National Academies Press: OpenBook
« Previous: IV Future Plans for the Study
Suggested Citation:"References." National Research Council. 2005. Tank Wastes Planned for On-Site Disposal at Three Department of Energy Sites: The Savannah River Site: Interim Report. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11415.
×

References

Adu-Wusu, K, M.J. Barnes, N.E. Bibler, J.R. Cantrell, F.F. Fondeur, B.A. Hamm, C.C. Herman, D.T. Hobbs, E.T. Ketusky, M. Singleton, M.E. Stallings, W.E. Stevens, and B.J. Wiersma. 2003. Waste Tank Heel Chemical Cleaning Summary. WSRC-TR-2003-00401. September 9. Aiken, S.C.: Westinghouse Savannah River Site.

AEATES (AEA Technology Engineering Services, Inc.). 2004. Demonstration of a System for In-Situ Tank Waste Heel Immobilization at LANL. Final Report. ESI Document No: 2173-6-003 Rev 0. January. Mooresville, N.C.: AEA Technology Engineering Services, Inc.


Brainard, J.R., B.A. Strietelmeier, P.H. Smith, P.J. Langston-Unkefer, M.E. Barr, and R.R. Ryan. 1992. Actinide Binding and Solubilization by Microbial Siderophores. Radiochimica Acta. 58/59, 357.


Caldwell, T.B. 1997. Tank Closure Reducing Grout. WSRC-TR-97-0102. April 18. Aiken, S.C.: Westinghouse Savannah River Company.

Caldwell, T.B. 2005a. Tank 4 Interior Photo Study - 1954 Pre-Startup. CBU-PIT-2005-00111. Aiken, S.C. Westinghouse Savannah River Company. May 5.

Caldwell, T.B. 2005b. Tank 11 Interior Photo Study - Bulk Waste Removal. CBU-PIT-2005-00112. Aiken, S.C. Westinghouse Savannah River Company. May 3.

Cook, J.R. 2002. Comprehensive Environmental Management System Approach: The Right Tool for Stewardship. WSRC-MS-2002-00651. Aiken, S.C.: Westinghouse Savannah River Company.

Cook, J.R. 2005. Estimated All Pathways and Inadvertent Intruder Doses from Saltstone Disposal Using Updated Salt Waste Compositions. Revision 0. February 24. WSRC-RP-2005-01402. Aiken, S.C.: Westinghouse Savannah River Company


Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB). 2001. Letter from Chairman John Conway to DOE Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham Forwarding the March 23 Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board Recommendation 2001-1 to the Secretary of Energy Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 2286a(a)(5) Atomic Energy Act of 1954, As Amended. Available at http://www.dnfsb.gov.

DNFSB. 2004. Letter from Chairman John Conway to DOE Deputy Secretary Kyle E. McSlarrow, June 18, Forwarding May 19 Staff Issue Report re: Safety Improvements of Suspending Salt Disposition at the Savannah River site. Available at http://www.dnfsb.gov.

d’Entremont, P.D., and J.R. Hester. 1997. Characterization of Tank 20 Residual Waste. WSRC-TR-96-0267. Aiken, S.C.: Westinghouse Savannah River Company.

Suggested Citation:"References." National Research Council. 2005. Tank Wastes Planned for On-Site Disposal at Three Department of Energy Sites: The Savannah River Site: Interim Report. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11415.
×

d’Entremont, P.D., J.R. Hester, and T.B. Caldwell. 1997. Characterization of Tank 17 Residual Waste. WSRC-TR-97-0066. Aiken, S.C.: Westinghouse Savannah River Company.

Department of Energy (DOE). 1996a. Savannah River Site Federal Facility Agreement Implementation Plan. WSRC-RP-94-1200, Revision 0. December 18. Aiken, S.C.: Westinghouse Savannah River Company.

DOE. 1996b. Environmental Assessment for the Closure of High-Level Waste Tanks in F-and H-Areas at the Savannah River Site. DOE/EA-1164. July. Aiken, S.C.: Savannah River Operations Office.

