Interagency cooperation in the development of a cost-effective transportation and disposal solution for vitrified radium bearing material
Conference
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OSTI ID:207472
- Fernald Environmental Restoration Management Corp., Cincinnati, OH (United States)
- USDOE, Fernald Area Office, Cincinnati, OH (United States)
- Foster Wheeler Environmental Corp. (United States)
Fernald radium bearing ore residue waste, stored within Silos 1 and 2 (K-65) and Silo 3 waste, will be vitrified for disposal at the Nevada Test Site (NTS). A comprehensive, parametric evaluation of waste form, shielding requirements, packaging, and transportation alternatives was completed to identify the safest, most cost-effective approach. The impacts of waste loading, waste form, regulatory requirements, NTS waste acceptance criteria, as-low-as-resonably-achievable principles, and material handling costs were factored into the recommended approach. Through cooperative work between the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), the vitrified K-65 and Silo 3 radioactive material will be classified consistent with the regulations promulgated by DOT in the September 28, 1995 Federal Register. These new regulations adopt International Atomic Energy Agency language to promote a consistent approach for the transportation and management of radioactive material between the international community and the DOT. Use of the new regulations allows classification of the vitrified radioactive material from the Fernald silos under the designation of low specific activity-II and allows the development of a container that is optimized to maximize payload while minimizing internal void space, external surface radiation levels, and external volume. This approach minimizes the required number of containers and shipments, and the related transportation and disposal costs.
- Research Organization:
- Fernald Environmental Restoration Management Corp., Cincinnati, OH (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC24-92OR21972
- OSTI ID:
- 207472
- Report Number(s):
- FEMP--2459; CONF-960212--20; ON: DE96007287
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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