DOE ORDER 5820.2A IMPLEMENTATION STATUS

Year
1989
Author(s)
Mark D. Shepard - BDM International, Inc.
Leanne C. Waldo - U. S. Department of Energy
Abstract
The Department of Energy's Order governing management of radioactive waste, DOE Order 5820.2A, was revised effective September 26, 1988. The Order contains prescriptive requirements for managing high-level, transuranic, low-level and NARM wastes as well as decontamination and decommissioning of facilities. These requirements ensure that all DOE radioactive and mixed waste will be managed in a systematic manner to achieve required performance. This paper will summarize the requirements of the Order and discuss the Department's schedule to achieve full compliance with the requirements.