The BNFL approach to the vitrification of Hanford tank waste

Journal Article · Thu Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1999 · Transactions of the American Nuclear Society

OSTI ID:20005737

Elsden, A

On August 24, 1998, BNFL was authorized to proceed with a contract to provide services to treat and immobilize Hanford tank waste. The contract requires BNFL to design, build, and operate the facilities needed to treat the waste. The eventual commercial return from the contract is derived from payments made against fixed unit price for delivered, in-specification, immobilized waste. The baseload contract is expected to run from August 24, 1998, to 2018, with a contracted period of operation of 10 yr starting in 2007. Expected contract extensions could result in an ultimate contract life of {gt}30 yr. Since the original authorization to proceed in September 1996, BNFL and its team of subcontractors have been developing the technical, operational, regulatory, and financial elements required to build their own facilities to provide waste treatment services for Hanford tank waste at fixed unit prices. This paper describes the approach proposed by BNFL to the construction and operation of the facilities needed to provide tank cleanup services.

• Research Organization: British Nuclear Fuels Ltd., Richland, WA (US)
• OSTI ID: 20005737
• Journal Information: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, Journal Name: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society Vol. 81; ISSN 0003-018X; ISSN TANSAO
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

05 NUCLEAR FUELS
HANFORD RESERVATION
RADIOACTIVE WASTE FACILITIES
RADIOACTIVE WASTE PROCESSING
RADIOACTIVE WASTES
REMEDIAL ACTION
SCALING LAWS
STORAGE FACILITIES
VITRIFICATION