Tank Waste Retrieval, Processing, and On-site Disposal at Three Department of Energy Sites
Title | Tank Waste Retrieval, Processing, and On-site Disposal at Three Department of Energy Sites PDF eBook |
Author | National Research Council |
Publisher | National Academies Press |
Total Pages | 214 |
Release | 2006-10-12 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 0309101700 |
DOE Tank Waste: How clean is clean enough? The U.S. Congress asked the National Academies to evaluate the Department of Energy's (DOE's) plans for cleaning up defense-related radioactive wastes stored in underground tanks at three sites: the Hanford Site in Washington State, the Savannah River Site in South Carolina, and the Idaho National Laboratory. DOE plans to remove the waste from the tanks, separate out high-level radioactive waste to be shipped to an off-site geological repository, and dispose of the remaining lower-activity waste onsite. The report concludes that DOE's overall plan is workable, but some important challenges must be overcomeâ€"including the removal of residual waste from some tanks, especially at Hanford and Savannah River. The report recommends that DOE pursue a more risk-informed, consistent, participatory, and transparent for making decisions about how much waste to retrieve from tanks and how much to dispose of onsite. The report offers several other detailed recommendations to improve the technical soundness of DOE's tank cleanup plans.
Tank Wastes Planned for On-Site Disposal at Three Department of Energy Sites
Title | Tank Wastes Planned for On-Site Disposal at Three Department of Energy Sites PDF eBook |
Author | National Research Council |
Publisher | National Academies Press |
Total Pages | 88 |
Release | 2005-09-05 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 0309096936 |
In response to a request from Congress, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) asked the National Academies to evaluate its plans for managing radioactive wastes from spent nuclear fuel at sites in Idaho, South Carolina, and Washington. This interim report evaluates storage facilities at the Savannah River Site in South Carolina, with a particular focus on plans to seal the tanks with grouting. The report finds that tanks at the site do not necessarily need to be sealed shut as soon as the bulk of the waste has been removed. Postponing permanent closure buys more time for the development and application of emerging technologies to remove and better immobilize residual waste, without increasing risks to the environment or delaying final closure of the "tank farms." The report also recommends alternatives to address the lack of tank space at the site, as well as the need for focused R&D activities to reduce the amount and improve the immobilization of residual waste in the tanks and to test some of the assumptions used in evaulating long-term risks at the site.
Tank Waste Retrieval, Processing, and On-site Disposal at Three Department of Energy Sites
Title | Tank Waste Retrieval, Processing, and On-site Disposal at Three Department of Energy Sites PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 300 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | Hazardous waste site remediation |
ISBN | 9780309660488 |
DOE Tank Waste: How clean is clean enough? The U.S. Congress asked the National Academies to evaluate the Department of Energy s (DOE s) plans for cleaning up defense-related radioactive wastes stored in underground tanks at three sites: the Hanford Site in Washington State, the Savannah River Site in South Carolina, and the Idaho National Laboratory. DOE plans to remove the waste from the tanks, separate out high-level radioactive waste to be shipped to an off-site geological repository, and dispose of the remaining lower-activity waste onsite. The report concludes that DOE s overall plan is workable, but some important challenges must be overcome including the removal of residual waste from some tanks, especially at Hanford and Savannah River. The report recommends that DOE pursue a more risk-informed, consistent, participatory, and transparent for making decisions about how much waste to retrieve from tanks and how much to dispose of onsite. The report offers several other detailed recommendations to improve the technical soundness of DOE's tank cleanup plans.
Nuclear Waste
Title | Nuclear Waste PDF eBook |
Author | Gene Aloise |
Publisher | DIANE Publishing |
Total Pages | 51 |
Release | 2009-02 |
Genre | Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | 143790758X |
The Dept. of Energy (DoE) manages more than 56 million gallons of radioactive and hazardous waste stored in 177 underground tanks at its Hanford Site in Wash. State. Many of these aging tanks have already leaked waste into the soil. Meanwhile, DoE¿s planned process for emptying the tanks and treating the waste has experienced delays, lengthening the time the tanks will store waste and intensifying concerns about the tanks¿ viability during a long cleanup process. This report addresses: (1) the condition, contents, and long-term viability of Hanford¿s underground tanks; (2) DoE¿s strategy for managing the tanks; and (3) the extent to which DoE has weighed the risks and benefits of its tank mgmt. strategy against the growing costs of that strategy. Illustrations.
Energy and Water Development Appropriations for 2010: Dept. of Energy fiscal year 2010 justifications
Title | Energy and Water Development Appropriations for 2010: Dept. of Energy fiscal year 2010 justifications PDF eBook |
Author | United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 1364 |
Release | 2009 |
Genre | Federal aid to energy development |
ISBN |
Energy and Water Development Appropriations for 2008: Dept. of Energy FY 2008 budget justifications: science, nuclear waste disposal, defense nuclear waste disposal
Title | Energy and Water Development Appropriations for 2008: Dept. of Energy FY 2008 budget justifications: science, nuclear waste disposal, defense nuclear waste disposal PDF eBook |
Author | United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 1716 |
Release | 2007 |
Genre | Federal aid to energy development |
ISBN |
Advice on the Department of Energy's Cleanup Technology Roadmap
Title | Advice on the Department of Energy's Cleanup Technology Roadmap PDF eBook |
Author | National Research Council |
Publisher | National Academies Press |
Total Pages | 284 |
Release | 2009-06-21 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 0309132312 |
Beginning with the Manhattan Project and continuing through the Cold War, the United States government constructed and operated a massive industrial complex to produce and test nuclear weapons and related technologies. When the Cold War ended, most of this complex was shut down permanently or placed on standby, and the United States government began a costly, long-term effort to clean up the materials, wastes, and environmental contamination resulting from its nuclear materials production. In 1989, Congress created the Office of Environmental Management (EM) within the Department of Energy (DOE) to manage this cleanup effort. Although EM has already made substantial progress, the scope of EM's future cleanup work is enormous. Advice on the Department of Energy's Cleanup Technology Roadmap: Gaps and Bridges provides advice to support the development of a cleanup technology roadmap for EM. The book identifies existing technology gaps and their priorities, strategic opportunities to leverage needed research and development programs with other organizations, needed core capabilities, and infrastructure at national laboratories and EM sites that should be maintained, all of which are necessary to accomplish EM's mission.