Tank Waste Retrieval, Processing, and On-site Disposal at Three Department of Energy Sites

Committee on the Management of Certain Radioactive Waste Streams Stored in Tanks at Three Department of Energy Sites, National Research Council

• 1 Front Matter; 2 Executive Summary; 3 Summary; 4 I Introduction; 5 II Background and Overview of the Current Situation; 6 III Tank Waste Retrieval; 7 IV Processing and Treatment of Retrieved Tank Waste; 8 V Tank Grouting and Closure; 9 VI Performance Assessment; 10 VII Monitoring; 11 VIII Decision-Making Process; 12 IX Focused Research and Development Needs; 13 X Illustrative Example of the Recommended Decision-Making Process; 14 XI Conclusions; 15 References; 16 Appendix A Biographical Sketches of Committee Members; 17 Appendix B Statement of Task; 18 Appendix C Section 3116, Order 435.1, and Performance Objectives; 19 Appendix D Information-Gathering Meetings; 20 Appendix E Interim Report Summary and Follow-up; 21 Appendix F Waste Retrieval Status; 22 Appendix G Tank Waste Retrieval Techniques and Experience at West Valley and Oak Ridge; 23 Appendix H Features of a Good Monitoring Program; 24 Appendix I Performance Assessment Process; 25 Appendix J Relevant Maps of the Three Sites; 26 Appendix K Glossary