**[Solid Waste Stabilization and Disposition]{.underline}**

**Background/Lifecycle Discussion:**

Past nuclear operations at SRS have generated wastes which, for many
years, have been stored pending the availability of treatment and
disposal facilities. Over the last decade, the inventories of these
legacy wastes have been steadily reduced to a fraction of their former
magnitude using a variety of treatment and disposal facilities both
onsite and offsite. In addition to disposition of legacy wastes, SRS
generates new wastes as part of ongoing site EM cleanup work. These
newly generated wastes are dispositioned using a variety of treatment
and disposal facilities. In order to achieve success in the waste
management project, there are also active SRS pollution prevention,
waste minimization, and waste certification programs. In addition, this
project covers surveillance and maintenance activities and deactivation
for the Consolidated Incinerator Facility (CIF) project. This project
includes current and future waste disposition support for the National
Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and other programs performing
work at SRS.

All legacy low-level, hazardous, mixed and transuranic (TRU) wastes will
be disposed of in compliance with applicable regulations and
requirements. SRS newly generated wastes resulting from the EM cleanup
project will be disposed of as the waste is generated to prevent a
legacy waste problem from being created for future generations. The
real-time treatment and disposal of wastes will end approximately six
months after final cleanup at SRS is finished.

All waste facilities will be deactivated with the possible exception of
portions of the Solid Waste Disposal Facility (SWDF). Once deactivated,
facilities will be maintained in a minimal surveillance and maintenance
condition until transferred for final decommissioning or for final area
closure. Portions of SWDF may be needed after FY 2025 to support waste
generation of other site programs. If determined to be needed, this
facility will be transferred to another Department of Energy (DOE)
program office upon completion of the EM cleanup project at SRS.

This work scope includes the treatment, storage, and disposal of
appropriate wastes generated at SRS.

Sanitary waste consists of solid wastes that are neither radioactive nor
hazardous as defined by the Atomic Energy Act (AEA) or the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). Sanitary waste consists of
materials that would be received by a municipal sanitary landfill and
salvageable or recyclable materials. Waste minimization and pollution
prevention activities include aluminum can and white office paper
recycling, salvage, yard recycling, scrap wood chipping/burning,
construction material recycling, and the offsite sale of paint and paint
products. The combustible portion will be processed to produce fuel
cubes that will be used to fire a boiler and is expected to conserve
landfill space.

The hazardous waste (HW) and mixed waste (MW) projects involve three
primary operations: receipt of waste from on-site generators, interim
storage in RCRA regulated storage facilities, and shipment for off-site
treatment and disposal. All HW and MW generated at SRS is shipped
off-site to commercial facilities for treatment and disposal. There is
no on-site RCRA permitted disposal facility.

The low-level waste (LLW) streams are generated from a variety of
programs at SRS, plus the Naval Reactors Program and other offsite
generators. LLW consists of radioactively contaminated materials
including miscellaneous job control waste, small and large equipment,
plastic sheeting, soil, and suspect contaminated materials used within
radioactive material management areas that cannot be proven to be free
of radioactive contamination. The E-Area facilities consist of a Low
Activity Waste (LAW) Vault, an Intermediate Level Vault (ILV),
engineered trenches, components-in-grout and slit trenches. Material
awaiting disposition (Contaminated Large Equipment -- CLE) that has not
been declared waste is being stored. LLW is managed in accordance with
DOE Order 435.1.

The historical mission of the TRU waste project has been to receive and
safely store TRU waste generated at the SRS and other specific DOE
sites. The focus has shifted to preparation and transportation of waste
to the WIPP disposal facility located in Carlsbad. New Mexico. This is
accomplished by: (1) characterizing and certifying TRU waste to meet the
WIPP waste acceptance criteria (WAC); (2) segregating out wastes that do
not meet the WIPP WAC and that can be disposed in a more cost effective
manner; and (3) repackaging the waste to meet transportation
requirements.

TRU waste is defined by and managed in accordance with DOE Order 435.1.
TRU waste is radioactive waste containing more than 100 nanocuries of
alpha-emitting transuranic isotopes per gram of waste with half-lives
greater than 20 years. The SRS currently stores approximately 10,000
m^3^ of TRU waste that was generated as a result of nuclear materials
production. SRS TRU waste will be transported overland in TRU Package
Transporters, Model II (TRUPACT-II) or enhanced Type B shipping
containers (TRUPACT-III) and be disposed of at WIPP.

The Pollution Prevention (P2) Program provides SRS a safe, effective,
and environmentally responsible strategy to implement specific waste and
pollutant reduction techniques based on current and projected
information on waste generation, waste characterization, and ultimate
waste disposal costs.

