Remediation and cleanout levels for Hanford site single-shell tanks
The Hanford Federal Facility Agreement and Consent Order (Tri-Party Agreement) (Ecology et al. 1994), requires the retrieval of 99 percent of the Hanford Site single-shell tank (SST) waste. Retrieval of the waste requires the completion of saltwell pumping and then the sluicing of all 149 tanks, at a cost of over $3 billion. The retrieved waste is to be processed and vitrified for ultimate disposal as glass. This document shows that the intent of the Tri-Party Agreement can be met by sluicing the waste from only 86 tanks, after the completion of saltwell pumping. This partial retrieval option will result in a cost savings of over $600 million in construction and operation alone, and will significantly reduce the volume of glass requiring disposal
- Research Organization:
- Westinghouse Hanford Co., Richland, WA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC06-87RL10930
- OSTI ID:
- 274893
- Report Number(s):
- WHC-SD-WM-TI--711; ON: DE96050188
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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