Open AccessEnvironmental Assessment for the Operation of the Glass Melter Thermal Treatment Unit at the US Department of Energy`s Mound Plant, Miamisburg, Ohio
Publication year - 1995
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/106426
Subject(s) - plutonium , environmental science , tritium , human decontamination , radioactive waste , waste management , pollution , environmental engineering , radiochemistry , chemistry , engineering , nuclear physics , ecology , physics , biology
The glass melter would thermally treat mixed waste (hazardous waste contaminated with radioactive constituents largely tritium, Pu-238, and/or Th-230) that was generated at the Mound Plant and is now in storage, by stabilizing the waste in glass blocks. Depending on the radiation level of the waste, the glass melter may operate for 1 to 6 years. Two onsite alternatives and seven offsite alternatives were considered. This environmental assessment indicates that the proposed action does not constitute a major Federal action significantly affecting the human environment according to NEPA, and therefore the finding of no significant impact is made, obviating the need for an environmental impact statement