CO{sub 2} pellet decontamination technology at Westinghouse Hanford
Experimentation and testing with CO{sub 2}, pellet decontamination technology is being conducted at Westinghouse Hanford Company (WHC), Richland, Washington. There are 1100 known existing waste sites at Hanford. The sites specified by federal and state agencies are currently being studied to determine the appropriate cleanup methods best for each site. These sites are contaminated and work on them is in compliance with the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). There are also 63 treatment, storage, and disposal units, for example: groups of waste tanks or drums. In 1992, there were 100 planned activities scheduled to bring these units into the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) compliance or close them after waste removal. Ninety-six of these were completed. The remaining four were delayed or are being negotiated with regulatory agencies. As a result of past defense program activities at Hanford a tremendous volume of materials and equipment have accumulated and require remediation.
- Research Organization:
- Westinghouse Hanford Co., Richland, WA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC06-87RL10930
- OSTI ID:
- 10160993
- Report Number(s):
- WHC-SA-2435; CONF-940505-1; ON: DE94013972; BR: 35AF11201/35AF11202; TRN: 94:013006
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 3. international workshop on implementation of ALARA at nuclear power plants,Long Island, NY (United States),8-11 May 1994; Other Information: PBD: Apr 1994
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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