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  • An End State Methodology for Identifying Technology Needs for Environmental Management, with an Example from the Hanford ...
  • Copyright
  • Acknowledgement of Reviewers
  • Contents
  • Summary
  • THE APPROACH
  • AN EXAMPLE
  • CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
  • Conclusions
  • Recommendations
  • 1 Introduction
  • HIGH-LEVEL WASTE TANKS
  • TANK WASTE REMEDIATION TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
  • LAYOUT OF THE REPORT
  • 2 Conceptual Approach to Defining Technology Development Requirements Based on End State Criteria
  • DEFINITION, PURPOSE, AND MEANING OF AN END STATE BASED APPROACHBENEFITS AND LIMITATIONS OF THE APPROACH
  • CHARACTERIZING THE INITIAL STATE
  • REFERENCE AND ALTERNATIVE SCENARIOS
  • END STATE SPECIFICATIONS
  • DEFINING FUNCTIONAL FLOWSHEETS AND REQUIREMENTS
  • FUNCTIONAL FLOWSHEETS CONSOLIDATION
  • FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENT ALLOCATION
  • TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
  • PERFORMING TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT
  • SUMMARY
  • End State Specifications
  • Benefits of the End State Based Approach
  • 3 Example of an End State Based Analysis of Technology Development Needs for the Hanford TanksSCOPE
  • CONDITIONS AFFECTING SCENARIO SPECIFICATION
  • Initial Conditions
  • Management Strategies
  • END STATE ANALYSIS
  • High-Level Waste
  • Low-Activity Waste
  • Tank Farm Closure
  • Cross-Cutting Factors
  • DEVELOPMENT OF FUNCTIONAL FLOWSHEETS
  • Committee's Reference Scenario
  • In Situ Disposal Scenario
  • Extensive Separations Scenario
  • Extreme Scenarios
  • FUNCTIONAL FLOWSHEET CONSOLIDATION
  • SUMMARY
  • 4 Results of an End State Based Analysis of Technology Development Needs for the Hanford TanksTECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR HANFORD TANK WASTES
  • TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT FOR SELECTED FUNCTIONS OF THE SCENARIOS
  • Enhanced Sludge Washing
  • Vitrifier Offgas Processing
  • Stabilize Tanks Containing Unretrieved Waste
  • Enhanced Barriers for Unretrieved Tanks and Waste
  • SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
  • 5 Conclusions and Recommendations
  • THE END STATE METHODOLOGY
  • Conclusions
  • Recommendations
  • THE HANFORD EXAMPLE
  • Conclusions
  • Recommendation
  • DOE TANK WASTE REMEDIATION TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMConclusions
  • Recommendations
  • GENERAL FACTORS
  • Conclusions
  • Recommendations
  • Glossary
  • References
  • Appendix A Summary of Scenario-Based Studies of the Remediation of High-Level Waste in Tanks
  • EVALUATING ALTERNATIVE STRATEGIES FOR TANK WASTE TREATMENT
  • SCENARIO-BASED APPROACHES TO CHARACTERIZATION OF HANFORD TANKS WASTE AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT
  • SUPPORTING ANALYSES OF SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL RISK
  • SUMMARY
  • REFERENCES