Radioactive Waste Management Business

TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

• STUDY GOAL AND OBJECTIVES
• REASONS FOR DOING THE STUDY
• AUDIENCE FOR THE REPORT
• SCOPE AND FORMAT
• METHODOLOGY
• INFORMATION SOURCES
• AUTHOR'S CREDENTIALS
• RELATED BCC PUBLICATIONS
• REPORTS
• MONTHLY NEWSLETTERS
• BCC ONLINE SERVICES
• DISCLAIMER

SUMMARY

• Summary Table:
  U.S. MARKET FOR RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGIES AND SERVICES, THROUGH 2007 ($ MILLIONS)
• Summary Figure:
  MARKET SHARE BY TECHNOLOGY/SERVICE, 2002 (%)
  

INDUSTRY OVERVIEW

• HISTORY
• THE ATOMIC ENERGY ACT (1946)
• NUCLEAR ENERGY FOR PEACETIME USES
• THE COMMERCIAL REALITY OF NUCLEAR POWER
• FORMERLY UTILIZED SITES REMEDIAL ACTION PROGRAM
• THE ENERGY REORGANIZATION ACT
• RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT
• REGULATING NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY - A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE
• THREE MILE ISLAND NUCLEAR POWER PLANT
• STRATEGIC ARMS LIMITATION TREATY II
• MANAGING NUCLEAR WASTE
• INTERNATIONAL INCIDENTS AND THE PERCEPTION OF NUCLEAR POWER
• IMPORTANT REGULATIONS
• Table 1. SUMMARY OF SELECTED RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT LEGISLATION
  • ATOMIC ENERGY ACT
  • THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT
• THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT (CONTINUED)
• RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT
• RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY (CONTINUED)
• RECENT RCRA REFORMS
  • REQUIREMENTS FOR MANAGEMENT OF HAZARDOUS CONTAMINATED MEDIA; FINAL RULING (HWIR-MEDIA)
• URANIUM MILL TAILINGS RADIATION CONTROL ACT
• THE COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE, COMPENSATION, AND LIABILITY ACT
• SUPERFUND AMENDMENTS AND REAUTHORIZATION ACT
• CERCLA/SUPERFUND REFORMS
  • FIRST SET OF SUPERFUND ADMINISTRATIVE IMPROVEMENTS (JUNE 1993)
  • SECOND SET OF SUPERFUND ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS (FEBRUARY 1995)
    • SECOND SET OF SUPERFUND ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS (CONTINUED)
  • THIRD SET OF SUPERFUND ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS (OCTOBER 1995)
    • THIRD SET OF SUPERFUND ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS (CONTINUED)
    • THIRD SET OF SUPERFUND ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS (CONTINUED)
• LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE POLICY ACT
• NUCLEAR WASTE POLICY ACT
• NUCLEAR WASTE POLICY ACT (CONTINUED)
• FEDERAL FACILITY COMPLIANCE ACT
• FEDERAL FACILITY COMPLIANCE ACT (CONTINUED)
• DOE DIRECTIVES
• FUTURE REGULATIONS
• NRC EXTERNAL REGULATION OF DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NUCLEAR SAFETY
• RCRA REFORMS
  • HAZARDOUS WASTE: IDENTIFICATION AND LISTING: PROPOSED RULE (HWIR-WASTE)
  • STORAGE, TREATMENT, TRANSPORTATION, AND DISPOSAL OF MIXED WASTE; PROPOSED RULE
• TYPES OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES
• SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL
• SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL (CONTINUED)
• Table 2. TYPES OF RADIOACTIVE WASTE
  • HIGH-LEVEL WASTE
  • TRANSURANIC WASTE
• GOALS OF THE TRU WASTE PROGRAM
• LOW-LEVEL WASTE
• Figure 1. U.S. LOW-LEVEL WASTE CONTRIBUTIONS (%)
  • LLW IN NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS
• LIQUID RADIOACTIVE WASTES
• WET SOLID WASTES
• SPENT ION EXCHANGE RESINS
• FILTER SLUDGE
• CARTRIDGE FILTERS
• DRY ACTIVE SOLID WASTES
• COMPACTIBLE WASTES
• NONCOMPACTIBLE WASTES
