Justification that the Thermo-Fisher Scientific 241 Am Residues Were Generated by Atomic Energy Defense Activities
The Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) Land Withdrawal Act (LWA) as amended by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (1) requires that for Transuranic (TRU) waste to be eligible for disposal at WIPP, it must have been generated by atomic energy defense activities. The definition of “atomic energy defense activity” is defined in the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (NWPA) (2).
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