HWMA closure plan for the Waste Calcining Facility at the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory
The Waste Calcining Facility (WCF) calcined and evaporated aqueous wastes generated from the reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel. The calciner operated from 1963 to 1981, primarily processing high level waste from the first cycle of spent fuel extraction. Following the calciner shutdown the evaporator system concentrated high activity aqueous waste from 1983 until 1987. In 1988, US Department of Energy Idaho Operations Office (DOE-ID) requested interim status for the evaporator system, in anticipation of future use of the evaporator system. The evaporator system has not been operated since it received interim status. At the present time, DOE-ID is completing construction on a new evaporator at the New Waste Calcining Facility (NWCF) and the evaporator at the WCF is not needed. The decision to not use the WCF evaporator requires Lockheed Idaho Technologies Company (LITCO) and DOE-ID to close these units. After a detailed evaluation of closure options, LITCO and DOE-ID have determined the safest option is to fill the voids (grout the vessels, cells and waste pile) and close the WCF to meet the requirements applicable to landfills. The WCF will be covered with a concrete cap that will meet the closure standards. In addition, it was decided to apply these closure standards to the calcining system since it is contained within the WCF building. The paper describes the site, waste inventory, closure activities, and post-closure care plans.
- Research Organization:
- Lockheed Idaho Technologies Co., Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC07-94ID13223
- OSTI ID:
- 266635
- Report Number(s):
- INEL--96/0189; ON: DE96012819
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Similar Records
Environmental assessment: Closure of the Waste Calcining Facility (CPP-633), Idaho National Engineering Laboratory
Design criteria for the new waste calcining facility at the Idaho Chemical Processing Plant
Fall Semiannual Report for the HWMA/RCRA Post Closure Permit for the INTEC Waste Calcining Facility at the INL Site
Technical Report
·
Mon Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1996
·
OSTI ID:366486
Design criteria for the new waste calcining facility at the Idaho Chemical Processing Plant
Conference
·
Wed Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1975
·
OSTI ID:7354087
Fall Semiannual Report for the HWMA/RCRA Post Closure Permit for the INTEC Waste Calcining Facility at the INL Site
Technical Report
·
Thu Jan 11 23:00:00 EST 2007
·
OSTI ID:917353