Description of a Multipurpose Processing and Storage Complex for the Hanford Site's Radioactive Material

Year
1993
Author(s)
D.H. Nyman - Westinghouse Hanford Company
B.A. Wolfe - Westinghouse Hanford Company
T.R. Hoertkorn - U.S. Department of Energy
Abstract
The mission of the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Hanford Site has changed from defense nuclear materials production to that of waste management/disposal and environmental restoration. The Multipurpose Processing and Storage Complex (MPSC) is being designed to process discarded waste tank internal hardware contaminated with mixed wastes, failed melters from the vitrification plant, and other Hanford Site high-level solid waste. The MPSC also will provide interim storage of other radioactive materials (irradiated fuel, canisters of vitrified highlevel waste [HLW], special nuclear material [SNM], and other designated radioactive materials).