Department of Energy Hanford Mixed Radioactive Waste Land Disposal Restrictions Variance

• Final Rule (89 FR 35008)

Notification of Exemption for Offsite Treatment and Disposal

• Approval of Exemption for Use of Non-U.S. Department of Energy Facilities for the 2,000-Gallon Test Bed Initiative Demonstration (23-TF-001405, June 08, 2023)

NEPA Supporting Files

• NEPA Environmental Assessments (Hanford.gov)
• NEPA Environmental Assessments (Energy.gov) 

Waste Incidental to Reprocessing Determination

• ORP-68455, Revision 0
  Waste Incidental to Reprocessing Determination for the Test Bed Initiative Demonstration at the Hanford Site, Washington

Final Waste Incidental to Reprocessing Evaluation

• DOE/ORP-2022-02, Revision 0
  Final Waste Incidental to Reprocessing Evaluation for the Test Bed Initiative Demonstration
   
• Section 8 References
   
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  • CEES-CALC-604-C-005, 2018, Dose Rate for the Test Bed Initiative Ion Exchange Column, Rev. 1, Columbia Energy and Environmental Services, Richland Washington.
     
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  • DOE, 2012, Final Tank Farm Closure and Waste Management Environmental Impact Statement for the Hanford Site, Richland, Washington, DOE/EIS 0391, U.S. Department of Energy, Richland, Washington.
     
  • DOE, 2013, Record of Decision for the Final Tank Closure and Waste Management Environmental Impact Statement for the Hanford Site, Richland, Washington, 78 FR 75913-75919 (Dec. 13, 2013).
     
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  • DOE, 2016a, Waste Incidental to Reprocessing Evaluation -- Test Samples of Treated, Low-Activity Waste from Hanford Tanks for Off-site Disposal (October, 2016)
     
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  • DOE, 2018, Amended Record of Decision for the Management of Cesium and Strontium Capsules at the Hanford Site, Richland, Washington, 883 FR 23270 (May 2018), U.S. Department of Energy, Richland, Washington.
     
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  • RPP-RPT-55960, 2013, Supplemental Immobilization of Hanford Low-Activity Waste: Cast Stone Screening Tests, Rev. 0, Washington River Protection Solutions, LLC, Richland, Washington.
     
  • RPP-RPT-61303, 2020, Final Analytical Report for Tank 241-SY-101 BI Grab Sampling 2018, Rev. 5, Washington River Protection Solutions LLC, Richland, Washington.
     
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