GOALS: SAFELY DRIVING RISK REDUCTION WITHIN FUNDING ALLOCATION
MINIMUM SAFE OPERATIONS
Safely, securely, and compliantly MANAGE Hanford's critical resources efficiently, including improving infrastructure to reliably sustain the Hanford cleanup mission. MAINTAIN safeguards and security for Hanford site.
WASTE
TREATMENT
Continue treatment of tank waste, OPERATING the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (WTP) via the Direct-Feed Low-Activity Waste (DFLAW) program to vitrify (immobilize in glass) tank waste for disposal. MANAGE secondary liquid waste and solid wastes generated in the treatment processes. CHARACTERIZE waste generated from remedial actions for treatment and disposal. EXPLORE and IMPLEMENT opportunities for alternate treatment and disposition pathways.
RISK
REDUCTION
CLEAN UP Central Plateau and Columbia River Corridor waste sites and DEMOLISH facilities supportive of ongoing groundwater remedial actions. MINIMIZE the footprint requiring extensive surveillance and maintenance activities. Safely STORE tank waste until it can be transferred to treatment facilities and CLOSE waste management areas.
WASTE
DISPOSITION
MANAGE the interim storage of K Basins sludge, cesium and strontium capsules, loaded ion exchange columns, spent nuclear fuel and transuranic wastes until final decisions regarding their treatment and/or disposition are ESTABLISHED while OVERSEEING disposal facilities operations.
LONG-TERM
STEWARDSHIP
TRANSITION geographic areas where facility demolition and waste site remediation activities are complete to a surveillance-and-maintenance program, ensuring long-term protection of human health and safety and environmental resources. PERFORM institutional controls monitoring and reporting in support of federal Comprehensive Environmental
MAJOR COMPONENTS OF THE HANFORD SITE CLEANUP MISSION
TANK WASTE TREATMENT
RISK REDUCTION
MISSION AND SITE INFRASTRUCTURE
- Safely managing tank waste contained in177 underground storage tanks within 12 single-shell tanks (SST) farms and 6 double-shell tanks (DST) farms until it is treated
- Initiating and optimizing tank waste treatment via DFLAW
- Resume WTP High-Level Waste (HLW) facility and design
- Transferring waste from SSTs to DSTs to reduce the risk of tank leaks and stage the waste for treatment
- Operating the 222-S Laboratory to provide tank waste analytical services for the Hanford mission
- Comprised of 35 soil, 6 legacy processing facilities and 10 groundwater operable units (grouping of similar scope for decision-making) that require remediation
- Progress groundwater remediation, including pump and treatment operations, to remove contaminants
- Remediating contaminated waste sites and demolishing facilities
- Operating on-site waste disposal facilities
- Transition remediated geographic areas
- Maintaining and improving critical infrastructure to sustain the Hanford cleanup mission for decades of operation
- Focused projects in water systems, electrical utilities, facilities, network and information
FY 2022
CRITICAL ACTIVITIES:
TANK WASTE TREATMENT
- Complete first Low-Activity Waste (LAW) facility melter heatup
- Initiate LAW facility cold commissioning with simulated tank waste
- Initiate second LAW facility melter heatup
RISK REDUCTION
- Complete demolition of Plutonium Uranium Extraction Plant (PUREX) North Facility complex
- Implement 200-BP-5 and 200-PO-1 interim record of decision (ROD)
- Complete transfer of garnet filter and sand filter media to T Plant
- Complete installation of seven micropiles at 324 building to support waste site 300-296 excavation
MISSION AND SITE INFRASTRUCTURE
- Complete 12-inch potable water line loop to WTP
FY 2023
CRITICAL ACTIVITIES:
TANK WASTE TREATMENT
- Optimize TSCR operations to support delivery to WTP LAW
- Complete second WTP LAW facility melter heatup and initiate DFLAW operational readiness review
- Complete management assessment of WTP LAW cold commissioning
- Complete upgrades at Integrated Disposal Facility (IDF) and readiness reviews required for DFLAW startup
- Resume 242-A evaporator operations
- Complete upgrades to Liquid Effluent Retention Facility (LERF) and Effluent Treatment Facility (ETF) necessary for WTP LAW hot commissioning
- Complete construction and readiness review for LERF Basin 41
- Progress HLW facility design
RISK REDUCTION
- Complete construction of interim safe storage structure around K East reactor [PICTURED]
- Complete modifications to Waste Encapsulation and Storage facility (WESF)
- Complete installation of 324 building micropiles to support excavation of waste site 300-296
- Initiate installation of capsule transfer system equipment at WESF
- Complete demolition of PUREX north facility complex and close tanks under federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
- Complete demolition preparation activities at plutonium concentration facility near B Plant
- Complete loading of high dose debris into vertical pipe casing system
- Complete installation of temporary ventilation in Reduction-Oxidation Plant (REDOX) to support removal activities
FY 2024
WTP LAW facility readiness
for hot commissioning
CRITICAL ACTIVITIES:
TANK WASTE TREATMENT
- Complete readiness review to authorize hot commissioning at Law facility [PICTURED]
- Complete hot commissioning of WTP LAW facility and Effluent Management Facility
- Initiate construction of advanced modular pretreatment system
- Complete retrievals from AX Farm and initiate retrievals from A Farm
- Complete construction on U Farm surface barrier
RISK REDUCTION
- Complete characterization, dewatering and grouting at K West Basin
- Complete demolition preparation activities at high-risk Central plateau facilities and demolish REDOX annexes
- Complete removal of REDOX plutonium recovery hood
- Obtain 100-K Area ROD
MISSION AND SITE INFRASTRUCTURE
- Replace 200West Area potable water tank
- Complete 100 Area mission critical distribution feeders
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