Case Study 2: Hazardous Waste Characterization at a DOE Laboratory Treatment and Storage Facility
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Case Study 2:Case Study 2:
Hazardous Waste Hazardous Waste Characterization at a DOE Characterization at a DOE Laboratory Treatment and Laboratory Treatment and
Storage FacilityStorage Facility
Case Study 2:Case Study 2:
Hazardous Waste Hazardous Waste Characterization at a DOE Characterization at a DOE Laboratory Treatment and Laboratory Treatment and
Storage FacilityStorage Facility
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DOE Hypothetical DOE Hypothetical National LaboratoryNational Laboratory
DOE Hypothetical DOE Hypothetical National LaboratoryNational Laboratory
15 miles from a city of 3 million15 miles from a city of 3 million Rural area when builtRural area when built Now surrounded by a rapidly growing Now surrounded by a rapidly growing
suburban populationsuburban population 5 miles of land, much forested5 miles of land, much forested Laboratory performs research in nuclear Laboratory performs research in nuclear
non-proliferation, energy, environmental non-proliferation, energy, environmental sciences, and other scientific and technical sciences, and other scientific and technical fieldsfields
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DOE Hypothetical DOE Hypothetical National LaboratoryNational Laboratory
DOE Hypothetical DOE Hypothetical National LaboratoryNational Laboratory
Because it is a laboratory, HNL generates Because it is a laboratory, HNL generates a wide variety of waste streams, many of a wide variety of waste streams, many of them subject to RCRA.them subject to RCRA.
RCRA regulation at HNL is by the State RCRA regulation at HNL is by the State Department of Environmental QualityDepartment of Environmental Quality
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Lab WorkerLab WorkerLab WorkerLab Worker
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Case Study 2: Hazardous Case Study 2: Hazardous Waste CharacterizationWaste Characterization
Case Study 2: Hazardous Case Study 2: Hazardous Waste CharacterizationWaste Characterization
The objective of this case study is to The objective of this case study is to develop a system to minimize sampling develop a system to minimize sampling costs and still have the data needed to costs and still have the data needed to correctly manage HNL’s RCRA wastes.correctly manage HNL’s RCRA wastes.