FIRST COMMERCIAL U.S. MIXED WASTE VITRIFICATION FACILITY: PERMITS, READINESS REVIEWS, DELISTING of FINAL WASTEFORM

摘要

Westinghouse Savannah River Co. (WSRC) contracted GTS Duratek (Duratek) to construct and operate the first commercial vitrification facility to treat an F-006 mixed (radioactive/hazardous) waste in the United States. The permits were prepared and submitted to the South Carolina state regulators by WSRC - based on a detailed design by Duratek. Readiness Assessments were conducted by WSRC and Duratek at each major phase of the operation (sludge transfer, construction, cold and radioactive operations, and a major restart) and approved by the Savannah River Department of Energy prior to proceeding. WSRC prepared the first "Upfront Delisting" petition for a vitrified mixed waste. Lessons learned with respect to the permit strategy, operational assessments, and delisting from this "privatization" project will be discussed.