Accelerated Tank Closure Demonstrations at the Hanford Site.

Sams, T. L. ; Riess, M. J. ; Cammann, J. W. ; Lee, T. A. ; Nichols, D.

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关键词: Radioactive waste disposal;    Tanks;    Closures;    Radioactive waste management;    Radioactive waste processing;   

RP-ID  :  DE2004825686

学科分类：工程和技术（综合）

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来源: National Technical Reports Library

【 摘 要 】

Among the highest priorities for action under the Hanford Federal Facility Agreement and Consent Order, hereafter referred to as the Tri-Party Agreement, is the retrieval, treatment and disposal of Hanford Site tank waste. Tank waste is recognized as one of the primary threats to the Columbia River and one of the most complex technical challenges. Progress has been made in resolving safety issues, characterizing tank waste and past tank leaks, enhancing double-shell tank waste transfer and operations systems, retrieving single-shell tank waste, deploying waste treatment facilities, and planning for the disposal of immobilized waste product. However, limited progress has been made in developing technologies and providing a sound technical basis for tank system closure. To address this limitation the Accelerated Tank Closure Demonstration Project was created to develop information through technology demonstrations in support of waste retrieval and closure decisions. This paper provides an overview of the Hanford Site tank waste mission with emphasis on the Accelerated Tank Closure Demonstration Project.