret oe KEVIN D. CROWLEY, Director ed frat bnnot RBAORBBERATR AS. PAANSDTRINEAW, SS,t aSfefn Oiofrf iScetarff Officer ea es crer, c GREGORY H. SYMMES, Senior Staff Officer ML filowev JSOUHSNAN R .B W. MILOECYK, SLeEnRio, rR Setsaefafr Ochf fAicsesrociate Xh m g, TONI GREENLEAF, Administrative Associate ed fromattin LLAAUTRRIAC IDA. CLL. BAANIOLSE,Y S,e Sneionri oPrr Pojreocjte cAt sAsissstiasntatnt en recomposg-specific forn. SAJAUNMZGAEENSL NAYE AR TS. TETASA,CY JKRLO.H, ROO,Uf fSiSceEen ,iA oPrsr soPijrseotcajten cAtt sAsissstiasntatnt eno the original work has bation of and other typesettiding styles, for attributiauthoritative version epresentaks, hean as the digital rord breblicatio e: This new e lengths, won of this pu PDF filnal; linnt versi About this to the origiuse the pri ee us vi s are trd. Plea ke eaert ge bry ins BOARD ON CHEMICAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY Paall s. ent KENNETH N. RAYMOND, Co-Chair, University of California, Berkeley ed ting filesetbeen acci JJCOOASHTENHP ELHR. MAINN. EDD CEES.R FISMEONONSN,E ECL,o AU-CUnhi,v aUeirrns,i iCvtyea rrosnfiet Nyg iooerf t MhM eCalralyorlonal nUindna, i Cavneodrlsl eiNtgyoe,r PtPhia tCrtskabruorlginha, PSetantnes Uylnviavneirasity, Raleigh al typhave ARILCICHEA RP.D G MA.S GT,R SOtaSnSf,o Drdo Uwn Civheermsiitcya, lS Ctaonmfopradn, yC, aMlifidolranniad, Michigan ginay NANCY B. JACKSON, Sandia National Laboratory, Albuquerque, New Mexico m the orierrors m GSAENOGRTGAEE E K. KIMEL, ELlEi RL iIlIl,y U annido nC oCmarpbaindye, CInodmiapnaanpyo (lrise,t iIrneddi)a, nSaouth Charleston, West Virginia k, not froographic WTPAHILUOLLMI AJA. MSR E JK.I DMLEEEMRY,PE MERRe, rLEckoR s,R AHeslaaermvaraocrshd NLUaantbiivooernarastloi tLryiae, bsC,o aRrmaatobhrrwyida, gyLe, o,N sM eAwals asJmaecroshseu,y sNetetws Mexico ooyp LYNN F. SCHNEEMEYER, Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, New Jersey er bme t MARTIN B. SHERWIN, Chem Ven Group, Inc., Boca Raton, Florida p ao JEFFREY J. SIIROLA, Chemical Process Research Laboratory, Kingsport, Tennessee ps he original ained, and CAPEHRTNREIOSRLT JDI.N SFET. ASS.TN SAGLN,O UCAnENiLvELer,, s GGiteyen ooerfgr aUial tMIanhos,tt Siotrauslt,te TL orafok Tye,e CcMhitinycohlioggayn, Atlanta m tret JOHN C. TULLY, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticutt oe CHI-HUEY WONG, Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California ed frat bnnot STEVEN W. YATES, University of Kentucky, Lexington ea es crer, c Staff ML filowev DOUGLAS J. RABER, Director Xh m g, RUTH MCDIARMID, Program Officer ed fromattin CSYHBRIILS TAO. PPHAEIGRE K, A. MdmUiRniPsHtraYti, vPer oAgsrsaomci Oatfeficer en recomposg-specific forn. eno the original work has bation of and other typesettiding styles, for attributiauthoritative version epresentaks, hean as the digital rord breblicatio e: This new e lengths, won of this pu PDF filnal; linnt versi About this to the origiuse the pri ee us ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF REVIEWERS vii s are trd. Plea ke eaert ge bry ins Acknowledgement of Reviewers Paall s. ent ed ting filesetbeen acci original typmay have technTichails erxeppeorrtti seh,a si nb aececno rrdeavniecwe ewdi tihn pdroracfetd uforerms abpyp roinvdeidv ibdyu atlhse cNhoatsieonn aflo rR ethseeairr cdhi vCeorsuen cpile r(sNpRecCti)v eRse paonrdt he ors Review Committee. The purpose