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Hanford Site River Protection Project Tank Farm Closure.

DE2006875792

Publication Date	2006
Personal Author	Jaraysi, N. N.; Burandt, M. E.; Quintero, R. A.; Hewitt, W. M.
Page Count	20
Abstract	The U. S. Department of Energy, Office of River Protection and the CH2M HILL Hanford Group, Inc. are responsible for the operations, cleanup, and closure activities at the Hanford Tank Farms. There are 177 tanks overall in the tank farms, 149 single-shell tanks, and 28 double-shell tanks. The single-shell tanks were constructed 40 to 60 years ago and all have exceeded their design life. The single-shell tanks do not meet Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 requirements. Accordingly, radioactive waste is being retrieved from the single-shell tanks and transferred to double-shell tanks for storage prior to treatment through vitrification and disposal. Following retrieval of as much waste as is technically possible from the single-shell tanks, the Office of River Protection plans to close the single-shell tanks in accordance with the Hanford Federal Facility Agreement and Consent Order and the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 requirements. The double-shell tanks will remain in operation through much of the cleanup mission until sufficient waste has been treated such that the Office of River Protection can commence closing the double-shell tanks. At the current time, however, the focus is on retrieving waste and closing the single-shell tanks.
Keywords	Radioactive waste management Closures Tanks farms Hanford reservation Storage tanks Underground storage Radioactive wastes Regulations Rivers Stroage facilities Vitrification River protection project
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	Fluor Hanford, Richland, WA.; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200619

Hanford Site River Protection Project Tank Farm Closure.

Hanford Site River Protection Project Tank Farm Closure.
DE2006875792

Publication Date	2006
Personal Author	Jaraysi, N. N.; Burandt, M. E.; Quintero, R. A.; Hewitt, W. M.
Page Count	20
Abstract	The U. S. Department of Energy, Office of River Protection and the CH2M HILL Hanford Group, Inc. are responsible for the operations, cleanup, and closure activities at the Hanford Tank Farms. There are 177 tanks overall in the tank farms, 149 single-shell tanks, and 28 double-shell tanks. The single-shell tanks were constructed 40 to 60 years ago and all have exceeded their design life. The single-shell tanks do not meet Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 requirements. Accordingly, radioactive waste is being retrieved from the single-shell tanks and transferred to double-shell tanks for storage prior to treatment through vitrification and disposal. Following retrieval of as much waste as is technically possible from the single-shell tanks, the Office of River Protection plans to close the single-shell tanks in accordance with the Hanford Federal Facility Agreement and Consent Order and the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 requirements. The double-shell tanks will remain in operation through much of the cleanup mission until sufficient waste has been treated such that the Office of River Protection can commence closing the double-shell tanks. At the current time, however, the focus is on retrieving waste and closing the single-shell tanks.
Keywords	Radioactive waste management Closures Tanks farms Hanford reservation Storage tanks Underground storage Radioactive wastes Regulations Rivers Stroage facilities Vitrification River protection project
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	Fluor Hanford, Richland, WA.; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200619