INNOVATIVE ALARA TOOLS AND WORK PRACTICES USED AT THE DOE HANFORD SITE

Conference · Fri Feb 12 04:00:00 EST 2010 · AMERICAN NUCLEAR SOCIETY PUBLICATION

OSTI ID:972749

LO, WAGGONER

The Hanford Nuclear Reservation occupies an area of 586 square miles in southeastern Washington state. The site was created as part of the World War II Manhattan Project to produce weapons grade plutonium. A multitude of old reactor plants, processing facilities, underground tank farms, contaminated soil and ground water remain and are part of an on-going environmental cleanup mission of the site. The Columbia River bisects Hanford, and the concern is that the river will become contaminated if the sources of contamination are not removed. Currently facilities are being removed, the ground water is being treated, and contaminated soil is being transferred to an approved burial ground about 15 miles away from the River located in the center of the Hanford Site The remaining facilities and adjacent structures are undergoing D&D (decontaminate and demolish) and to date, significant progress has been made. During this presentation, I will discuss how we are using innovative tools and work practices to D&D these Hanford Site facilities.

• Research Organization: Hanford Site (HNF), Richland, WA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Assistant Secretary for Environmental Management (EM)
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-09RL14728
• OSTI ID: 972749
• Report Number(s): HNF-44660-FP Rev 0
• Conference Information: Journal Name: AMERICAN NUCLEAR SOCIETY PUBLICATION
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

45 MILITARY TECHNOLOGY, WEAPONRY, AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS
ALARA
COLUMBIA RIVER
CONTAMINATION
DECOMMISSIONING
DECONTAMINATION
GROUND WATER
MANHATTAN PROJECT
PLUTONIUM
PROCESSING
RIVERS
SOILS
STORAGE FACILITIES
WEAPONS