of this independent review is to provide candid and critical comments that will m terr assist the institution in making the published report as sound as possible and to ensure that the report meets k, not froographic iafnonsldlto idtwurtaiinfotgn m ainla dnsituvasindcdruaiaprldts sr f eofmor rat hioneb icrjeo pcnatfirivtdiicetyinp,t aieatvilo itdnoe ipnnrc oteht,ee ca rtne tdvh ieree wisnp tooefgn trshiitivyse ronefep stosh rett o:d ethlieb esrtautdivye cphraorcgees.s .T Whee rwevisiehw to c tohmanmke tnhtes op er bome ty RJ. oBbreernt tM H.i Bskeeryn,e Uron, iUve.Srs. iNtyu ocfl eAarr iRzoengaulatory Commission (retired) p ao ps Lawrence Kershner, Dow Chemical Company original ed, and JKaemnense tWh .N M. Ritacyhmelol,n Bde, lUl Lniavbesr/sLituyc eonf tC Taelicfhonrnoilao,g Bieesrkeley he ain Edwin L. Zebroski, Elgis Consulting m tret Although the reviewers listed above have provided many constructive comments and suggestions, they were oe ed frat bnnot nreolte aassek.e Td hteo reenvdieowrs eo ft hteh icso rnecploursti ownass oorv reercseoemnm beyn Rdaotyiocne sW n.o Mr duirdr atyh,e yU nseivee trhseit yfi noaf lN dorratfht Cofa rthoeli nreap, oaprtp boeinfoterde bitys ea the NRC's Report Review Committee, who was responsible for making certain that an independent examination es crer, c of this report was carried out in accordance with institutional procedures and that all review comments were L filwev carefully considered. Responsibility for the final content of this report rests entirely with the authoring Mo committee and the institution. Xh m g, ed fromattin en recomposg-specific forn. eno the original work has bation of and other typesettiding styles, for attributiauthoritative version epresentaks, hean as the digital rord breblicatio e: This new e lengths, won of this pu PDF filnal; linnt versi About this to the origiuse the pri ee us ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF REVIEWERS viii s are trd. Plea ke eaert ge bry ins Paall s. ent ed ting filesetbeen acci al typhave ginay orim he ors m terr k, not froographic op oy er bme t p ao ps original ed, and he ain m tret oe ed frat bnnot ea es crer, c L filwev Mo Xh m g, ed fromattin en recomposg-specific forn. eno the original work has bation of and other typesettiding styles, for attributiauthoritative version epresentaks, hean as the digital rord breblicatio e: This new e lengths, won of this pu PDF filnal; linnt versi About this to the origiuse the pri ee us CONTENTS ix s are trd. Plea ke eaert ge bry ins Contents Paall s. ent ed ting filesetbeen acci al typhave originmay SUMMARY 1 he ors m terr INTRODUCTION 1 k, not froographic BACKGROUND 2 op er bome ty DOE SELECTION CRITERIA AND GOALS 3 p ao ps COMMENTS ON CRITERIA 6 original ed, and FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 7 he ain m tret REFERENCES CITED 8 oe ed frat bnnot APPENDIX A. BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS 10 ea es crer, c APPENDIX B. LETTERS OF REQUEST FOR THIS STUDY 13 L filwev XMho APPENDIX C. HIGH-LEVEL WASTE TANKS AT THE SAVANNAH RIVER SITE 18 m g, ed fromattin en recomposg-specific forn. eno the original work has bation of and other typesettiding styles, for attributiauthoritative version epresentaks, hean as the digital rord breblicatio e: This new e lengths, won of this pu PDF filnal; linnt versi About this to the origiuse the pri