Annual report of tank waste treatability

Technical Report · Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1990

OSTI ID:6131043

Karnesky, R A

This report has been prepared as part of the Hanford Federal Facility Agreement and Consent Order (Tri-Party Agreement) and constitutes completion of Tri-Party Agreement Milestone M-04-00. This report provides a summary of treatment activities for newly generated waste, existing double-shell tank (DST) waste, and existing single-shell tank (SST) waste. Existing waste in DSTs will be treated in B Plant to separate DST waste into high-level waste (HLW), transuranic (TRU) waste, and low-level waste (LLW) fractions. The HLW and TRU waste fractions will be vitrified in the Hanford Waste Vitrification Plant (HWVP) for permanent disposal in a national geologic repository. The LLW fraction will be treated in the Grout Treatment Facility (GTF) to make a solid waste form suitable for near-surface disposal in concrete vaults. The Tri-Party Agreement provides schedules for future HWVP and GTF activity. Existing waste in SSTs is being characterized to enable appropriate treatment options to be developed. This information is needed for a supplemental environmental impact statement (SEIS) leading to a decision on final SST waste disposal. Historical reviews of the process by which the grout waste form and the glass waste form were chosen are provided. A compilation of historical reports and abstracts is provided. 25 refs., 4 figs., 5 tabs.

• Research Organization: Westinghouse Hanford Co., Richland, WA (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-87RL10930
• OSTI ID: 6131043
• Report Number(s): WHC-EP-0365; ON: DE91009162
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES
ACTINIDES
AGING
BIBLIOGRAPHIES
BOROSILICATE GLASS
BUILDING MATERIALS
CEMENTS
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
CLEANING
CONCRETES
CONDENSATES
CONTAINERS
DECONTAMINATION
DISPERSIONS
DISSOLUTION
DOCUMENT TYPES
ELEMENTS
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
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FAST REACTORS
FEDERAL REGION X
FFTF REACTOR
FUNCTIONAL MODELS
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GLASS
GROUND DISPOSAL
HANFORD RESERVATION
HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES
HISTORICAL ASPECTS
INTERMEDIATE-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES
ION EXCHANGE
LEACHING
LIQUID METAL COOLED REACTORS
LIQUID WASTES
LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES
MAINTENANCE
MANAGEMENT
MATERIALS
MATERIALS RECOVERY
METALS
MIXTURES
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
NORTH AMERICA
NUCLEAR FACILITIES
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC POLYMERS
PETROCHEMICALS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
PH VALUE
PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS
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PLANNING
PLUTONIUM
POLYMERS
PROCESSING
PROGRESS REPORT
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RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL
RADIOACTIVE WASTE FACILITIES
RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT
RADIOACTIVE WASTE PROCESSING
RADIOACTIVE WASTES
REACTORS
RECOVERY
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REPROCESSING
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RESEARCH REACTORS
RESINS
SCHEDULES
SEPARATION PROCESSES
SLURRIES
SODIUM COOLED REACTORS
SOLIDIFICATION
SUSPENSIONS
TEST REACTORS
TESTING
TRAINING
TRANSURANIUM COMPOUNDS
TRANSURANIUM ELEMENTS
TRUEX PROCESS
UNDERGROUND FACILITIES
URANIUM
US DOE
US EPA
US ERDA
US ORGANIZATIONS
USA
VITRIFICATION
VOLUME
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