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1 online resource (1 PDF file (xiii, 66 pages)). |
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text file |
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Consensus study report
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Consensus study report.
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Includes bibliographical references. |
| Summary |
In 1943, as part of the Manhattan Project, the Hanford Nuclear Reservation was established with the mission to produce plutonium for nuclear weapons. During 45 years of operations, the Hanford Site produced about 67 metric tonnes of plutonium--approximately two-thirds of the nation's stockpile. Production processes generated radioactive and other hazardous wastes and resulted in airborne, surface, subsurface, and groundwater contamination. Presently, 177 underground tanks contain collectively about 210 million liters (about 56 million gallons) of waste. The chemically complex and diverse waste is difficult to manage and dispose of safely. Section 3134 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 calls for a Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC) to conduct an analysis of approaches for treating the portion of low-activity waste at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation intended for supplemental treatment. The third of four, this report provides an overall assessment of the FFRDC team's final draft report, dated April 5, 2019. |
| Funding |
This activity was supported by award DE-EM0001172/NAS Proposal Number 10003497 between the National Academy of Sciences and the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Environmental Management. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the views of any organization or agency that provided support for the project. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Hanford Site (Wash.)
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Radioactive waste sites -- Cleanup -- Washington (State) -- Hanford Site.
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Radioactive waste sites -- Cleanup. |
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Washington (State) -- Hanford Site. |
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Radioactive waste disposal in the ground -- Accidents -- Washington (State) -- Hanford Site.
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Radioactive waste disposal in the ground -- Accidents. |
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Nuclear weapons plants -- Waste disposal -- Environmental aspects -- Washington (State) -- Hanford Site.
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Nuclear weapons plants -- Waste disposal -- Environmental aspects. |
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Nuclear weapons plants. |
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Hazardous waste site remediation -- Washington (State) -- Hanford Site.
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Hazardous waste site remediation. |
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United States. |
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Washington. |
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Electronic books.
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Technical reports.
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Technical reports.
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| Added Author |
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Supplemental Treatment of Low-Activity Waste at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation, issuing body.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Review of the Final Draft Analysis of Supplemental Treatment Approaches of Low-Activity Waste at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation. Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, 2019 9780309495226 |
| ISBN |
9780309495219 |
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0309495210 |
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9780309495240 (electronic book) |
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0309495245 (electronic book) |
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9780309495226 |
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0309495229 |
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9780309672917 (electronic book) |
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0309672910 (electronic book) |
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