  • LIQUID ORGANIC WASTES
• INDUSTRIAL, INSTITUTIONAL, AND MEDICAL WASTES
  • LIQUID RADIOACTIVE WASTES
  • DRY ACTIVE SOLID WASTES
  • LIQUID ORGANIC WASTES
  • BIOLOGICAL WASTES
  • SEALED SOURCES
• STORAGE AND DISPOSAL
• URANIUM MILL TAILINGS
• URANIUM MILL TAILINGS (CONTINUED)
• NATURALLY OCCURRING AND ACCELERATOR-PRODUCED RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
• MIXED WASTE
• MIXED WASTE (CONTINUED)
• CONTAMINANTS
• WASTE INVENTORY
• Table 3. FREQUENCY OF CONTAMINANT OCCURRENCE AT DOE INSTALLATIONS (%)
• Figure 2. SUMMARY OF WASTE INVENTORIES IN THE U.S., BY TYPE (%)
• Table 4. U.S. VOLUMES OF RADIOACTIVE WASTE BY SITE AND TYPE, FY 2000 (CUBIC METERS)
• Table 5. U.S. PROJECTED WASTE/CONTAMINATED MEDIA AND SNF INVENTORY, EXCLUDING GROUNDWATER AND WASTEWATER, THROUGH 2007 (CUBIC METERS)
• Table 6. VOLUMES OF CONTAMINATED MEDIA BY TYPE, 2000
  • WASTE DISPOSITION
• Table 7. U.S. WASTE MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES (CUBIC METERS)
  • MARKET PROJECTIONS FOR WASTE AND MEDIA TYPES
• Table 8. U.S. MARKET PROJECTIONS OF WASTE MANAGEMENT BY WASTE TYPE, THROUGH 2007 ($ MILLIONS)
  • TYPES OF TECHNOLOGIES
• Table 9. TYPES OF RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGIES
• Table 10. RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT COSTS ($ PER CUBIC METER)
• Figure 3. INTEGRATED RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITY
• Table 11. HISTORICAL U.S. MARKET BY TECHNOLOGY TYPE, 2000 AND 2001 ($ MILLIONS)
  • INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
  • THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
• THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (CONTINUED)
• COMMERCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL WASTE GENERATORS
• COMMERCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL WASTE GENERATORS (CONTINUED)
• COMMERCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL WASTE GENERATORS (CONTINUED)
• Figure 4. LOW-LEVEL WASTE COMPACTS
• Table 12. LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE COMPACT SYSTEM DATA (%)
  • REGULATORS AND OTHER AGENCIES
• INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY
• ORGANIZATION FOR ECONOMIC COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT NUCLEAR ENERGY AGENCY
• NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
  • NUCLEAR REACTOR SAFETY
  • NUCLEAR MATERIALS SAFETY
  • NUCLEAR WASTE SAFETY
• ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
• FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
• FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION
• DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
• FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION
• NUCLEAR WASTE TECHNICAL REVIEW BOARD
• COMMERCIAL SECTOR RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT COMPANIES
• FUTURE TRENDS
• ACCELERATED CLEANUP STRATEGY
• Table 13. DOE SITE CLEANUP COSTS AND COMPLETION DATES
• Table 13 (CONTINUED)
• ACCELERATED CLEANUP STRATEGY (CONTINUED)
• ACCELERATED CLEANUP STRATEGY (CONTINUED)
• CONTRACT REFORM INITIATIVE
• CONTRACT REFORM INITIATIVE (CONTINUED)
• PRIVATIZATION
• PRIVATIZATION (CONTINUED)
• PRIVATIZATION (CONTINUED)
• PROCESS-DEFINITIVE TESTING
• THE BENEFITS OF EMPLOYING PDT
• ISO 14000 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
• PLANNING
• IMPLEMENTATION
• CHECKING AND CORRECTIVE ACTION
• MANAGEMENT REVIEW
• MITIGATION OF GREENHOUSE GASES
• COMPETITIVENESS AND OPERATING PERFORMANCE
• OPERATING SAFETY AND PUBLIC ACCEPTANCE
• RADIOACTIVE WASTE ISSUES
• POSSIBLE WEAPONS PROLIFERATION AND NATIONAL SECURITY

