Long-Term Monitoring of Closed Low-Level Waste and Uranium Mill Tailings Disposal Sites

The goals of radioactive waste disposal are reviewed and their impact on long term monitoring of closed low-level waste and uranium mill tailings disposal sites are described. It is shown that existing instruments are adequate for long-term monitoring and that advances in instrumentation can be accommodated as they become available. The important role of long-term monitoring in improving predictive models of system performance is described.