Westinghouse Hanford Company recommended strategy for K Basin sludge disposition

Technical Report · Mon May 01 04:00:00 EDT 1995

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/80938· OSTI ID:80938

Alderman, C J

The objective of this document is to present the recommended strategy for removal of sludges from the K Basins. This document ties sludge removal activities to the plan for the K Basin spent nuclear fuel (SNF) described in WHC-EP-0830, Hanford Spent Nuclear Fuel Project Recommended Path Forward and is consistent with follow-on direction provided in February 1995. Solutions and processes for resolving sludge removal technical and management issues to meet accelerated K Basin deactivation objectives are described. The following outlines the major elements of the recommendation: (1) manage all sludges as SNF while in the K Basins; (2) once loose sludges are collected and removed from the facilities, manage them as radioactive or mixed waste consistent with the upcoming characterization results, the preferred sludge path forward alternative sends sludges to the Tank Waste Remediation System (TWRS) and/or the Hanford Solid Waste Disposal as appropriate; (3) continue to manage sludge within the fuel canisters at the time they are loaded into the multi-canister overpacks as SNF.

• Research Organization: Westinghouse Hanford Co., Richland, WA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-87RL10930
• OSTI ID: 80938
• Report Number(s): WHC-SD-SNF-SP--001; ON: DE95012570
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

05 NUCLEAR FUELS
CLASSIFICATION
CLEANING
FUEL CANS
FUEL STORAGE POOLS
HANFORD RESERVATION
RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT
RECOMMENDATIONS
SLUDGES
SPENT FUELS
WASTE RETRIEVAL