Establishing Final End-State for a Retired Nuclear Weapons Production Reactor; Collaboration between Stakeholders, Regulators, and the Federal Government

摘要

The Savannah River Site (SRS) is an 802 square-kilometer (310 square-mile) United States Department of Energy (USDOE) nuclear facility located along the Savannah River near Aiken, South Carolina. Nuclear weapons material production began in the early 1950s, utilizing five (5) production reactors. In the early 1990s all SRS production reactor operations were terminated. The first reactor closure end-state declaration was documented in a Comprehensive Environmental Response and Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) Early Action Record of Decision. The decision for the final closure of the 29,543 square-meter (318,000 square-foot) 105-P Reactor was determined to be in situ decommissioning (ISD). ISD is an acceptable and cost-effective alternative to off-site disposal for the reactor building, which will allow for consolidation of remedial action wastes generated from other cleanup activities within the P Area.