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Title: Treatment of Bottled Liquid Waste During Remediation of the Hanford 618-10 Burial Ground - 13001

Abstract

A problematic waste form encountered during remediation of the Hanford Site 618-10 burial ground consists of bottled aqueous waste potentially contaminated with regulated metals. The liquid waste requires stabilization prior to landfill disposal. Prior remediation activities at other Hanford burial grounds resulted in a standard process for sampling and analyzing liquid waste using manual methods. Due to the highly dispersible characteristics of alpha contamination, and the potential for shock sensitive chemicals, a different method for bottle processing was needed for the 618-10 burial ground. Discussions with the United States Department of Energy (DOE) and United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) led to development of a modified approach. The modified approach involves treatment of liquid waste in bottles, up to one gallon per bottle, in a tray or box within the excavation of the remediation site. Bottles are placed in the box, covered with soil and fixative, crushed, and mixed with a Portland cement grout. The potential hazards of the liquid waste preclude sampling prior to treatment. Post treatment verification sampling is performed to demonstrate compliance with land disposal restrictions and disposal facility acceptance criteria. (authors)

Authors:
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  1. Washington Closure Hanford, LLC, Richland, WA 99354 (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
WM Symposia, 1628 E. Southern Avenue, Suite 9-332, Tempe, AZ 85282 (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
22224815
Report Number(s):
INIS-US-13-WM-13001
TRN: US14V0248045770
Resource Type:
Conference
Resource Relation:
Conference: WM2013: Waste Management Conference: International collaboration and continuous improvement, Phoenix, AZ (United States), 24-28 Feb 2013; Other Information: Country of input: France; 11 refs.
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES, AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES; CONTAMINATION; EXCAVATION; GROUTING; LIQUID WASTES; PORTLAND CEMENT; REMEDIAL ACTION; SAMPLING; SANITARY LANDFILLS; SOILS; US EPA; WASTE FORMS

Citation Formats

Faulk, Darrin E., Pearson, Chris M., Vedder, Barry L., and Martin, David W. Treatment of Bottled Liquid Waste During Remediation of the Hanford 618-10 Burial Ground - 13001. United States: N. p., 2013. Web.
Faulk, Darrin E., Pearson, Chris M., Vedder, Barry L., & Martin, David W. Treatment of Bottled Liquid Waste During Remediation of the Hanford 618-10 Burial Ground - 13001. United States.
Faulk, Darrin E., Pearson, Chris M., Vedder, Barry L., and Martin, David W. 2013. "Treatment of Bottled Liquid Waste During Remediation of the Hanford 618-10 Burial Ground - 13001". United States.
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title = {Treatment of Bottled Liquid Waste During Remediation of the Hanford 618-10 Burial Ground - 13001},
author = {Faulk, Darrin E. and Pearson, Chris M. and Vedder, Barry L. and Martin, David W.},
abstractNote = {A problematic waste form encountered during remediation of the Hanford Site 618-10 burial ground consists of bottled aqueous waste potentially contaminated with regulated metals. The liquid waste requires stabilization prior to landfill disposal. Prior remediation activities at other Hanford burial grounds resulted in a standard process for sampling and analyzing liquid waste using manual methods. Due to the highly dispersible characteristics of alpha contamination, and the potential for shock sensitive chemicals, a different method for bottle processing was needed for the 618-10 burial ground. Discussions with the United States Department of Energy (DOE) and United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) led to development of a modified approach. The modified approach involves treatment of liquid waste in bottles, up to one gallon per bottle, in a tray or box within the excavation of the remediation site. Bottles are placed in the box, covered with soil and fixative, crushed, and mixed with a Portland cement grout. The potential hazards of the liquid waste preclude sampling prior to treatment. Post treatment verification sampling is performed to demonstrate compliance with land disposal restrictions and disposal facility acceptance criteria. (authors)},
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year = {Mon Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 2013},
month = {Mon Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 2013}
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