As set forth in the CPD Waste Management Program (HW-63958), new and improved methods of waste processing are planned to be initiated at Hanford. A major part of this program is concerned with the high-level wastes from the Purex Plant, with major objectives being the control of long-term hazards, the insurance of production continuity, and the attainment of positive waste accountability at reasonable over-all costs. Specific plans for the disposal of Purex wastes are based on the use of high temperature calcination for immobilization and volume reduction of the solvent extraction raffinates (1WW). Four major steps are involved, each of …
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General Electric Co., Richland, WA (United States). Hanford Atomic Products Operation
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As set forth in the CPD Waste Management Program (HW-63958), new and improved methods of waste processing are planned to be initiated at Hanford. A major part of this program is concerned with the high-level wastes from the Purex Plant, with major objectives being the control of long-term hazards, the insurance of production continuity, and the attainment of positive waste accountability at reasonable over-all costs. Specific plans for the disposal of Purex wastes are based on the use of high temperature calcination for immobilization and volume reduction of the solvent extraction raffinates (1WW). Four major steps are involved, each of which is of basic importance to the program objectives. These are: (1) interim 1WW storage and removal for calcination, (2) calcination, (3) primary containment of the calcined waste, and (4) long-term storage. Immobilization of coating wastes and organic wash wastes is also planned, either by tank solidification methods or possibly by inclusion in the calcination feed stream. This document was dated September 15, 1960.
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Campbell, B. F.An appraisal of the Hanford high-level waste program,
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September 15, 1960;
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