The Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Office was established in 1982 to carry out the federal government’s responsibilities for low-level radioactive (LLR) waste management in Canada. In this capacity, the Office operates programs to characterize, delineate, decontaminate and consolidate historic LLR waste for interim and long-term storage. The Office is currently the proponent of the Port Hope Area Initiative; a program directed at the development and implementation of a safe, local long-term management solution for historic LLR waste in the Port Hope area. A legal agreement between the Government of Canada and the host community provides the framework for the implementation of the Port Hope Project. Specifically, the agreement requires that the surface of the long-term LLR waste management facility be “conducive to passive and active recreational uses such as soccer fields and baseball diamonds.” However, there are currently no examples of licensed LLR waste management facilities in Canada that permit recreational use. Such an end use presents challenges with respect to engineering and design, health and safety and landscape planning. This paper presents the cover system design, the environmental effects assessment and the landscape planning processes that were undertaken in support of the recreational end use of the Port Hope long-term LLR waste management facility.
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The 11th International Conference on Environmental Remediation and Radioactive Waste Management
September 2–6, 2007
Bruges, Belgium
Conference Sponsors:
- Nuclear Division and Environmental Engineering Division
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978-0-7918-4339-0
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Planning for the Recreational End Use of a Future LLR Waste Mound in Canada: Leaving an Honourable Legacy
H. R. Kleb,
H. R. Kleb
Atomic Energy of Canada Limited, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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R. L. Zelmer
R. L. Zelmer
Atomic Energy of Canada Limited, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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H. R. Kleb
Atomic Energy of Canada Limited, Ottawa, ON, Canada
R. L. Zelmer
Atomic Energy of Canada Limited, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Paper No:
ICEM2007-7087, pp. 1375-1381; 7 pages
Published Online:
May 29, 2009
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Kleb, HR, & Zelmer, RL. "Planning for the Recreational End Use of a Future LLR Waste Mound in Canada: Leaving an Honourable Legacy." Proceedings of the The 11th International Conference on Environmental Remediation and Radioactive Waste Management. 11th International Conference on Environmental Remediation and Radioactive Waste Management, Parts A and B. Bruges, Belgium. September 2–6, 2007. pp. 1375-1381. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2007-7087
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