Technology Readiness Assessment of a Large DOE Waste Processing Facility

Abstract

This briefing looks at the design and construction of the Hanford Waste Treatment Plant (WTP). When completed, Hanford's WTP will be the world's largest radioactive waste treatment plant, Facilities will include Pretreatment (PT) Facility, Low Activity Waste (LAW) Vitrification Facility, High Level Waste (HLW) Vitrification Facility, and Analytical Laboratory. Three Technology Readiness Assessments have been completed on the WTP and are discussed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 12, 2007
Accession Number
ADA504565

Entities

People

  • Don Alexander
  • Herb Sutter
  • Langdon Holton

Organizations

  • United States Department of Energy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Calculators
  • Configuration Management
  • Consistency
  • Construction
  • Department Of Defense
  • Engineering
  • Environment
  • Pilot Plants
  • Prototypes
  • Reliability
  • Research Facilities
  • Risk
  • Risk Management
  • Simulations
  • Systems Engineering
  • Waste Treatment

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