CHARACTERIZATION, MONITORING, AND SENSOR TECHNOLOGIES

• Table 14. CHARACTERIZATION, MONITORING, AND SENSOR TECHNOLOGIES
• Table 14 (CONTINUED)
• Table 15. U.S. CHARACTERIZATION, MONITORING, AND SENSOR MARKET SUMMARY, THROUGH 2007 ($ MILLIONS)
  • EXPEDITED SITE CHARACTERIZATION
  • EXPEDITED SITE CHARACTERIZATION (CONTINUED)
  • EXPEDITED SITE CHARACTERIZATION (CONTINUED)
  • SUBSURFACE CHARACTERIZATION
  • DIRECT-PUSH ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY
  • GROUND-PENETRATING RADAR
  • SEISMIC PROFILING
  • MAGNETOMETRY AND THE RAPID GEOPHYSICAL SURVEYOR
  • CONTAINMENT MONITORING
  • CONE PENETROMETER-MOUNTED SENSORS
  • COLORIMETRIC TEST STRIP
  • IMMUNOASSAY
  • ELECTROCHEMICAL SENSORS
  • BIOSENSORS
  • ELECTRICAL RESISTANCE TOMOGRAPHY
  • DECONTAMINATION AND DECOMMISSIONING APPLICATIONS
  • SURFACE CONTAMINATION MONITORS
  • PIPE EXPLORER SYSTEM
  • N-SCANTM-PROMPT GAMMA NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS
  • PORTABLE X-RAY, K-EDGE HEAVY METAL DETECTOR
  • HAZARDOUS INORGANIC CONTAMINANT ANALYSIS
  • X-RAY FLUORESCENCE ANALYZERS
  • SOL GEL INDICATORS
  • HAZARDOUS ORGANIC CONTAMINANT ANALYSIS
  • GAS CHROMATOGRAPHS/MASS SPECTROMETERS
  • FIBER OPTIC CHEMICAL SENSORS
  • RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINANT ANALYSIS
  • GAMMA RADIATION DETECTOR
  • PASSIVE ALPHA DETECTOR
  • AIR QUALITY MONITORING
  • PHOTOIONIZATION DETECTORS AND FLAME IONIZATION DETECTORS
  • FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROMETERS

CONTAINMENT AND STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES

• Table 16. CONTAINMENT AND STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES
• Table 17. U.S. CONTAINMENT AND STORAGE MARKET SUMMARY, THROUGH 2007 ($ MILLIONS)
  • LINERS AND SUBSURFACE BARRIERS
  • LINERS AND SUBSURFACE BARRIERS (CONTINUED)
  • CAPS AND COVERS
  • ASPHALT/CONCRETE CAP
  • RCRA SUBTITLE C CAP
  • RCRA SUBTITLE D CAP
  • TANKS AND CONTAINERS
  • MONITORED RETRIEVABLE STORAGE
  • MONITORED RETRIEVABLE STORAGE (CONTINUED)
• Figure 5. CENTRALIZED INTERIM STORAGE FACILITY FOR SPENT FUEL AND HIGH-LEVEL WASTE
  • MONITORED RETRIEVABLE STORAGE (CONTINUED)
  • MONITORED RETRIEVABLE STORAGE (CONTINUED)
• Figure 6. MULTIPURPOSE CANISTER (MPC) SYSTEM

SIZE REDUCTION TECHNOLOGIES

• Table 18. SIZE REDUCTION TECHNOLOGIES
• Table 19. U.S. SIZE-REDUCTION MARKET SUMMARY, THROUGH 2007 ($ MILLIONS)
  • COMPACTION AND SUPERCOMPACTION
  • SIZING

TREATMENT TECHNOLOGIES

• Table 20. TREATMENT TECHNOLOGIES
• Table 21. U.S. TREATMENT MARKET SUMMARY, THROUGH 2007 ($ MILLIONS)
  • PHYSICAL TREATMENT
  • FILTRATION
• DISPOSABLE FILTERS
• REUSABLE FILTERS
• ELECTRODIALYSIS
• ULTRAFILTRATION
• GRANULAR BED FILTRATION
• EVAPORATION
• CORROSION AND EVAPORATION PROCESSES
• FOAMING
• SOLAR AND OTHER VARIATIONS OF EVAPORATORS
• REVERSE OSMOSIS
• CENTRIFUGATION
• DRYING
• CHEMICAL TREATMENT
• NEUTRALIZATION
• OXIDATION/REDUCTION
• OXIDATION/REDUCTION (CONTINUED)
• STEAM REFORMING
• SUPERCRITICAL WATER OXIDATION
• ION EXCHANGE
• ION EXCHANGE (CONTINUED)
• CARBON ADSORPTION
• CARBON ADSORPTION (CONTINUED)
• PRECIPITATION
• DISTILLATION
• STEAM STRIPPING
• THERMAL TREATMENT
• INCINERATION
• CIRCULATING BED COMBUSTOR
• FLUIDIZED BED
• INFRARED COMBUSTION
• ROTARY KILNS
• PYROLYSIS
• MOLTEN-SALT DESTRUCTION
• VITRIFICATION
• GLASS FURNACE (JOULE HEATED MELTER)
  • MICROWAVE MELTER
    • MICROWAVE MELTER (CONTINUED)