DOE. 1999. Order G 435.1-1 Implementation Guide for Use with DOE M 435.1-1. July 9. Washington, D.C.: DOE.

DOE. 2000. High Level Waste Tank Closure, Draft Environmental Impact Statement. DOE/EIS-0303D. November. Aiken, S.C.: Department of Energy Savannah River Operations Office.

DOE. 2001a. Summary Data on the Radioactive Waste, Spent Nuclear Fuel, and Contaminated Media Managed by the U.S. Department of Energy. Office of Environmental Management. April.

DOE. 2001b. Order O 435.1-1 Radioactive Waste Management. August 28. Washington, D.C.: DOE.

DOE. 2001c. Order M 435.1 Radioactive Waste Management Manual. June 19. Washington, D.C.: DOE.

DOE. 2001d. Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) System for Horizontal Tanks. Robotics Crosscutting Program and Tanks Focus Area. Innovative Technology Summary Report. DOE/EM-0587. May.

DOE. 2002a. High-Level Waste Tank Closure, Final Environmental Impact Statement. DOE/EIS-0303. May. Aiken, S.C.: Department of Energy Savannah River Operations Office.

DOE. 2002b. Savannah River Site Environmental Management Program Performance Management Plan. WSRC-RP-2002-00245. Revision 6. August 7. Aiken, S.C.: Department of Energy Savannah River Operations Office.

DOE. 2004. Radiological Control, DOE Standard, DOE-STD-1098-99, Change Notice No. 1, June 2004. Available at http://www.eh.doe.gov/techstds/standard/std1098/std109899_cn1.pdf. U.S. Department of Energy, Washington, D.C., Accessed July 12, 2005.

DOE. 2005a. Draft Section 3116 Determination. Salt Waste Disposal Savannah River Site. DOE-WD-2005-001. February 28. Available at http://apps.em.doe.gov/swd/doe-wd-2005-001.pdf.

DOE. 2005b. F/H Area High Level Waste Tank Status Report for CY2004. CBU-ENG-2005-00005. Aiken, S.C.: Westinghouse Savannah River Company.

DOE, EPA, and SCDHEC (Department of Energy, Environmental Protection Agency, and South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control). 1993. Federal Facility Agreement for the Savannah River Site, Administrative 89-05-FF, signed January 15, 1993, effective August 16, 1993. Aiken, S.C.: Department of Energy Savannah River Operations Office.

Durbin, P.W., D.L. White, N. Jeung, F.L. Weitl, L.C. Uhlir, E.S. Jones, S. Bruenger, and K.N Raymond. 1989. Chelation of Plutonium 238(IV) in vivo by 3,4,3-LICAM(C) Effect of Ligand Methylation and pH. Health Physics. 56, 839


Fellinger, T.L., and N.E. Bibler. 2004. Results for the DWPF Slurry Mix Evaporator Condensate Tank, Off Gas Condensate Tank, and Recycle Collection Tank Samples (U). WSRC-TR-2004-00577 Rev 0. December 21. Aiken, S.C.: Savannah River National Laboratory.

Suggested Citation:"References." National Research Council. 2005. Tank Wastes Planned for On-Site Disposal at Three Department of Energy Sites: The Savannah River Site: Interim Report. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11415.
×

Fogle, R.F. 2002. Tank Riser Suspension System Conceptual Design. WSRC-TR-2002-00362, Revision 0. September 15. Aiken, S.C.: Westinghouse Savannah River Company.


Garboczi, E. J., D. P. Bentz, K. A. Snyder, N. S. Martys, P. E. Stutzman, C. F. Ferraris, and J.W. Bullard. 2005. An electronic monograph: Modeling and measuring the structure and properties of cement-based materials. June 13. Gaithersburg, MD: NIST. Available at: http://ciks.cbt.nist.gov/monograph.