CIF suspended operations in late FY2000. Current efforts include
surveillance and maintenance activities. CIF will begin deactivation in
FY2006.

All legacy hazardous and low-level wastes along with approximately
25,000 TRU waste drums will be dispositioned by the end of FY2006. It is
expected that legacy MLLW will be dispositioned with exceptions as
specified in Contract DE-AC09-96SR18500 Modification No. M120. The
remaining TRU inventory of legacy waste will be dispositioned by the end
of FY2010.

Thereafter, the schedule reflects the treatment and disposal of
newly-generated wastes normally within one year of receipt by Solid
Waste.

As on-site waste disposal facilities are filled, new facilities will be
built.

Portions of SWDF may be needed after FY2025 to support waste generation
of other site programs. If determined to be needed, this facility will
be transferred to another DOE program upon completion of the EM cleanup
project at SRS.

**Contract Period Objectives:**

**12/1/06 to 9/30/11**

Ship remaining legacy TRU waste to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant
(WIPP). Manage LLW, TRU, HW, and MW in compliance with all DOE, Federal,
State and local requirements and/or agreements.

**12/1/11 to 9/30/16**

Achieve steady state operations on WIPP certification of newly generated
waste. Newly generated TRU waste will be required to be packaged in WIPP
approved containers, be free of prohibited items, and meet the WIPP
waste acceptance criteria at the time of generation. All newly generated
TRU waste is characterized and shipped to WIPP within 12 months of
generation. Manage low-level, TRU, hazardous, and mixed waste in
compliance with all DOE, Federal, State and local requirements and/or
agreements.

**Core Work Scope:**

**12/1/06 to 9/30/11**

-   Ship all legacy TRU waste

    -   All drummed waste by 9/2008

    -   All large container waste by 9/2010

-   Complete RCRA closure for TRU Pads 1, 2, and 7-13

-   All newly generated mixed low-level and hazardous waste is to be
    managed in compliance with all DOE, Federal, State and local
    requirements and/or agreements.

-   Close N-Area and B-Area RCRA permitted hazardous/MLLW facilities and
    centralize operations within E-Area facilities by utilizing existing
    facilities/capacity.

-   Treatment, storage, and disposal of LLW is being accomplished per
    DOE Order, Manual, and Guide 435.1

-   Continue to receive and dispose of Naval Reactor low-level waste

-   Average monthly storage volume of low-level waste does not exceed
    500 m^3^

-   Achieve steady state operations on WIPP certification of newly
    generated waste. All newly generated TRU waste is characterized and
    shipped to WIPP within 12 months of generation.

-   Achieve steady-state by treating and disposing of all remaining
    legacy MLLW. Hazardous waste disposition remains in steady-state.

-   Waste that does not meet SRS waste acceptance criteria will be sent
    offsite to a DOE/Commercial disposal facility

-   Waste that has been identified as "Waste with no path for disposal"
    will have a treatment/disposal plan

-   Develop and execute a Site Treatment Plan exit strategy

-   Support DOE Consolidated Audit Program (DOE CAP)

**12/1/11 to 9/30/16**

-   Treatment, storage, and disposal of LLW is being accomplished per
    DOE Order, Manual, and Guide 435.1

-   Waste that does not meet SRS waste acceptance criteria will be sent
    offsite to a DOE/Commercial disposal facility

-   Waste that has been identified as "Waste with no path for disposal"
    will have a treatment/disposal plan

-   Continue to receive and dispose of Naval Reactor low-level waste

-   Average monthly storage volume of low-level waste is not expected to
    exceed 500 m^3^

-   Achieve steady state operations on WIPP certification of newly
    generated waste. All newly generated TRU waste is characterized and
    shipped to WIPP within 12 months of generation.

-   Maintain steady-state for both hazardous and MLLW programs by
    ensuring all newly generated mixed low-level and hazardous waste is
    managed in compliance with all DOE, Federal, State and local
    requirements

-   Support DOE CAP

**Optimized Work Scope**

-   Complete closure of TRU Pads 14-19

-   Conduct performance assessment modeling for Pu-238 disposal
    alternatives. Allows cost-effective disposal while protecting the
    environment,

-   Provide for the treatment of high activity TRU (Pu-238) waste for
    destruction of organic constituents or implementation of hydrogen
    getter technology. Allows shipment of higher Pu-238 loaded material
    to WIPP, enabling technology/reduces risks

-   Provide state-of-the-art TRU processing/treatment capabilities to
    allow SRS to accelerate preparation and shipment of high activity
    Pu238/Pu-239 waste and bulk containers to WIPP

**Appendix A**

***Anticipated System State as of November 30, 2006***

-   Contractor will have shipped approximately 25,000 TRU waste drums
    (5,250 cubic meters). Approximately 5,000 TRU waste drums and 5,500
    cubic meters of large container TRU waste (1200-1500 containers)
    will remain in the legacy TRU waste program.