STABILIZATION AND ENCAPSULATION TECHNOLOGIES

• Table 22. U.S. STABILIZATION AND ENCAPSULATION MARKET SUMMARY, THROUGH 2007 ($ MILLIONS)
  • PORTLAND CEMENT SYSTEMS
  • ENCAPSULATION
  • ENCAPSULATION (CONTINUED)

REMEDIATION TECHNOLOGIES

• Table 23. REMEDIATION TECHNOLOGIES
• Table 23 (CONTINUED)
• Table 24. U.S. REMEDIATION MARKET SUMMARY, THROUGH 2007 ($ MILLIONS)
  • IN SITU BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT
  • BIOVENTING
  • ENHANCED BIOREMEDIATION
  • PHYTOREMEDIATION
  • IN SITU PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL TREATMENT
  • ELECTROKINETIC REMEDIATION
  • FRACTURING
  • SOIL FLUSHING
  • SOIL VAPOR EXTRACTION
  • IN SITU THERMAL TREATMENT
  • THERMALLY ENHANCED SOIL VAPOR EXTRACTION
  • IN SITU VITRIFICATION
  • EX SITU BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT
  • SLURRY PHASE BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT
  • BIOREACTORS
  • EX SITU PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL TREATMENT
  • CHEMICAL EXTRACTION
  • DEHALOGENATION
  • SEPARATION
  • SOIL WASHING
  • SOLAR DETOXIFICATION
  • UV OXIDATION
  • EX SITU THERMAL TREATMENT
  • THERMAL DESORPTION
• HIGH-TEMPERATURE THERMAL DESORPTION
• LOW-TEMPERATURE THERMAL DESORPTION
• AIR EMISSIONS/OFF-GAS TREATMENT
• BIOFILTRATION
• HIGH-ENERGY DESTRUCTION
• HIGH-ENERGY CORONA
• TUNABLE HYBRID PLASMA REACTOR
• MEMBRANE SEPARATION
• OXIDATION
• VAPOR-PHASE CARBON ADSORPTION
• VOC RECOVERY AND RECYCLE

DECONTAMINATION AND DECOMMISSIONING TECHNOLOGIES

• Table 25. DECONTAMINATION AND DECOMMISSIONING TECHNOLOGIES
• Table 26. U.S. DECONTAMINATION AND DECOMMISSIONING MARKET SUMMARY, THROUGH 2007 ($ MILLIONS)
  • FACILITY DEACTIVATION
  • FACILITY DECONTAMINATION
  • MECHANICAL DECONTAMINATION
  • CHEMICAL DECONTAMINATION
• HOT GAS DECONTAMINATION
• MATERIAL DISMANTLEMENT AND DISPOSITION

WASTE TRANSPORTATION AND DISPOSAL

• Figure 7. U.S. WASTE TRANSPORTATION AND DISPOSAL MARKET, THROUGH 2007 ($ MILLIONS)
• Table 27. TYPES OF WASTE DISPOSAL
• Table 28. DOE WASTE VOLUMES PROJECTED FOR DISPOSAL
  • LLW AND MLLW DISPOSAL
• Table 29. PROJECTED VOLUMES OF LLW BY DISPOSAL FACILITY TYPE, 2000-2007 (CUBIC METERS)
• Table 30. PROJECTED VOLUMES OF MLLW BY DISPOSAL FACILITY TYPE, 2000-2007 (CUBIC METERS)
• Table 31 DOE CERCLA ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION DISPOSAL FACILITIES
  • WASTE ISOLATION PILOT PLANT
  • YUCCA MOUNTAIN PROJECT

