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Technology Successes in Hanford Tank Waste Storage and Retrieval.

DE2004833536

Publication Date	2002
Personal Author	Cruz, E. J.
Page Count	20
Abstract	The U. S. Department of Energy (DOE), Office of River Protection (ORP) is leading the River Protection Project (RPP), which is responsible for dispositioning approximately 204,000 cubic meters (54 million gallons) of high-level radioactive waste that has accumulated in 177 large underground tanks at the Hanford Site since 1944. The RPP is comprised of five major elements: storage of the waste, retrieval of the waste from the tanks, treatment of the waste, disposal of treated waste, and closure of the tank facilities. Approximately 3785 cubic meters (1 million gallons) of waste have leaked from the older 'single-shell tanks.' Sixty-seven of the 147 single shell tanks are known or assumed 'leakers.' These leaks have resulted in contaminant plumes that extend from the tank to the groundwater in a number of tank farms.
Keywords	Radioactive waste storage Hanford Reservation Storage tanks High-level radioactive wastes Closures Meters Plumes Storage facilities Radioactive waste management Waste retrieval Leaks Radioactive waste disposal
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	Department of Energy, Richland, WA. Office of River Protection.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200514

Technology Successes in Hanford Tank Waste Storage and Retrieval.

Technology Successes in Hanford Tank Waste Storage and Retrieval.
DE2004833536

Publication Date	2002
Personal Author	Cruz, E. J.
Page Count	20
Abstract	The U. S. Department of Energy (DOE), Office of River Protection (ORP) is leading the River Protection Project (RPP), which is responsible for dispositioning approximately 204,000 cubic meters (54 million gallons) of high-level radioactive waste that has accumulated in 177 large underground tanks at the Hanford Site since 1944. The RPP is comprised of five major elements: storage of the waste, retrieval of the waste from the tanks, treatment of the waste, disposal of treated waste, and closure of the tank facilities. Approximately 3785 cubic meters (1 million gallons) of waste have leaked from the older 'single-shell tanks.' Sixty-seven of the 147 single shell tanks are known or assumed 'leakers.' These leaks have resulted in contaminant plumes that extend from the tank to the groundwater in a number of tank farms.
Keywords	Radioactive waste storage Hanford Reservation Storage tanks High-level radioactive wastes Closures Meters Plumes Storage facilities Radioactive waste management Waste retrieval Leaks Radioactive waste disposal
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	Department of Energy, Richland, WA. Office of River Protection.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200514