Open AccessProposed low-level radioactive waste handling building at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois
Publication year - 1995
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/69427
Subject(s) - fermilab , minos , nuclear decommissioning , hanford site , neutrino , nuclear engineering , nuclear physics , national laboratory , fermi gamma ray space telescope , engineering , environmental science , radioactive waste , civil engineering , physics , neutrino oscillation , engineering physics , quantum mechanics
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has prepared an Environmental Assessment (EA), evaluating the impacts associated with the proposed Low-Level Radioactive Waste Building at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab) in Batavia, Illinois. As a result of the high energy physics program at Fermilab, small quantities of low-level radioactive wastes are generated. These wastes are collected, sorted and packaged for shipment to an off-site disposal facility in Hanford, Washington. The proposed project includes the construction of a new building to house, all low-level radioactive waste handling operations. The building would provide workspace for five full-time workers. The proposed project would improve the efficiency and safety of the low-level radioactive waste handling at Fermilab by upgrading equipment and consolidating operations into one facility