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Turning the Corner of Hanford Tank Waste-Cleanup From Storage to Closure.

DE2003807654

Publication Date	2002
Personal Author	Cruz, E. J.; Boston, H. L.; Coleman, S. J.
Page Count	20
Abstract	The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Office of River Protection (OW) is leading the River Protection Project (RPP) which is responsible for the disposition of 204,000 cubic meters (54 million gallons) of high-level radioactive waste that have accumulated in large underground tanks at the Hanford Site since 1944. ORP continues to make good progress on improving the capability to treat Hanford tank waste. Design of the waste vitrification facilities is proceeding well and construction will begin within the next year. Progress is also being made in reducing risk to the worker and the environment from the waste currently stored in the tank farms. Removal of liquids from single-shell tanks (SSTs) is on schedule and we will begin removing solids (salt cake) from a tank (241-U-107) in 2002.
Keywords	Hanford reservation Cleanup Vitrification Radioactive waste disposal Underground tanks Radioactive waste storage RPP(River Protection Project)
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	Department of Energy, Richland, WA. Office of River Protection.; Informatics Corporation, Richland, Washington.; Department of Energy, Washington, DC. Assistant Secretary for
Supplemental Notes	Prepared in cooperation with Informatics Corporation, Richland, Washington. Sponsored by Department of Energy, Washington, DC. Assistant Secretary for Environmental Management.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200320

Turning the Corner of Hanford Tank Waste-Cleanup From Storage to Closure.

Turning the Corner of Hanford Tank Waste-Cleanup From Storage to Closure.
DE2003807654

Publication Date	2002
Personal Author	Cruz, E. J.; Boston, H. L.; Coleman, S. J.
Page Count	20
Abstract	The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Office of River Protection (OW) is leading the River Protection Project (RPP) which is responsible for the disposition of 204,000 cubic meters (54 million gallons) of high-level radioactive waste that have accumulated in large underground tanks at the Hanford Site since 1944. ORP continues to make good progress on improving the capability to treat Hanford tank waste. Design of the waste vitrification facilities is proceeding well and construction will begin within the next year. Progress is also being made in reducing risk to the worker and the environment from the waste currently stored in the tank farms. Removal of liquids from single-shell tanks (SSTs) is on schedule and we will begin removing solids (salt cake) from a tank (241-U-107) in 2002.
Keywords	Hanford reservation Cleanup Vitrification Radioactive waste disposal Underground tanks Radioactive waste storage RPP(River Protection Project)
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	Department of Energy, Richland, WA. Office of River Protection.; Informatics Corporation, Richland, Washington.; Department of Energy, Washington, DC. Assistant Secretary for
Supplemental Notes	Prepared in cooperation with Informatics Corporation, Richland, Washington. Sponsored by Department of Energy, Washington, DC. Assistant Secretary for Environmental Management.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200320