A
truck containing a small amount of Defense Waste Processing Facility
recycle wastewater departs a loading area at the Savannah River Site.
WASHINGTON, D.C.
– The Department of Energy (DOE) has completed the first application of
its science-based approach to managing reprocessing waste with the safe
and successful shipment of a small quantity of liquid waste from the
Savannah River Site (SRS).
The
Department on Sept. 22 completed the shipment of 8 gallons of recycle
wastewater from the Defense Waste Processing Facility (DWPF) at SRS for
treatment and disposal. The waste was sent to Waste Control Specialists
in Andrews, Texas, which is a licensed commercial disposal facility for
low-level radioactive waste.
The shipment represents the first application of DOE’s science-based high-level radioactive waste (HLW) interpretation.
“The
high-level waste interpretation enables the Department to better
address one of its largest environmental risks by potentially allowing
the opening of new disposition paths for waste that has been stored for
decades at DOE sites with no near-term path for disposal,” said Paul
Dabbar, Under Secretary for Science.
This
HLW interpretation allows for reprocessing waste to be managed
according to how radioactive it is, and not by its source. DWPF recycle
wastewater was analyzed and determined to meet criteria for disposal as
low-level radioactive waste in accordance with its radiological
characteristics.
The
DWPF recycle wastewater meets the waste acceptance criteria at Waste
Control Specialists, and its treatment and disposal at this site is
fully protective of public health, safety, and the environment.
More information on DWPF recycle wastewater and the HLW interpretation can be found here.
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