An as Low as Reasonably Achievable J Cost Benefit (Optimization) Analysis for the Shield Design Criterion at the Hanford Waste Vitrification Plant

Conference · Sun Jul 21 04:00:00 EDT 1991

OSTI ID:5498494

Brown, R. C. ^[1]

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1. Westinghouse Hanford Co., Richland, WA (United States)

The Hanford Waste Vitrification Plant (HWVP) is undergoing design and will be constructed at the Hanford Site in Richland, Washington. This facility will vitrify pretreated, Hanford defense, liquid high-level and transuranic wastes into borosilicate glass. Shielding is required in certain process and storage areas of the HWVP to limit exposure of personnel from external sources of radiation. Optimization of the radiation shielding was employed to balance the increased cost of shielding above the reference baseline of 5.0 μSv/h with the reduction in detriment to operating personnel during the lifetime of the facility. The purpose of this paper is to provide an ALARA (as low as reasonably achievable) basis for the shield design criterion for use in the HWVP. Estimates are provided for the increased construction costs to implement the ALARA shield design criterion as well as the cumulative reduction in personnel exposure during the life of the HWVP.

• Research Organization: Westinghouse Hanford Co., Richland, WA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Environmental Management (EM)
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-87RL10930
• OSTI ID: 5498494
• Report Number(s): WHC-SA-1102; CONF-910727--7; ON: DE91016787
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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052001* -- Nuclear Fuels-- Waste Processing
12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES
ALARA
ALPHA-BEARING WASTES
COST
DIMENSIONS
DOSE EQUIVALENTS
DOSES
HANFORD RESERVATION
HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES
MATERIALS
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
OPTIMIZATION
RADIATION DOSES
RADIATION PROTECTION
RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
RADIOACTIVE WASTES
SHIELDING
SHIELDING MATERIALS
SHIELDS
THICKNESS
US DOE
US ERDA
US ORGANIZATIONS
VITRIFICATION
WASTES