Savannah River Plant overview
The Savannah River Plant (SRP) is located in the state of South Carolina. SRP's primary function is the production of plutonium, tritium, and other special nuclear materials for the national defense, for other governmental uses, and for some civilian purposes. The liquid high-level wastes produced from these operations are shown. Fission products from the separations plants are sent to underground waste storage tanks where the volume and mobility of the wastes are decreased by evaporation. Solid wastes generated by the facilities are sent to a 195-acre burial ground. The beta-gamma and low-level alpha wastes are buried in trenches. TRU wastes estimated to contain > 10 nCi/g are stored retrievably on pads. The long-range plan for managing TRU waste at SRP is shown graphically.
- Research Organization:
- Du Pont de Nemours (E.I.) and Co., Aiken, SC (USA). Savannah River Lab.
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC09-76SR00001
- OSTI ID:
- 6128528
- Report Number(s):
- DP-MS-83-55; CONF-830650-1; ON: DE83013340
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES
ALPHA-BEARING WASTES
HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES
LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES
MANAGEMENT
MATERIALS
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT
RADIOACTIVE WASTE STORAGE
RADIOACTIVE WASTES
SAVANNAH RIVER PLANT
SOLID WASTES
STORAGE
UNDERGROUND STORAGE
US AEC
US DOE
US ERDA
US ORGANIZATIONS
VOLUME
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTE STORAGE
WASTES