Treatment/Disposal Plan for Drummed Waste from the 300-FF-1Operable Unit, 618-4 Burial Ground

Technical Report · Tue Mar 23 00:00:00 EST 1999

OSTI ID:6224638

Lerch, J A

The objective of this plan is to support selection of a safe, environmentally responsible, and cost-effective treatment and disposal method for drums containing depleted uranium metal chips submergedin oil that have been and will be excavated from the 618-4 Burial Ground. Remediation of the 300-FF-1 Operable Unit, 618-4 BurialGround was initiated in fiscal year (FY) 1998 as an excavation andremoval operation. Routine processes were established to excavateand ship contaminated soil and debris to the Environmental Restoration Disposal Facility (ERDF) for disposal.

• Research Organization: Bechtel Hanford Inc. (BHI), Richland, WA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Environmental Management (EM)
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-93RL12367
• OSTI ID: 6224638
• Report Number(s): BHI-01264, REV. 0; ON: DE00006097
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ACTINIDES
ELEMENTS
MANAGEMENT
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