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Hanford Waste Management Plan, 1987

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6187945· OSTI ID:6187945

The purpose of the Hanford Waste Management Plan (HWMP) is to provide an integrated plan for the safe storage, interim management, and disposal of existing waste sites and current and future waste streams at the Hanford Site. The emphasis of this plan is, however, on the disposal of Hanford Site waste. The plans presented in the HWMP are consistent with the preferred alternative which is based on consideration of comments received from the public and agencies on the draft Hanford Defense Waste Environmental Impact Statement (HDW-EIS). Low-level waste was not included in the draft HDW-EIS whereas it is included in this plan. The preferred alternative includes disposal of double-shell tank waste, retrievably stored and newly generated TRU waste, one pre-1970 TRU solid waste site near the Columbia River and encapsulated cesium and strontium waste.

Research Organization:
Department of Energy, Richland, WA (USA). Richland Operations Office
OSTI ID:
6187945
Report Number(s):
DOE/RL-87-13; ON: DE89008799
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English