Uranium waste disposal at the Savannah River Site

Conference · Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1990

OSTI ID:5788599

Cook, J R; McDonell, W R; Wilhite, E L

The Savannah River Site generates waste containing depleted, natural, and enriched uranium residue. The past and current practice for disposal of this waste at the Savannah River Site have been assessed using radionuclide pathway analysis to estimate environmental impact of closure alternatives for existing disposal sites, and to assist in the development of improved disposal facilities in the near future. This paper outlines the status of uranium waste management technology as currently practiced to maintain the environmental impact within an acceptable limit at the Savannah River Site, and indicates those steps being taken to improve future operations.

• Research Organization: Westinghouse Savannah River Co., Aiken, SC (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC09-89SR18035
• OSTI ID: 5788599
• Report Number(s): WSRC-MS-90-209; CONF-911040-14; ON: DE92009854
• Resource Relation: Conference: International waste management conference, Seoul (Korea, Republic of), 21-26 Oct 1991
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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