The High-Level Vitrification Facility will turn the high-level waste into glass, that will then be stored at the Hanford Site in high-grade stainless-steel canisters. This high-level glass will eventually be transferred to a deep geologic repository.

2025年1月10日 · The finalized changes uphold a shared commitment to the safe and effective cleanup of tank waste. Highlights include: Maintaining existing timeframes for starting treatment of both low-activity waste (2025) and high-level waste (2033) by immobilizing it …

High-Level Waste Facility. Hanford’s HighLevel Waste Facility-The High-Level Waste Facility contains two identical, remotely operated melter caves. Two 90-ton melters will produce a sturdy glass product in the High-Level Waste Facility.

2025年1月13日 · Designing and constructing 1-million gallons of additional capacity for multi-purpose storage of tank waste; Evaluating and developing new technologies for retrieving waste from tanks; Under the settlement agreement, USDOE also committed to refrain from applying its interpretation of what constitutes “high-level waste” when disposing of ...

2024年4月29日 · Under the settlement agreement, USDOE has also committed to refrain from applying its interpretation of what constitutes “high-level waste” when disposing of treated waste or closing tank systems at Hanford. Proposed changes to the Tri-Party Agreement and consent decree will go out for a 60-day public comment period May 30.

2024年5月7日 · Hanford tank waste retrieval and treatment mission •The agencies announced a conceptual agreement in May 2023 •Negotiations were informed by key documents (including public input), such as: •High-level waste analysis of alternatives •River Protection Project system plans •Test Bed Initiative environmental assessment and EPA variance

High-level waste. High-level waste is primarily sludge and saltcake, with the sludge fraction of the waste consisting of metal oxides and hydroxides, and the saltcake fraction consisting of the product of numerous acid-base reactions. The high-level waste in …

SRS continues to manage and disposition approximately 36 million gallons of high–level liquid radioactive waste (about 400 million curies), which is stored in 49 large, shielded, and partially underground tanks grouped into two “tank farms.” Twenty–nine tanks are located in the H Area Tank Farm and 20 in the F Area Tank Farm.

2023年9月28日 · As a matter of policy, DOE currently manages all Hanford tank waste as if it is legally “high-level radioactive waste,” which is defined by federal law and subject to specific requirements. DOE's ability to implement alternative treatment and disposal options for LAW is contingent, in part, on its ability to manage LAW as something other ...

2024年10月9日 · Tank Waste (cont.) Fiscal Year 2025 •Advance design of Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant High-Level Waste Facility. Construction activities at the High-Level Waste Facility continue to focus on installing equipment with the use of a crane and preparing to install the roof of the facility.