TRU Waste definition

TRU Waste means waste containing more than 100 nanocuries of alpha-emitting transuranic isotopes per gram of waste, with half-lives greater than 20 years, except for (A) high-level radioactive waste; (B) waste that the DOE Secretary has determined, with the concurrence of the EPA Administrator, does not need the degree of isolation required by the disposal regulations; or (C) waste that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved for disposal on a case-by-case basis in accordance with part 61 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations. [Pub. L. 102-579 (1992)]
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Examples of TRU Waste in a sentence

  • The RH TRU Waste Characterization Program Implementation Plan provides the methods and requirements used to characterize the radiological composition of the RH TRU waste.

  • LA-CP-01-208, National TRU Waste Program Non-Destructive Assay Performance Demonstration Program Large Particle Working Reference Material Production Plan – Phase II.B, current revision, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico.

  • LA-CP-03-0072, National TRU Waste Program Non-Destructive Assay Performance Demonstration Program Increased Americium: Plutonium Working Reference Material Production Plan – Phase III.A, current revision, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico.

  • LA-CP-03-0763, National TRU Waste Program Non-Destructive Assay Performance Demonstration Program Heat Source Plutonium Working Reference Material Production Plan – Phase III.B, current revision, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico.

  • Permit Attachment C7 (as modified from WIPP Hazardous Waste Facility Permit Amended Renewal Application, “Permittee Level TRU Waste Confirmation Processes” - Appendix B7).

  • DOE/CBFO-01-1006, Performance Demonstration Program Plan for Nondestructive Assay of Boxed Wastes for the TRU Waste Characterization Program, current revision, U.S. Department of Energy Carlsbad Field Office, Carlsbad, New Mexico.

  • LA-CP-00-110, National TRU Waste Program NDA PDP Depleted Uranium Production Plan – Phase II.D, current revision, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico.

  • The SPM reviews the AK Summary Report, Radiological Characterization Technical Report, and relevant supporting documentation (e.g., source documents, discrepancy reports, and RH TRU Waste Correlation and Surrogate Summary forms) generated through the AK process to determine if the AK documentation is complete and if the information contained therein is adequate to characterize the waste stream.

  • The discussion of gray bat habitat in the Biological Assessment (and in section 4.3 of the Final EIS) indicates that the nearest potential habitat for the gray bat is at least 1 mile away from the proposed TRU Waste Treatment Facility boundary and activities at the proposed site are not expected to impact the gray bat habitat.

  • The CBFO Security Manager maintains liaison with local, state, tribal, and federal law enforcement authorities to share intelligence regarding potential threats to the TRU Waste Transportation System.

Related to TRU Waste

  • e-waste means electrical and electronic equipment, whole or in part discarded as waste by the consumer or bulk consumer as well as rejects from manufacturing, refurbishment and repair processes;

  • Yard waste means leaves, grass clippings, yard and garden debris and brush, including clean woody vegetative material no greater than 6 inches in diameter. This term does not include stumps, roots or shrubs with intact root balls.

  • Food Waste means waste food that is household waste or, as the case may be, commercial waste, and shall have the same meaning as that applying to Regulation 7 of the Waste Management (Food Waste) Regulations 2009 (SI 508 of 2009) or, as the case may be, to Regulation 6 of the European Union (Household Food Waste and Bio-Waste) Regulations 2015 (SI 430 of 2015);

  • Trade waste means any solid, liquid, or gaseous waste material or rubbish resulting from construction, land clearing for construction or development, building operations, or the prosecution of any business, trade, or industry including, but not necessarily limited to, plastic products, cartons, paint, grease, oil and other petroleum products, chemicals or cinders.

  • Wood waste means untreated wood and untreated wood products, including tree stumps (whole or chipped), trees, tree limbs (whole or chipped), bark, sawdust, chips, scraps, slabs, millings, and shavings.

  • Bulky Waste means business waste or domestic waste which by virtue of its mass, shape, size or quantity is inconvenient to remove in the routine door-to-door council service provided by the council or service provider;

  • Animal waste means any waste consisting of animal matter that has not been processed into food for human consumption.

  • Green Waste Biodegradable waste that can be composed of plant material such as grass or flower cuttings, hedge trimmings and brush less than 1 inch in diameter.

  • Pathological waste means waste material consisting of only human or animal remains, anatomical parts, and/or tissue, the bags/containers used to collect and transport the waste material, and animal bedding (if applicable).

  • Solid waste means all solid waste, including construction debris, hazardous waste, excess cement/ concrete, wrapping materials, timber, cans, drums, wire, nails, food and domestic waste (e.g. plastic packets and wrappers);

  • Medical Waste means isolation wastes, infectious agents, human blood and blood products, pathological wastes, sharps, body parts, contaminated bedding, surgical wastes, potentially contaminated laboratory wastes, and dialysis wastes.

  • Industrial waste means any liquid, gaseous, radioactive, or solid waste substance resulting from any process of industry, manufacturing, trade, or business or from the development of any natural resource.

  • Biomedical Waste means biomedical waste as defined in the Ontario Ministry of the Environment Guideline C-4 entitled “The Management of Biomedical Waste in Ontario” dated April 1994, as amended from time to time;

  • Industrial wastewater means the water or liquid carried waste from an industrial process. These wastes may result from any process or activity of industry, manufacture, trade or business, from the development of any natural resource, or from animal operations such as feedlots, poultry houses, or dairies. The term includes contaminated storm water and leachate from solid waste facilities.

  • Infectious waste means a solid waste that contains or may reasonably be

  • Hazardous Waste means the substances regulated as such pursuant to any Environmental Law.

  • Household waste means any solid waste (including garbage, trash, and sanitary waste in septic tanks) derived from households (including single and multiple residences, hotels and motels, bunkhouses, ranger stations, crew quarters, campgrounds, picnic grounds, and day-use recreation areas).