TECHNOLOGY NEEDS AND TECHNOLOGY DEPLOYMENT

• Figure 8. DOE CLEANUP PROJECT R&D NEEDS (%)
  • HIGH-LEVEL WASTE R&D NEEDS
  • WASTE STORAGE NEEDS
  • WASTE RETRIEVAL NEEDS
  • WASTE PRETREATMENT TECHNOLOGY NEEDS
  • WASTE IMMOBILIZATION TECHNOLOGY NEEDS
  • TANK CLOSURE NEEDS
  • MIXED, LOW-LEVEL, AND TRANSURANIC WASTE R&D NEEDS
  • SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL R&D NEEDS
  • NUCLEAR MATERIALS R&D NEEDS
  • ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION R&D NEEDS
  • DEACTIVATION AND DECOMMISSIONING R&D NEEDS

INTERNATIONAL ASPECTS

• Table 32. INTERNATIONAL (EXCLUDING THE U.S.) MARKET RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGIES AND SERVICES BY REGION, THROUGH 2007 ($ MILLIONS)
• Figure 9. GLOBAL MARKET SHARES BY REGION (EXCLUDING THE U.S.), 2002 (%)
  • COUNTRY PROFILES
  • ARGENTINA
  • AUSTRALIA
  • BELARUS
  • BELGIUM
  • BRAZIL
  • CANADA
  • CHINA
  • FINLAND
  • FRANCE
  • GERMANY
  • INDIA
  • JAPAN
  • RUSSIA
• RUSSIA (CONTINUED)
• SOUTH KOREA
• SPAIN
• SWEDEN
• SWITZERLAND
• TAIWAN
• UNITED KINGDOM

COMPANY PROFILES

INTERNATIONAL COMPANY PROFILES

• ATOMIC ENERGY OF CANADA, LTD.
• BRITISH NUCLEAR FUELS, LTD.
• COGEMA GROUP
• FRAMATOME ANP
• FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM KARLSRUHE GMBH
• UK NIREX, LTD.
• RWE NUKEM CORP.
• V.G. KHLOPIN RADIUM INSTITUTE

DOMESTIC COMPANY PROFILES

• AMERICAN ECOLOGY CORP.
• BWX TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
• BARTLETT NUCLEAR, INC.
• BECHTEL GROUP, INC.
• CANBERRA INDUSTRIES
• CAMP DRESSER AND MCKEE
• CH2M HILL
• COLLOID ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES CO.
• CONTAINER PRODUCTS CORP.
• DURATEK, INC.
• EG&G
• ENVIROCARE OF UTAH, INC.
• FLUOR CORP.
• FOSTER WHEELER CORP.
• JACOBS ENGINEERING GROUP, INC.
• NUCLEAR SOURCES AND SERVICES, INC.
• NUCLEAR FUEL SERVICES, INC.
• SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORP.
• SHAW ENVIRONMENTAL AND INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
• WASHINGTON GROUP INTERNATIONAL, INC.
• WESTON SOLUTIONS, INC.
• PATENTS
• Table 33. PATENT CLASS 588 SUBCLASS CATEGORIES
• Table 33 (CONTINUED)
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• Table 34. PATENTS BY YEAR
• Figure 10. U.S. RADIOACTIVE WASTE PATENTS BY TECHNOLOGY, 1996-JANUARY 2002 (%)
• Figure 11. U.S. RADIOACTIVE WASTE PATENTS BY COUNTRY, 1996-JANUARY 2002 (%)

APPENDIX A: PATENT DATA

• Table 35. CONTAINMENT AND STORAGE PATENTS
• Table 35 (CONTINUED)
• Table 36. WASTE PROCESSING AND TREATMENT PATENTS
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• Table 37. WASTE TRANSPORTATION AND DISPOSAL PATENTS
• Table 38. DECONTAMINATION AND DECOMMISSIONING PATENTS
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APPENDIX B: CONTACT/PRODUCT INFORMATION

• Table 39. COMPANIES INVOLVED IN PROVIDING PRODUCTS/SERVICES RELATED TO RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT
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APPENDIX C: AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS

• DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE)
  • DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) (CONTINUED)
  • DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) (CONTINUED)
  • DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) (CONTINUED)
  • DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) (CONTINUED)
• U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION (NRC)
• ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY REGIONAL OFFICES
• OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES
  • DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FOREST SERVICE
  • AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICES FACILITIES DIVISION
  • COMMODITY CREDIT CORP.
  • DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
  • GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT DIVISION
  • DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
  • BUREAU OF MINES
  • BUREAU OF RECLAMATION
  • NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
  • FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
  • DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
  • NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
• STATE AGENCIES
  • ALABAMA: DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
  • ALASKA: SOLID AND HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT SECTION
  • ARIZONA: OFFICE OF WASTE PROGRAMS/HAZARDOUS SECTION
  • ARKANSAS: HAZARDOUS WASTE DIVISION
  • CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
  • COLORADO: HAZARDOUS MATERIALS AND WASTE MANAGEMENT
  • CONNECTICUT: BUREAU OF WASTE MANAGEMENT
  • DELAWARE: HAZARDOUS WASTE BRANCH
  • DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
  • FLORIDA: DIVISION OF WASTE MANAGEMENT
  • GEORGIA: ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION DIVISION
  • HAWAII: SOLID AND HAZARDOUS WASTE BRANCH
  • IDAHO: PERMITTING AND ENFORCEMENT
  • ILLINOIS: HAZARDOUS WASTE CENTER
  • INDIANA: OFFICE OF SOLID AND HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT
  • IOWA: AIR QUALITY AND SOLID WASTE PROTECTION
  • KANSAS: BUREAU OF WASTE MANAGEMENT
  • KENTUCKY: HAZARDOUS WASTE BRANCH, DIVISION OF WASTE MANAGEMENT
  • LOUISIANA: OFFICE OF SOLID AND HAZARDOUS WASTE
  • MAINE: OIL AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS BUREAU
  • MARYLAND: HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
  • MASSACHUSETTS: DIVISION OF HAZARDOUS WASTE
  • MICHIGAN: HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM SECTION
  • MINNESOTA: HAZARDOUS WASTE DIVISION, POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY
  • MISSISSIPPI: HAZARDOUS WASTE DIVISION, DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
  • MISSOURI: HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM, DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
  • MONTANA: HAZARDOUS WASTE SECTION, SOLID AND HAZARDOUS WASTE BUREAU
  • NEBRASKA: HAZARDOUS WASTE SECTION, DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
  • NEVADA: DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
  • NEW HAMPSHIRE: HAZARDOUS WASTE COMPLIANCE SECTION
  • NEW JERSEY: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT
  • NEW MEXICO: HAZARDOUS WASTE BUREAU
  • NEW YORK: DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
  • NORTH CAROLINA: HAZARDOUS WASTE SECTION, DIVISION OF SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
  • NORTH DAKOTA: DIVISION OF SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
  • OHIO: HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT
  • OKLAHOMA: DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
  • OREGON: HAZARDOUS WASTE POLICY AND PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT
  • PENNSYLVANIA: BUREAU OF WASTE MANAGEMENT
  • RHODE ISLAND: SOLID WASTE SECTION, AIR AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS DIVISION
  • SOUTH CAROLINA: BUREAU OF SOLID AND HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT
  • SOUTH DAKOTA: DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION WASTE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
  • TENNESSEE: HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT SECTION, DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION
  • TEXAS: OFFICE OF WASTE MANAGEMENT
  • UTAH: DIVISION OF SOLID AND HAZARDOUS WASTE
  • VERMONT: HAZARDOUS MATERIALS MANAGEMENT DIVISION, AGENCY OF NATURAL RESOURCES
  • VIRGINIA: DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
  • WASHINGTON: OFFICE OF WASTE MANAGEMENT
  • WEST VIRGINIA: OFFICE OF WASTE MANAGEMENT
  • WISCONSIN: HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT SECTION, SOLID AND HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT BUREAU
  • WYOMING: SOLID AND HAZARDOUS WASTE DIVISION, DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
  • OTHER AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS
  • AMERICAN NUCLEAR SOCIETY
  • BOARD ON RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT
  • THE CANADIAN NUCLEAR ASSOCIATION
  • CONFERENCE OF RADIATION CONTROL PROGRAM DIRECTORS, INC.
  • DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD
  • THE ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE
  • EUROPEAN NUCLEAR SOCIETY
  • THE INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR MATERIALS MANAGEMENT (INMM)
  • INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY
  • INTERNATIONAL NUCLEAR SOCIETY COUNCIL (INSC)
  • THE INTERNATIONAL RADIATION PROTECTION ASSOCIATION (IRPA)
  • NATIONAL GOVERNORS' ASSOCIATION
  • NUCLEAR ENERGY INSTITUTE
  • THE OECD NUCLEAR ENERGY AGENCY
  • THE OECD WASHINGTON CENTRE
  • URANIUM INFORMATION CENTRE, LTD.
  • URANIUM INSTITUTE
  • WESTERN GOVERNORS' ASSOCIATION

