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Title: Options assessment report: Treatment of nitrate salt waste at Los Alamos National Laboratory

Abstract

This report documents the methodology used to select a method of treatment for the remediated nitrate salt (RNS) and unremediated nitrate salt (UNS) waste containers at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL). The method selected should treat the containerized waste in a manner that renders the waste safe and suitable for transport and final disposal in the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) repository, under specifications listed in the WIPP Waste Acceptance Criteria (DOE/CBFO, 2013). LANL recognized that the results must be thoroughly vetted with the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) and the a modification to the LANL Hazardous Waste Facility Permit is a necessary step before implementation of this or any treatment option. Likewise, facility readiness and safety basis approvals must be received from the Department of Energy (DOE). This report presents LANL's preferred option, and the documentation of the process for reaching the recommended treatment option for RNS and UNS waste, and is presented for consideration by NMED and DOE.

Authors:
 [1];  [1]
  1. Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1215803
Report Number(s):
LA-UR-15-27180
DOE Contract Number:  
AC52-06NA25396
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; 12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES

Citation Formats

Robinson, Bruce Alan, and Stevens, Patrice Ann. Options assessment report: Treatment of nitrate salt waste at Los Alamos National Laboratory. United States: N. p., 2015. Web. doi:10.2172/1215803.
Robinson, Bruce Alan, & Stevens, Patrice Ann. Options assessment report: Treatment of nitrate salt waste at Los Alamos National Laboratory. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/1215803
Robinson, Bruce Alan, and Stevens, Patrice Ann. 2015. "Options assessment report: Treatment of nitrate salt waste at Los Alamos National Laboratory". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/1215803. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1215803.
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title = {Options assessment report: Treatment of nitrate salt waste at Los Alamos National Laboratory},
author = {Robinson, Bruce Alan and Stevens, Patrice Ann},
abstractNote = {This report documents the methodology used to select a method of treatment for the remediated nitrate salt (RNS) and unremediated nitrate salt (UNS) waste containers at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL). The method selected should treat the containerized waste in a manner that renders the waste safe and suitable for transport and final disposal in the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) repository, under specifications listed in the WIPP Waste Acceptance Criteria (DOE/CBFO, 2013). LANL recognized that the results must be thoroughly vetted with the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) and the a modification to the LANL Hazardous Waste Facility Permit is a necessary step before implementation of this or any treatment option. Likewise, facility readiness and safety basis approvals must be received from the Department of Energy (DOE). This report presents LANL's preferred option, and the documentation of the process for reaching the recommended treatment option for RNS and UNS waste, and is presented for consideration by NMED and DOE.},
doi = {10.2172/1215803},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1215803}, journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {Wed Sep 16 00:00:00 EDT 2015},
month = {Wed Sep 16 00:00:00 EDT 2015}
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