IDENTIFICATION OF ISSUES TO BE CONSIDERED FOR PLUTONIUM FINISHING PLANT (PFP) ACCELERATED CLOSURE

Conference · Wed Feb 23 00:00:00 EST 2005

OSTI ID:837634

HOPKINS, A M

This paper describes some of the basic issues identified to date related to the proposed closure of the Plutonium Finishing Plant (PFP) site. It is to be used as a preliminary planning supplement to enable application of the many guidance documents that are now available to describe the statutory and DOE requirements for closure of a Hanford site contaminated with low levels of plutonium. The major issues identified herein include: (1) Closure barrier performance, life expectancy and design criteria; (2) Public and interest group acceptability of closure approach; (3) Quantity of plutonium that will remain; (4) Void backfilling prior to barrier placement; (5) Identification of closure zone boundary; and (6) Impact of 241Z and 241Z-361 waste unit closure plans on the PFP surface barrier design.

• Research Organization: Fluor Hanford, Richland, WA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT (US)
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-96RL13200
• OSTI ID: 837634
• Report Number(s): HNF-25010-FP, Rev.0; TRN: US0501046
• Resource Relation: Conference: Waste Management 2005, Tucson, AZ (US), 02/27/2005--03/03/2005; Other Information: PBD: 23 Feb 2005
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS
BACKFILLING
CONTAINMENT SYSTEMS
DESIGN
PERFORMANCE
PLANNING
PLUTONIUM
HANFORD RESERVATION
FUEL REPROCESSING PLANTS
DECOMMISSIONING