On-Site
Evaluation Criteria
What determines if on-site disposal can be implemented?
Potential disposal facilities must meet the following criteria:
• Located on DOE-owned land
• Sufficient acreage availability (for waste facility and support facilities)
• Locations configured by major site/geographic features
• Roads
• Railroads
• Operating facilities
• Major power lines
• Creeks
• Floodplains
• Wetlands
• Endangered species habitats
• Seismic compatibility
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There are five on site disposal locations to evaluate. Not all sites are suitable for an on-site facility.
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When considering the factors associated with effects of potential seismic activities in the region, several questions are often asked when considering a waste disposal facility. DOE provided a grant to the Kentucky Research Consortium for Energy and Environment (KRCEE) to conduct a public study on future use. A decision to ship wastes off-site factors into this study because it affects the amount of land available for other uses and could affect the speed of the final cleanup of the site.
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DOE has successfully built and operated on-site waste disposal facilitiesat a number of sites, including these:
• Weldon Spring, MO, near St. Louis, now part of a recreation area
• Hanford, WA, which remains an active DOE facility
• Oak Ridge, TN, which remains an active DOE facility
• Fernald, OH, near Cincinnati, which is now part of a nature preserve