Open AccessAlternatives Generation and Analysis for Phase 1 High Level Waste Feed Tanks Selection
Author(s) -
T.W. Crawford
Publication year - 1999
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/797678
Subject(s) - waste management , waste stream , environmental science , yield (engineering) , municipal solid waste , selection (genetic algorithm) , high level waste , radioactive waste , engineering , computer science , materials science , artificial intelligence , metallurgy
A recent revision of the US. Department of Energy privatization contract for the immobilization of high-level waste (HLW) at Hanford necessitates the investigation of alternative waste feed sources to meet contractual feed requirements. This analysis identifies wastes to be considered as HLW feeds and develops and conducts alternative analyses to comply with established criteria. A total of 12,426 cases involving 72 waste streams are evaluated and ranked in three cost-based alternative models. Additional programmatic criteria are assessed against leading alternative options to yield an optimum blended waste feed stream