Planning for decommissioning and decontamination of Hanford nuclear facilities

Conference · Thu Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1977

OSTI ID:6934889

Litchfield, J W; King, J C

The 570-square mile Hanford Project contains facilities with varying degrees of radioactive contamination as a result of plutonium production operations. With the evolution of production requirements and technology, many of these have been retired and will be decommissioned and decontaminated (D and D). Planning for D and D at Hanford requires identification and characterization of contaminated facilities, prioritization of facilities for decommissioning, selection of D and D modes, estimating costs and other characteristics of D and D activities, definition of future scenarios at Hanford, and preparation and assessment of plans to achieve defined scenarios. A multiattributed decision model using four criteria was used to prioritize facilities for decommissioning. A computer-based interactive planning system was developed to facilitate preparation and assessment of D and D plans.

• Research Organization: Battelle Pacific Northwest Labs., Richland, WA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: EY-76-C-06-1830
• OSTI ID: 6934889
• Report Number(s): BNWL-SA-6450; CONF-771102-26
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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CLEANING
COST
DECOMMISSIONING
DECONTAMINATION
HANFORD RESERVATION
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
NUCLEAR FACILITIES
US ERDA
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