APPENDIX D: PUBLISHED SOURCES OF INFORMATION

• APPENDIX D: PUBLISHED SOURCES OF INFORMATION (CONTINUED)
• APPENDIX D: PUBLISHED SOURCES OF INFORMATION (CONTINUED)
• APPENDIX D: PUBLISHED SOURCES OF INFORMATION (CONTINUED)
• APPENDIX D: PUBLISHED SOURCES OF INFORMATION (CONTINUED)

APPENDIX E: ONLINE AND INTERNET SOURCES OF INFORMATION

• GENERAL SOURCES
• RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT
• TECHNOLOGIES

APPENDIX F: TECHNOLOGY NEEDS DATA BY DOE FIELD OFFICE

• Table 40. CHARACTERIZATION, MONITORING, AND SENSORS NEEDS
• Table 40 (CONTINUED)
• Table 40 (CONTINUED)
• Table 40 (CONTINUED)
• Table 40 (CONTINUED)
• Table 40 (CONTINUED)
• Table 40 (CONTINUED)
• Table 40 (CONTINUED)
• Table 40 (CONTINUED)
• Table 41. DECONTAMINATION AND DECOMMISSIONING TECHNOLOGY NEEDS
• Table 41 (CONTINUED)
• Table 41 (CONTINUED)
• Table 41 (CONTINUED)
• Table 41 (CONTINUED)
• Table 42. TRANSPORTATION AND DISPOSAL TECHNOLOGY NEEDS
• Table 43. HEALTH AND SAFETY TECHNOLOGY NEEDS
• Table 44. NUCLEAR MATERIALS MANAGEMENT NEEDS
• Table 45. CROSS-CUTTING RESEARCH AND SUPPORT NEEDS
• Table 45 (CONTINUED)
• Table 45 (CONTINUED)
• Table 46. CONTAINMENT AND STORAGE TECHNOLOGY NEEDS
• Table 46 (CONTINUED)
• Table 47. WASTE SIZING AND HANDLING TECHNOLOGY NEEDS
• Table 47 (CONTINUED)
• Table 48. WASTE PROCESSING AND TREATMENT TECHNOLOGY NEEDS
• Table 48 (CONTINUED)
• Table 48 (CONTINUED)
• Table 48 (CONTINUED)
• Table 48 (CONTINUED)
• Table 48 (CONTINUED)

