Radioactive mixed waste disposal
Various types of waste have been generated during the 50-year history of the Hanford Site. Regulatory changes in the last 20 years have provided the emphasis for better management of these wastes. Interpretations of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (AEA), the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (RCRA), and the Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments (HSWA) have led to the definition of radioactive mixed wastes (RMW). The radioactive and hazardous properties of these wastes have resulted in the initiation of special projects for the management of these wastes. Other solid wastes at the Hanford Site include low-level wastes, transuranic (TRU), and nonradioactive hazardous wastes. This paper describes a system for the treatment, storage, and disposal (TSD) of solid radioactive waste.
- Research Organization:
- Westinghouse Hanford Co., Richland, WA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC06-87RL10930
- OSTI ID:
- 10140709
- Report Number(s):
- WHC-SA-1608; CONF-930906-4; ON: DE93009425; TRN: 93:015166
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: `93 international conference on nuclear waste management and environmental remediation,Prague (Czech Republic),5-11 Sep 1993; Other Information: PBD: Feb 1993
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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