Improving the Characterization Program for Contact-Handled Transuranic Waste Bound for the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant

As operational experience is gained in the disposal of transuranic waste from nuclearweapons facilities at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in New Mexico, the Departmentof Energy (DOE) has opportunities to change how it "characterizes" waste to confirmthat it is appropriate for shipment to and disposal at the underground repository.The waste shipped to the facility includes gloves, rags, tools, and...