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Title: Hanford site waste tank characterization

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OSTI ID:10185872

This paper describes the on-going work in the characterization of the Hanford-Site high-level waste tanks. The waste in these tanks was produced as part of the nuclear weapons materials processing mission that occupied the Hanford Site for the first 40 years of its existence. Detailed and defensible characterization of the tank wastes is required to guide retrieval, pretreatment, and disposal technology development, to address waste stability and reactivity concerns, and to satisfy the compliance criteria for the various regulatory agencies overseeing activities at the Hanford Site. The resulting Tank Characterization Reports fulfill these needs, as well as satisfy the tank waste characterization milestones in the Hanford Federal Facility Agreement and Consent Order.

Research Organization:
Westinghouse Hanford Co., Richland, WA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AC06-87RL10930
OSTI ID:
10185872
Report Number(s):
WHC-SA-2584; CONF-940813-28; ON: DE95000517; TRN: 94:020996
Resource Relation:
Conference: 208. American Chemical Society (ACS) national meeting,Washington, DC (United States),21-26 Aug 1994; Other Information: PBD: Aug 1994
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English