| OSTI Document ID | 201731 |
|---|---|
| Local PDF | osti/201731.pdf |
| Title | Final environmental assessment: TRU waste drum staging building, Technical Area 55, Los Alamos National Laboratory |
| Publication Date | 1996 Feb 09 |
| Description/ Abstract |
Much of the US Department of Energy`s (DOE`s) research on plutonium metallurgy and plutonium processing is performed at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), in Los Alamos, New Mexico. LANL`s main facility for plutonium research is the Plutonium Facility, also referred to as Technical Area 55 (TA-55). The main laboratory building for plutonium work within the Plutonium Facility (TA-55) is the Plutonium Facility Building 4, or PF-4. This Environmental Assessment (EA) analyzes the potential environmental effects that would be expected to occur if DOE were to stage sealed containers of transuranic (TRU) and TRU mixed waste in a support building at the Plutonium Facility (TA-55) that is adjacent to PF-4. At present, the waste containers are staged in the basement of PF-4. The proposed project is to convert an existing support structure (Building 185), a prefabricated metal building on a concrete foundation, and operate it as a temporary staging facility for sealed containers of solid TRU and TRU mixed waste. The TRU and TRU mixed wastes would be contained in sealed 55-gallon drums and standard waste boxes as they await approval to be transported to TA-54. The containers would then be transported to a longer term TRU waste storage area at TA-54. The TRU wastes are generated from plutonium operations carried out in PF-4. The drum staging building would also be used to store and prepare for use new, empty TRU waste containers. |
| OSTI ID | 201731 |
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| Other ID Numbers | ON: DE96007369; NC: NONE |
| Document Type | Technical Report |
| Research Organization | USDOE Los Alamos Area Office, NM (United States) |
| Sponsor Organization | USDOE, Washington, DC (United States) |
| Bibliographic Source | OSTI |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Pages/Size | 43 p. |
| System Entry Date | 1996 Apr 01 |
| Subject Category Code | 05 NUCLEAR FUELS |
| Descriptors | LANL; RADIOACTIVE WASTE STORAGE; RADIOACTIVE WASTE FACILITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS; SITE SELECTION; ALPHA-BEARING WASTES; DATA; LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES |
| Format | Other: PL: |
| Availability | INIS ; OSTI as DE96007369 |
| Notes | PBD: 9 Feb 1996 |
| Reference Numbers | SCA: 053001;052002; PA: NTS-96:011351;EDB-96:058272;INS-96:008502; SN: 96001549146; TVI: 96R06; TRN: AHC29606%%44 |