Western Governors Association Meeting October 16, 2003

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Western Governors Association MeetingOctober
16, 2003

• Dennis Hurtt
• U.S. Department of Energy
• Carlsbad Field Office

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Key 2003 Outreach to Date

• 21 Exhibits, including
• Waste Management
• North-Central Geological Society of America
  Annual Meeting
• Apache Archaeologist Conference
• NM Association of Counties
• Arizona Association of Counties
• LULAC Conference Expo
• National Conference of State Legislatures
• American Nuclear Society
• National League of Cities

• 105 Tours, including
• NM Bureau of Geology Mineral Resources
• Leadership New Mexico
• Nye County NV Officials
• Nevada Operations Office
• NM Radioactive Waste Consultation Task Force
• Congressional Staff
• Arizona Officials
• Carlsbad Department of Development
• NM Legislative Committee on Radioactive Waste
• Civil Support Team--NM National Guard RAP

• 9 Road Shows, including
• 5 Level VI CVSA Training Classes
• WIPPTRAX 2003-1 Full Scale Exercise

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Upcoming Outreach

• Exhibits
• American Nuclear Society, Nuclear Technology Expo
• National League of Cities 2003

• Road Shows
• Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance Training Class

• Tours
• Louisiana Energy Services
• Train-the-Trainer Class
• Washington State Officials
• EPA RCRA Managers
• Environmental Protection Agency RCRA Division
• Civil Support Team NM National Guard RAP

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Future 1st Shipment Outreach

• NTS Shipment January 2004
• Site Activities
• CBFO Activities
• WGA Activities
• LLNL July 2004
• Site Activities
• CBFO Activities
• WGA Activities

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New Communication Initiatives

• TRU TeamWorks
• New weekly electronic newsletter highlighting
  CBFO waste management operations
• www.wipp.ws/truteamworks.htm
• WIPP Experience
• Self-guided tours of updated lobby displays
• Interactive visitor center
• Multimedia show
• Electronic Reading Rooms
• 11 sites
• Key sites completed by EOY

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WIPP Waste Comparisons
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• The total amount of methane in the headspace gas
  of waste containers underground is equivalent to
  a cow burping for over a six-hour period or 35
  two-liter soda bottles of methane.  
• Rubber waste now underground is equal to 3,890
  17-inch tires--enough for 972 cars.     

3,890
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WIPP Waste Comparisons (continued)

• WIPP has disposed 5,188 tons of iron-based and
  other metals, equal to a ten-acre lot of
  passenger cars parked side-by-side,
  bumper-to-bumper.  
• If all cellulosics (such as wood-based products)
  now disposed were converted to lumber, would be
  enough to build 40 single family homes of 2,450
  square feet.   

Ten acres of cars parkedside-by-side and
bumper-to-bumper
Lumber for forty 2,450 ft2 homes
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WIPP Waste Comparisons (continued)

• If all plastic materials now in WIPP were molded
  into hard hats, would equal 51 hard hats per
  resident.  For family of four, that's 204 hard
  hats.  
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• The total silver in disposed homogeneous wastes
  is only enough for 11 one-ounce coins.

51 per Carlsbad resident
11 silver coins
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WIPP Waste Comparisons
Weight

• Averages
• 55-gallon drum - 285 pounds (heaviest 785
  pounds)
• Pipe overpack - 349 pounds
• 85-gallon overpack - 576 pounds
• SWB (overpack) - 1,168 pounds
• SWB (direct load) - 1,685 pounds 
• Ten-drum overpack - 2,875 pounds
• Based on waste emplacement data through 
  September 25, 2003.