General Accounting Office (GAO). 1997a. Department of Energy: Management and Oversight of Cleanup Activities at Fernald. GAO/RCED-97-63. March. Washington, D.C.: GAO. Available at http://www.gao.gov/archive/1997/rc97063.pdf.

GAO. 1997b. Nuclear Waste: Department of Energy’s Project to Clean up Pit 9 at Idaho Falls Is Experiencing Problems. GAO/RCED-97-180. July. Washington, D.C.: GAO. Available at http://www.gao.gov/archive/1997/rc97180.pdf.

GAO. 1999. Nuclear Waste: Process to Remove Radioactive Waste from Savannah River Tanks Fails to Work. GAO/RCED-99-69. April. Washington, D.C.: GAO. Available at http://www.gao.gov/archive/1999/rc99069.pdf.

GAO. 2003. Nuclear Waste: Challenges to Achieving Potential Savings in DOE’s High-Level Waste Cleanup Program. GAO-03-593. June. Washington, D.C.: GAO. Available at http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d03593.pdf.

GAO. 2004. Nuclear Waste: Absence of Key Management Reforms on Hanford’s Cleanup Project Adds to Challenges of Achieving Cost and Schedule Goals. GAO-04-611. June. Washington, D.C.: GAO. Available at http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d04611.pdf.

Gorden, A.E., J. Xu, K.N. Raymond, and P. Durbin. 2003. Rational Design of Sequestering Agents for Plutonium and Other Actinides. Chemical Reviews 103(11):4207-4282.


Harbour, J.R., T.B. Edwards, T.H. Lorier, C.A. Langton, R.C. Moore, J.L. Krumhansl, K.C. Holt, F. Salas, and C.A. Sanchez. 2004. Stabilizing Grout Compatibility Study. WSRC-TR-2004-00021, Rev. 0. January 12. Aiken, S.C.: Westinghouse Savannah River Company.

Hintze, D. 2005. Tank Waste Removal Processes. Presentation to the Committee on Management of Certain Radioactive Waste Streams Stored in Tanks at Three Department of Energy Sites, Augusta, Ga., April 14.


Ketusky, E.T. 2005. Tank 48 Radionuclide Characterization. CBU-PIT-2005-00046. Westinghouse Savannah River Company. Aiken, SC 29808

Knapp, M. 1995. Letter from Malcolm R. Knapp, Director, Division of Waste Management, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, to Commission Licensees, forwarding January 15 report, re: Issuance of Final Branch Technical Position on Concentration Averaging and Encapsulation, Revision in Part to Waste Classification Technical Position. Available at http://www.ma.mbe.doe.gov/me70/srs/24NRCBranchTechPaper.pdf


Langton, C.A., R.D. Spence, and J. Barton. 2001. State of the Art Report on High-Level Waste Tank Closure (U). WSRC-TR-2001-00359, Revision 0. July 31. Aiken, S.C.: Westinghouse Savannah River Company.

Lokken, R.O., P.F.C. Martin, and J.W. Shade. 1992. Durability of Double-Shell Tank Waste Grout. December. PNL-7835. Richland, Wash.: Pacific Northwest Laboratory.


Magleby, M.T., D.J. Haley, G. Swaney, and D. Archibald. 2002. Small waste tank sampling and retrieval system. Spectrum 2002: International Conference on Nuclear and Hazardous Waste Management, Reno, Nevada, August 4-8. Available at http://www.ans.org/store/vi-700290.

Mahoney, M.J. 2005. Tank Space Overview. CBU-PIT-2005-00115. Presentation at the May 5 meeting of the Committee on Management of Certain Radioactive Waste Streams Stored in Tanks at Three Department of Energy Sites. Augusta, Ga.

Suggested Citation:"References." National Research Council. 2005. Tank Wastes Planned for On-Site Disposal at Three Department of Energy Sites: The Savannah River Site: Interim Report. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11415.
×

Mahoney, M.J., and D.P. Chew. 2004. Savannah River Site Tank Waste Processing Summary. CBU-PIT-2004-00004. Available at http://www.ma.mbe.doe.gov/me70/srs/04CBU-PIT-2004-00004.pdf

Martin Marietta Energy Systems, EG&G Idaho, Inc., and Westinghouse Savannah River Company. 1994. Radiological Performance Assessment for the E-Area Vaults Disposal Facility (U). WSRC-RP-94-218. April. Aiken, S.C.: Westinghouse Savannah River Company.


