Hanford`s remote-handled transuranic and transuranic mixed waste volume assessment

This study documents the results of an assessment of each Hanford program`s potential RH-TRU(M) waste forecast volumes. Of this 3,470 m{sup 3} of remote-handled transuranic and transuranic mixed (RH-TRU[M]) forecast waste, the Environmental Restoration program is the only program generating waste (360 m{sup 3}) after the closure of the WIPP in FY 2033. Previous forecast assessments have estimated Hanford`s RH-TRU(M) waste volumes to range from 4,000 m{sup 3} to 45,000 m{sup 3}. In FY 1995, the RH-TRU(M) waste forecast was approximately 22,200 m{sup 3} (BIR), which exceeds the WIPP remote-handled capacity. The FY-1996 Solid Waste Integrated Life-Cycle Forecast Volume Summary (WHC-EP-0900) published in February 1996 stated that the baseline RH-TRU(M) waste volume was 13,350 m{sup 3}. The primary reason for the three different estimates results from two programmatic baseline revisions: Tank Waste Remediation Systems (TWRS) and Environmental Restoration (EM-40). The difference in the TWRS programmatic baseline is due to a revised programmatic baseline for the disposition of the long-length equipment currently present in the tanks. The difference in the Environmental Restoration programmatic baseline is due to an assessment based on recent experience that many of the facilities at Hanford will not contain RH-TRU(M) waste during decontamination and decommissioning and that for many other facilities, the RH-TRU(M) waste volumes will not be as great as previously estimated