How long may it pose a risk to the environment including, but not limited to, the impacts on water, air, and wildlife?
At the time Class C waste is received and disposed of, it is either in an inherently stable waste form (e.g., irradiated stainless steel) or it is packaged in a High Integrity Container. The waste form and/or container prevent any release of radioactivity at the time of disposal. When disposed, Class C waste is also buried deeper than Class B waste to ensure that the waste will not be contacted in the event that an intruder constructs a house on the site. The disposal facility is designed, sited, and constructed to prevent risks to the environment including impacts on water, air and wildlife. Although the waste will remain radioactive for some period of time, the facility (and the waste itself) is engineered to prevent environmental impacts. Furthermore, the Envirocare site is designed to protect ground water as though it were a source of drinking water. This is in spite of the fact that groundwater at the Envirocare site is actually non-potable and unusable for any agricultural or ind