Nash, K.L., R.E. Barrans, R. Chiarizia, M.L. Dietz, M.P. Jensen, P.G. Rickert, B.A. Moyer, P.V. Bonnesen, J.C. Bryan, and R.A. Sachleben. 2000. Fundamental Investigations of Separations Science for Radioactive Materials. Solvent Extraction and Ion Exchange 18(4):605-631

Nash, K.L., A.V. Gelis, M.P. Jensen, A.H. Bond, J.C. Sullivan, L. Rao, and A. Garnov. 2002. Actinides in alkaline media: Dissolution, mineral associations, and speciation in Hanford waste tank sludge simulants. Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology. 512.

Nash, K.L., M. Hancock, I. Laszak, and M. Borkowski. 2003. Oxidative leaching of plutonium from simulated Hanford tank-waste sludges. Abstracts of Papers, 225th ACS National Meeting.

National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements (NCRP). 1987. Ionizing Radiation Exposure of the Population of the United States. Report 93. Bethesda, Md: NCRP.

NCRP. 2004. Approaches to Risk Management in Remediation of Radioactively Contaminated Sites. Report 146. Bethesda, Md: NCRP.

National Research Council (NRC). 1996. The Hanford Tanks: Environmental Impacts and Policy Choices. Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press.

NRC. 2000a. Alternatives for High-Level Waste Salt Processing at the Savannah River Site. Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press.

NRC. 2000b. Long-Term Institutional Management of U.S. Department of Energy Legacy Waste Sites. Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press.

NRC. 2001. Research Needs for High-Level Waste Stored in Tanks and Bins at U.S. Department of Energy Sites: Environmental Management Science Program. Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press.

NRC. 2003. Long-Term Stewardship of DOE Legacy Waste Sites—A Status Report. Washington, D.C.: National Academies Press.

NRC. 2005. Risk and Decisions About Disposition of Transuranic and High-Level Radioactive Waste. Washington, D.C.: National Academies Press.


Patello, G.K., R.L. Russell, and L. Renee. 1999. Oxalate destruction in a simulated high-level tank residual waste using nitric acid. Ceramic Transactions, 93, 179.


Raymond, K.N. 1990. Biomimetic Metal Encapsulation. Coordination Chemistry Review. 105, 135.

Ross, S. 2005. Savannah River Site Meeting Performance Objectives for On-Site Disposition of Tank Waste. Presentation to the Committee on Management of Certain Radioactive Waste Streams Stored in Tanks at Three Department of Energy Sites, Augusta, Ga., April 14.


South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (SCDHEC). 2004a. Proper Closeout of Wastewater Treatment Facilities 61-82. State Register 28(9), effective September 24, 2004.

SCDHEC. 2004b. Hazardous Waste Management Regulations 61-79. State Register 28(9), effective September 24, 2004.

SCDHEC. 2005. Telephone conversation with David Wilson, Shelly Sherrett, Barbara Pastina, Micah Lowenthal, and John Wiley. May 19, 2005.

Suggested Citation:"References." National Research Council. 2005. Tank Wastes Planned for On-Site Disposal at Three Department of Energy Sites: The Savannah River Site: Interim Report. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11415.
×

Spears, T.J. 2005. Savannah River Site Removed Waste Treatment Overview. Presentation to the Committee on Management of Certain Radioactive Waste Streams Stored in Tanks at Three Department of Energy Sites, Augusta, Ga., April 14.


Thompson, B., and A. Slifko. 1997. Houdini™: Reconfigurable In-Tank Mobile Robot. Final report. June 1995-January 1997. DOE Contract # DE-AR21-95MC32092.


