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Review of the analysis of supplemental treatment approaches of low-activity waste at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation : review #1 /
DOE's current plan for treating the nearly 56 million gallons of radioactive and heterogeneous waste in 177 large tanks is to separate it into two waste streams: a high-level waste (HLW) stream that will have less than 10 percent of the volume but more than 90 percent of the radioactivity and a...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Corporate Authors: | , , |
| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Washington, D.C. :
National Academies Press,
2018.
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| Series: | Consensus study report.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
| Summary: | DOE's current plan for treating the nearly 56 million gallons of radioactive and heterogeneous waste in 177 large tanks is to separate it into two waste streams: a high-level waste (HLW) stream that will have less than 10 percent of the volume but more than 90 percent of the radioactivity and a low-activity waste (LAW) stream that will have more than 90 percent of the volume but less than 10 percent of the radioactivity. Once the under-construction Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (WTP) becomes operational, it will vitrify the HLW stream and at least one-third to perhaps one-half of the LAW stream. The excess LAW that still needs to be treated is called supplemental low-activity waste (SLAW). DOE, the Washington State Department of Ecology, and the Environmental Protection Agency--the three parties under the legally binding 1989 Tri-Party Agreement--have yet to agree on the SLAW treatment method.--Preface. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (1 PDF file (x, 55 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 28-29). |
| ISBN: | 0309475139 9780309475136 0309475155 9780309475150 |