Low-activity waste envelope definitions for the TWRS Privatization Phase I Request For Proposal Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title Low-activity waste envelope definitions for the TWRS Privatization Phase I Request For Proposal

Creator

  • Author: Patello, G. K.
    Creator Type: Personal
  • Author: Lauerhass, L.
    Creator Type: Personal
  • Author: Myers, R. L.
    Creator Type: Personal
  • Author: Wiemers, K. D.
    Creator Type: Personal

Contributor

  • Sponsor: United States. Department of Energy. Office of Environmental Restoration and Waste Management.
    Contributor Type: Organization
    Contributor Info: USDOE Office of Environmental Restoration and Waste Management, Washington, DC (United States)

Publisher

  • Name: Pacific Northwest Laboratory
    Place of Publication: Richland, Washington
    Additional Info: Pacific Northwest Lab., Richland, WA (United States)

Date

  • Creation: 1996-11-01

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: Radioactive waste has been stored in large underground storage tanks at the Hanford Site since 1944. Approximately 212 million liters of waste containing approximately 240,000 metric tons of processed chemicals and 177 mega-curies of radionuclides are now stored in 177 tanks. These caustic wastes are in the form of liquids, slurries, saltcakes, and sludge. In 1991, the Tank Waste Remediation System (TWRS) Program was established to manage, retrieve, treat, immobilize, and dispose of these wastes in a safe, environmentally sound, and cost-effective manner. The Department of Energy (DOE) has believes that it is feasible to privatize portions of the TWRS Program. Under the privatization strategy embodied in the Request for Proposal (RFP), DOE will purchase services from a contractor-owned, contractor-operated facility under a fixed-price contract. Phase I of the TWRS privatization strategy is a proof-of-concept/commercial demonstration-scale effort. The objectives of Phase I are to demonstrate the technical and business viability of using privatized facilities to treat Hanford tank waste; define and maintain required levels of radiological, nuclear, process, and occupational safety; maintain environmental protection and compliance; and substantially reduce life-cycle costs and time required to treat Hanford tank waste. Three low-activity waste (LAW) envelopes are identified for Phase I of the privatization contract and are representative of the range of Hanford double-shelled tank (DST) waste.
  • Physical Description: 318 p.

Subject

  • Keyword: Radioactivity
  • Keyword: Chemical Composition
  • Keyword: Business
  • Keyword: Specifications
  • Keyword: Radioactive Wastes
  • STI Subject Categories: 05 Nuclear Fuels
  • Keyword: Underground Storage
  • Keyword: Cost
  • Keyword: Tanks
  • Keyword: Occupational Safety
  • Keyword: Radioactive Waste Management

Source

  • Other Information: PBD: Nov 1996

Collection

  • Name: Office of Scientific & Technical Information Technical Reports
    Code: OSTI

Institution

  • Name: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
    Code: UNTGD

Resource Type

  • Report

Format

  • Text

Identifier

  • Other: DE97050701
  • Report No.: PNNL--11108
  • Grant Number: AC06-76RL01830
  • DOI: 10.2172/416984
  • Office of Scientific & Technical Information Report Number: 416984
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc675692

Note

  • Display Note: INIS; OSTI as DE97050701
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