United States Congress. 2004. Ronald W. Regan National Defense Authorization Act of 2005. Public Law 108-375.

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (USNRC). 1997. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Review Of the Department Of Energy At Savannah River High-Level Waste Tank Closure Methodology.

USNRC. 2002. Decommissioning Criteria for the West Valley Demonstration Project (M-32) at the West Valley Site; Final Policy Statement. Federal Register 67(22): 5003-5012.


Vesco, D. P., B. L. Burks, S. D. Van Hoesen, and K. M. Billingsley. 2000. Modifications and Improvements of the HOUDINI®-II, a Remotely Operated Vehicle at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. International Conference on Nuclear and Hazardous Waste Management September 24-28, 2000 Chattanooga, TN.

Vietti-Cook, A. 2000. Memorandum from Annette L. Vietti-Cook, Secretary, Nuclear Regulatory Commission to William D. Travers, Executive Director for Operations, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, re: Staff Requirements—SECY-99-0284—Classification of Savannah River Residual Tank Waste as Incidental. Available at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/commission/srm/1999/1999-284srm.html


West, W. L. 1980. Tank 16 Demonstration—Water Wash and Chemical Cleaning Results. DPSP-80-17-23. December 16. Aiken, S.C.: E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, Inc.

Suggested Citation:"References." National Research Council. 2005. Tank Wastes Planned for On-Site Disposal at Three Department of Energy Sites: The Savannah River Site: Interim Report. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11415.
×
Page 55
Suggested Citation:"References." National Research Council. 2005. Tank Wastes Planned for On-Site Disposal at Three Department of Energy Sites: The Savannah River Site: Interim Report. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11415.
×
Page 56
Suggested Citation:"References." National Research Council. 2005. Tank Wastes Planned for On-Site Disposal at Three Department of Energy Sites: The Savannah River Site: Interim Report. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11415.
×
Page 57
Suggested Citation:"References." National Research Council. 2005. Tank Wastes Planned for On-Site Disposal at Three Department of Energy Sites: The Savannah River Site: Interim Report. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11415.
×
Page 58
Suggested Citation:"References." National Research Council. 2005. Tank Wastes Planned for On-Site Disposal at Three Department of Energy Sites: The Savannah River Site: Interim Report. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11415.
×
Page 59
Next: Appendix A Statement of Task and Performance Objectives »
Tank Wastes Planned for On-Site Disposal at Three Department of Energy Sites: The Savannah River Site: Interim Report Get This Book
×
 Tank Wastes Planned for On-Site Disposal at Three Department of Energy Sites: The Savannah River Site: Interim Report
Buy Paperback | $29.00 Buy Ebook | $23.99
MyNAP members save 10% online.
Login or Register to save!
Download Free PDF

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.

READ FREE ONLINE

  1. ×

    Welcome to OpenBook!

    You're looking at OpenBook, NAP.edu's online reading room since 1999. Based on feedback from you, our users, we've made some improvements that make it easier than ever to read thousands of publications on our website.

    Do you want to take a quick tour of the OpenBook's features?

    No Thanks Take a Tour »
  2. ×

    Show this book's table of contents, where you can jump to any chapter by name.

    « Back Next »
  3. ×

    ...or use these buttons to go back to the previous chapter or skip to the next one.

    « Back Next »
  4. ×

    Jump up to the previous page or down to the next one. Also, you can type in a page number and press Enter to go directly to that page in the book.

    « Back Next »
  5. ×

    Switch between the Original Pages, where you can read the report as it appeared in print, and Text Pages for the web version, where you can highlight and search the text.

    « Back Next »
  6. ×

    To search the entire text of this book, type in your search term here and press Enter.

    « Back Next »
  7. ×

    Share a link to this book page on your preferred social network or via email.

    « Back Next »
  8. ×

    View our suggested citation for this chapter.

    « Back Next »
  9. ×

    Ready to take your reading offline? Click here to buy this book in print or download it as a free PDF, if available.

    « Back Next »
Stay Connected!