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Nuclear waste treatment

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العنوان Nuclear waste treatment : assessments of Washington State's Hanford site / Christie Maldonado, editor.
الناشر New York : Nova Publishers
تاريخ الإصدار 2015
ملاحظات Includes index.
English
رقم الرف NUCLEAR WASTE TREATMENT ASSESSMENTS OF WASHINGTON STATE'S HANFORD SITE
NUCLEAR WASTE TREATMENT ASSESSMENTS OF WASHINGTON STATE'S HANFORD SITE
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
CONTENTS
PREFACE
Chapter 1 HANFORD WASTE TREATMENT PLANT: DOE NEEDS TO TAKE ACTION TO RESOLVE TECHNICAL AND MANAGEMENT CHALLENGES
ABBREVIATIONS
WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY
WHAT GAO RECOMMENDS
WHAT GAO FOUND
BACKGROUND
SIGNIFICANT TECHNICAL CHALLENGES REMAIN UNRESOLVED
SUBSTANTIAL ADDITIONAL COST INCREASES AND SCHEDULE DELAYS ARE LIKELY
DOE Has Not Yet Fully Estimated the Cost and Schedule Impact of Resolving Technical ChallengesProject Cost and Schedule Increases Could Be Partially Offset by Opportunities for Savings
DOE IS TAKING STEPS TO ADDRESS SOME MANAGEMENT AND OVERSIGHT PROBLEMS BUT CONTINUES TO FACE CHALLENGES TO COMPLETING THE WTP
DOE Is Taking Steps to Improve the Management and Oversight of the WTP Project
DOE's Fast-Track, Design-Build Management Approach and Other Management and Oversight Problems Have Led to Cost Increases and Schedule Delays
CONCLUSION
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EXECUTIVE ACTION
AGENCY COMMENTS AND OUR EVALUATION End Notes
Chapter 2 HANFORD CLEANUP: CONDITION OF TANKS MAY FURTHER LIMIT DOE'S ABILITY TO RESPOND TO LEAKS AND INTRUSIONS
History of Hanford Tanks
Contents of the Tanks
Tank Regulations and Oversight
CONDITION OF TANKS IS WORSE THAN ASSUMED UNDER DOE'S CURRENT SCHEDULE FOR RETRIEVING TANK WASTE
Condition of SSTs Is Worse Than Previously Assumed, with 1 Leaking and Water Infiltrating at Least 14
DOE HAS TAKEN AND PLANNED SEVERAL ACTIONS TO RESPOND TO RECENT LEAKS AND INTRUSIONS, INCLUDING MODIFYING ITS TANK MONITORING AND INSPECTION PROCEDURES For SSTs, DOE Has Conducted Additional Inspections and Modified Its Tank Monitoring Procedures
For DSTs, DOE Has Conducted Additional Inspections, Convened an Expert Panel, and Developed a Pumping Plan for AY-102
DOE'S CURRENT WASTE RETRIEVAL SCHEDULE DOES NOT ACCOUNT FOR THE WORSENING CONDITION OF THE TANKS OR WTP DELAYS
DOE's Retrieval Schedule Does Not Account for the Worsening Condition of Tanks and Growing Demand on the Limited DST Space DOE's Retrieval Schedule Does Not Account for Recently Acknowledged WTP Delays, and the Extent to Which the Tanks Can Continue to Safely Store Waste Is Unknown
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EXECUTIVE ACTION
AGENCY COMMENTS AND OUR EVALUATION
APPENDIX I: AGE AND RETRIEVAL SCHEDULE FOR HANFORD SINGLE-SHELL TANKS
APPENDIX II: TIMELINE OF HANFORD DOUBLE- SHELL TANKS
End Notes
Chapter 3 HANFORD WASTE TREATMENT: DOE NEEDS TO EVALUATE ALTERNATIVES TO RECENTLY PROPOSED PROJECTS AND ADDRESS TECHNICAL AND MANAGEMENT CHALLENGES*
سلسلة Waste and Waste Management
الشكل 1 online resource (154 p.)
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رقم النظام 997010719516005171
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