LIST OF TABLES

• Summary Table:
  U.S. MARKET FOR RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGIES AND SERVICES, THROUGH 2007 ($ MILLIONS)
• Table 1 SUMMARY OF SELECTED RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT LEGISLATION
• Table 2 TYPES OF RADIOACTIVE WASTE
• Table 3 FREQUENCY OF CONTAMINANT OCCURRENCE AT DOE INSTALLATIONS (%)
• Table 4 U.S. VOLUMES OF RADIOACTIVE WASTE BY SITE AND TYPE, FY 2000 (CUBIC METERS)
• Table 5 U.S. PROJECTED WASTE/CONTAMINATED MEDIA AND SNF INVENTORY, EXCLUDING GROUNDWATER AND WASTEWATER, THROUGH 2007 (CUBIC METERS)
• Table 6 VOLUMES OF CONTAMINATED MEDIA BY TYPE, 2000
• Table 7 U.S. WASTE MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES (CUBIC METERS)
• Table 8 U.S. MARKET PROJECTIONS OF WASTE MANAGEMENT BY WASTE TYPE, THROUGH 2007 ($ MILLIONS)
• Table 9 TYPES OF RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGIES
• Table 10 RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT COSTS ($ PER CUBIC METER)
• Table 11 HISTORICAL U.S. MARKET BY TECHNOLOGY TYPE, 2000 AND 2001 ($ MILLIONS)
• Table 12 LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE COMPACT SYSTEM DATA (%)
• Table 13 DOE SITE CLEANUP COSTS AND COMPLETION DATES
• Table 14 CHARACTERIZATION, MONITORING, AND SENSOR TECHNOLOGIES
• Table 15 U.S. CHARACTERIZATION, MONITORING, AND SENSOR MARKET SUMMARY, THROUGH 2007 ($ MILLIONS)
• Table 16 CONTAINMENT AND STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES
• Table 17 U.S. CONTAINMENT AND STORAGE MARKET SUMMARY, THROUGH 2007 ($ MILLIONS)
• Table 18 SIZE REDUCTION TECHNOLOGIES
• Table 19 U.S. SIZE-REDUCTION MARKET SUMMARY, THROUGH 2007 ($ MILLIONS)
• Table 20 TREATMENT TECHNOLOGIES
• Table 21 U.S. TREATMENT MARKET SUMMARY, THROUGH 2007 ($ MILLIONS)
• Table 22 U.S. STABILIZATION AND ENCAPSULATION MARKET SUMMARY, THROUGH 2007 ($ MILLIONS)
• Table 23 REMEDIATION TECHNOLOGIES
• Table 23 (CONTINUED)
• Table 24 U.S. REMEDIATION MARKET SUMMARY, THROUGH 2007 ($ MILLIONS)
• Table 25 DECONTAMINATION AND DECOMMISSIONING TECHNOLOGIES
• Table 26 U.S. DECONTAMINATION AND DECOMMISSIONING MARKET SUMMARY, THROUGH 2007 ($ MILLIONS)
• Table 27 TYPES OF WASTE DISPOSAL
• Table 28 DOE WASTE VOLUMES PROJECTED FOR DISPOSAL
• Table 29 PROJECTED VOLUMES OF LLW BY DISPOSAL FACILITY TYPE, 2000-2007 (CUBIC METERS)
• Table 30 PROJECTED VOLUMES OF MLLW BY DISPOSAL FACILITY TYPE, 2000-2007 (CUBIC METERS)
• Table 31 DOE CERCLA ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION DISPOSAL FACILITIES
• Table 32 INTERNATIONAL (EXCLUDING THE U.S.) MARKET RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGIES AND SERVICES BY REGION, THROUGH 2007 ($ MILLIONS)
• Table 33 PATENT CLASS 588 SUBCLASS CATEGORIES
• Table 34 PATENTS BY YEAR
• Table 35 CONTAINMENT AND STORAGE PATENTS
• Table 36 WASTE PROCESSING AND TREATMENT PATENTS
• Table 37 WASTE TRANSPORTATION AND DISPOSAL PATENTS
• Table 38 DECONTAMINATION AND DECOMMISSIONING PATENTS
• Table 39 COMPANIES INVOLVED IN PROVIDING PRODUCTS/SERVICES RELATED TO RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT
• Table 40 CHARACTERIZATION, MONITORING, AND SENSORS NEEDS
• Table 41 DECONTAMINATION AND DECOMMISSIONING TECHNOLOGY NEEDS
• Table 42 TRANSPORTATION AND DISPOSAL TECHNOLOGY NEEDS
• Table 43 HEALTH AND SAFETY TECHNOLOGY NEEDS
• Table 44 NUCLEAR MATERIALS MANAGEMENT NEEDS
• Table 45 CROSS-CUTTING RESEARCH AND SUPPORT NEEDS
• Table 46 CONTAINMENT AND STORAGE TECHNOLOGY NEEDS
• Table 47 WASTE SIZING AND HANDLING TECHNOLOGY NEEDS
• Table 48 WASTE PROCESSING AND TREATMENT TECHNOLOGY NEEDS

LIST OF FIGURES

• Summary Figure:
  MARKET SHARE BY TECHNOLOGY/SERVICE, 2002 (%)
• Figure 1 U.S. LOW-LEVEL WASTE CONTRIBUTIONS (%)
• Figure 2 SUMMARY OF WASTE INVENTORIES IN THE U.S., BY TYPE (%)
• Figure 3 INTEGRATED RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITY
• Figure 4 LOW-LEVEL WASTE COMPACTS
• Figure 5 CENTRALIZED INTERIM STORAGE FACILITY FOR SPENT FUEL AND HIGH-LEVEL WASTE
• Figure 6 MULTIPURPOSE CANISTER (MPC) SYSTEM
• Figure 7 U.S. WASTE TRANSPORTATION AND DISPOSAL MARKET, THROUGH 2007 ($ MILLIONS)
• Figure 8 DOE CLEANUP PROJECT R&D NEEDS (%)
• Figure 9 GLOBAL MARKET SHARES BY REGION (EXCLUDING THE U.S.), 2002 (%)
• Figure 10 U.S. RADIOACTIVE WASTE PATENTS BY TECHNOLOGY,
• 1996-JANUARY 2002 (%)
• Figure 11 U.S. RADIOACTIVE WASTE PATENTS BY COUNTRY, 1996-JANUARY 2002 (%)