Double-shell tank waste disposal integration plan
In December 1987, the final environmental impact statement for Hanford Tank Wastes was issued by the US Department of Energy. The preferred alternative called for existing and future double-shell tank (DST) wastes to be pretreated, if necessary, in B Plant for separation of the waste into transuranic (TRU) waste, high-level waste (HLW), and low-level waste (LLW) fractions. The TRU waste and HLW fractions will be processed in the Hanford Waste Vitrification Plant (HWVP), which will solidify them into borosilicate waste glass for disposal in a geologic repository. The remaining LLW fraction will be processed into a cementitious grout and disposed of in near-surface concrete vaults. Implementation of disposal actions for DST wastes will require waste characterization and technology development for retrieval, pretreatment, and disposal processes, plus operation of the tanks, supporting systems and facilities, and B Plant, HWVP, and the Grout Treatment Facility. The Double-Shell Tank Waste Disposal Integration Plan defines the baseline processes, scope, schedule, and budget for implementation of DST waste disposal and defines the procedure changing the baseline. 113 refs., 100 figs., 26 tabs.
- Research Organization:
- Westinghouse Hanford Co., Richland, WA (USA)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- DOE/DP
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC06-87RL10930
- OSTI ID:
- 7079623
- Report Number(s):
- WHC-EP-0229-Rev.1; ON: DE90006352
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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