Waste Isolation Pilot Plant contact-handled transuranic waste preoperational checkout: Final report

Technical Report · Fri Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1988

OSTI ID:6725718

This report documents the results of the WIPP CH TRU Preoperational Checkout which was completed between June 8 and June 14, 1988 during which period, a total of 10 TRUPACT shipping containers were processed from site receipt through emplacement of the simulated waste packages in the underground storage area. Since the design of WIPP includes provisions to unload an internally contaminated TRUPACT, in the controlled environment of the Overpack and Repair Room, one TRUPACT was partially processed through this sequence of operations to verify this portion of the waste handling process as part of the checkout. The successful completion of the CH TRU Preoperational Checkout confirmed the acceptability of WIPP operating procedures, personnel, equipment, and techniques. Extrapolation of time-line data using a computer simulation model of the waste handling process has confirmed that WIPP operations can achieve the design throughput capability of 500,000 ft/sup 3//year, if required, using two waste handling shifts. The single shift throughput capability of 273,000 ft/sup 3//year exceeds the anticipated operating receival rate of about 230,000 ft/sup 3//year. At the 230,000 ft/sup 3//year rate, the combined CH TRU annual operator dose and the average individual dose (based on minimum crew size) is projected to be 13.7 rem and 0.7 rem, respectively. 6 refs., 27 figs., 3 tabs.

• Research Organization: Westinghouse Electric Corp., Carlsbad, NM (USA). Waste Isolation Div.
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-86AL31950
• OSTI ID: 6725718
• Report Number(s): DOE/WIPP-88-012; ON: DE89002765
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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