Open AccessFunctions and requirements document, WESF decoupling project, low-level liquid waste system
Author(s) -
J.H. Rasmussen
Publication year - 1997
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/325841
Subject(s) - sump (aquarium) , environmental science , waste management , sampling (signal processing) , engineering , filter (signal processing) , electrical engineering
The Waste Encapsulation and Storage Facility (WESF) was constructed in 1974 to encapsulate and store cesium and strontium which were isolated at B Plant from underground storage tank waste. The WESF, Building 225-B, is attached physically to the west end of B Plant, Building 221-B, 200 East area. The WESF currently utilizes B Plant facilities for disposing liquid and solid waste streams. With the deactivation of B Plant, the WESF Decoupling Project will provide replacement systems allowing WESF to continue operations independently from B Plant. Four major systems have been identified to be replaced by the WESF Decoupling Project, including the following: Low Level Liquid Waste System, Solid Waste Handling System, Liquid Effluent Control System, and Deionized Water System