IMPROVING OPERATIONS AND LONG-TERM SAFETY OF THE -- Copyright -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Contents -- Summary -- RESEARCH TO ENHANCE CONFIDENCE IN LONG-TERM REPOSITORY PERFORMANCE -- IMPROVEMENTS TO THE NATIONAL TRU PROGRAM -- Waste Characterization and Packaging Requirements -- Gas Generation -- Transportation Communication and Notification -- Transportation Emergency Response -- Introduction -- Baseline Radiogenic Analysis of Subsurface Fluids -- Transuranic Waste Management Program -- WASTE CHARACTERIZATION AND PACKAGING REQUIREMENTS -- GAS GENERATION -- TRANSPORTATION -- DOE's Communication and Notification Program -- DOE's Emergency Response Program -- COMMITTEE PERSPECTIVE ON NATIONAL TRU PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS -- References -- Appendix A Background Information -- ASSESSMENT OF LONG-TERM PERFORMANCE -- DOE MANAGEMENT OF TRU WASTE -- Waste Characterization Activities -- Truck Transportation to WIPP -- Appendix B Joint USNRC and EPA Guidance on Mixed Waste -- Appendix C Biographical Sketches of Committee Members -- Appendix D Acronyms.