Demonstration of Remotely Operated TRU Waste Size Reduction and Material Handling Equipment

摘要

The Savannah River Laboratory (SRL) is developing remote size reduction and material handling equipment to prepare sup 238 Pu contaminated waste for permanent disposal at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) in New Mexico. The waste is generated at the Savannah River Plant (SRP) from normal operation and decommissioning activity and is retrievably stored onsite. A Transuranic Waste Facility for preparing, size-reducing, and packaging this waste for disposal is scheduled for completion in 1995. A cold test facility for demonstrating the size reduction and material handling equipment was built, and testing began in January 1987. 9 figs., 1 tab. (ERA citation 13:024143)