Mission Need Statement for the Idaho National Laboratory Remote-Handled Low-Level Waste Disposal Project

Harvego, Lisa

Department of Energy (DOE)

关键词: 12 Mgmt Of Radioactive And Non-Radioactive Wastes From Nuclear Facilities;    Spent Fuels Low-Level Waste;    National Security;    Remote Handled;    Propulsion;   

DOI  :  10.2172/961937
RP-ID  :  DOE/ID-11364
RP-ID  :  DE-AC07-99ID-13727
RP-ID  :  961937

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

The Idaho National Laboratory proposes to establish replacement remote-handled low-level waste disposal capability to meet Nuclear Energy and Naval Reactors mission-critical, remote-handled low-level waste disposal needs beyond planned cessation of existing disposal capability at the end of Fiscal Year 2015. Remote-handled low-level waste is generated from nuclear programs conducted at the Idaho National Laboratory, including spent nuclear fuel handling and operations at the Naval Reactors Facility and operations at the Advanced Test Reactor. Remote-handled low-level waste also will be generated by new programs and from segregation and treatment (as necessary) of remote-handled scrap and waste currently stored in the Radioactive Scrap and Waste Facility at the Materials and Fuels Complex. Replacement disposal capability must be in place by Fiscal Year 2016 to support uninterrupted Idaho operations. This mission need statement provides the basis for the laboratory’s recommendation to the Department of Energy to proceed with establishing the replacement remote-handled low-level waste disposal capability, project assumptions and constraints, and preliminary cost and schedule information for developing the proposed capability. Without continued remote-handled low-level waste disposal capability, Department of Energy missions at the Idaho National Laboratory would be jeopardized, including operations at the Naval Reactors Facility that are critical to effective execution of the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program and national security. Remote-handled low-level waste disposal capability is also critical to the Department of Energy’s ability to meet obligations with the State of Idaho.