New York State Low-Level Radioactive Waste Status Report for 1997
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1998-06-30
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Abstract:This report summarizes data on low-level radioactive waste (LLRW)1 generated in New York State.2 It is based on reports from generators that must be filed annually with the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) and on data from the U.S. Department of Energy (U.S. DOE). The New York State Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Act (State Act) requires LLRW generators in the State to submit annual reports detailing the classes and quantities of waste generated. This is the 12th year generators have been required to submit these reports to NYSERDA. The data are summarized in a series of tables and figures. There are four sections in the report. Section 1 covers volume, activity, and other characteristics of waste shipped for disposal in 1997. (Activity is the measure of a material's radioactivity, or the number of radiation-emitting events occurring each second.) Section 2 summarizes volume, activity, and other characteristics of waste held for storage as of December 31,1997. Section 3 shows historical LLRW generation and includes generators' projections for the next five years. Section 4 provides a list, by county, of all facilities from which 1997 LLRW reports were received. Volume is presented in cubic meters and activity is presented in gigabecquerels (GBq) or megabecquerels (MBq). These units have been adopted for the 1997 Status Report to be consistent with U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission uniform national LLRW manifest requirements. The Conversions for Units table on page 49 and footnotes to the relevant tables provide information for converting the data to the previously used units of cubic feet and curies.
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