Unique Remote-Handled Waste Management Issues at Oak Ridge National Laboratory - 9140

Since the Manhattan Project, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) has been engaged in developing processes for implementation in the Department of Energy (DOE) production facilities and in producing radioisotopes for medical and industrial applications. These activities have resulted in a large variety of unique remote-handled legacy waste and contaminated hot cell facilities. The DOE has established the Integrated Facility Disposition Project (IFDP) to dispose of the ORNL legacy waste and to deactivate, decontaminate, and decommission facilities at ORNL no longer needed for the mission. The IFDP will be required to characterize, treat, package, and dispose of various remote-handled solid waste streams for which no treatment capability currently exists at ORNL. This paper describes the capabilities that will be required to manage these waste streams and the options evaluated for implementation.