-   Hazardous waste program is in steady-state i.e., no legacy hazardous
    waste in inventory and all newly generated waste is being managed in
    compliance with all DOE, Federal, State and local requirements

-   All legacy MLLW, except exclusions delineated in Contract No.
    DE-AC09-96SR18500 Modification No. M120, has been treated and
    disposed

-   All newly generated MLLW is being managed in compliance with all
    DOE, Federal, State and local requirements and/or agreements.

-   Organic legacy PUREX is ready for treatment

-   Treatment, storage, and disposal of LLW is being accomplished per
    DOE Order, Manual, and Guide 435.1

-   All legacy LLW and HW waste has been disposed

-   Waste that does not meet SRS waste acceptance criteria is being sent
    offsite to a DOE/Commercial disposal facility

-   Some waste has been identified as "Waste with no path for disposal"

-   SRS continues to receive and dispose of Naval Reactor waste

-   MLLW exceptions identified in contract #DE-AC09-96SR18500, MOD 120
    will still be in storage

> **Appendix B**
>
> ***Assumptions***

-   Central Certification Project (CCP) will conduct SRS drum
    certification through FY2006 (GFSI) receiving funding from sources
    external to SRS

-   Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) will eliminate the
    transportation requirement on 20 curie plutonium limit by first
    quarter of FY2007 (GFSI)

-   NRC will issue Certificate of Compliance for TRUPACT --III by third
    quarter of FY2007 (GFSI)

-   NRC will approve TRUPACT-II Safety Analysis Reports for Packaging
    Revision 21 by third quarter FY2005 (GFSI)

-   Non-destructive analysis (NDA) and non-destructive examination (NDE)
    equipment for large container waste will be provided by first
    quarter FY2006 with funding from EM-HQ Office of Environmental
    Cleanup and Acceleration (GFSI)

-   CCP will conduct non-drum container certification beginning in first
    quarter of FY2006 and running through FY2008 (GFSI) receiving
    funding from sources external to SRS

-   The WIPP Class 3 Permit Modification for elimination of head-space
    gas sampling and visual examination for high activity non-drum waste
    will be approved by second quarter FY2006 (GFSI)

-   EM will continue to provide Solid Waste services to EM and non-EM
    waste generators through FY2025 after which the facilities will be
    transferred to NNSA

-   SRS will meet or exceed the WIPP transportation baseline

-   DOE will provide the TRU waste contractor existing and/or modified
    SRS facilities (Cat II) to repackage TRU waste into WIPP compliant
    containers.

-   DOE provide funding and resources for characterization and
    transportation TRU waste drums to WIPP at an average rate of 20
    shipments per month starting 10/2006 for 24 months.

-   DOE provide funding and resources for characterization and
    transportation of large container TRU waste to WIPP at an average
    rate of 15 shipments per month starting 10/2008 for 36 months.

-   DOE modify the NRC transportation requirements to allow Pu-238 high
    activity TRU drum waste to be transported without repackaging for
    curie limits and for the removal of aerosol cans.

-   DOE provide WIPP transportation containers (TRUPACT-III) that can
    transport a 5x5x8 TRU waste container by 10/2008 to support 15
    shipments per month.

-   During this period the contractor will have shipped all legacy TRU
    waste and will be providing a service to waste generators (D&D,
    NNSA, etc) of storing and shipping newly generated TRU waste to
    WIPP. Generators could be on- or off-site.

-   DOE will provide the appropriate shipping resources to ship newly
    generated waste within a year of generation.

-   The generators will be responsible for assuring all generated TRU
    waste meets the WIPP waste acceptance criteria (packaged in WIPP
    approved containers with no prohibitive items) before it leaves the
    generator. The TRU waste contractor will be the central SRS location
    point for receiving all generated TRU waste where it would be WIPP
    certified and loaded into WIPP shipping trucks for transport to
    WIPP.

-   No generation of waste with "no path-to-disposal"

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-   A disposal facility is available for treated MLLW

-   Nevada Test Site remains open to accept SRS LLW

-   Envirocare of Utah remains open to accept SRS LLW

> **Appendix C**
>
> ***Risks***

-   Failure to deliver GFSI for TRU transport containers,
    characterization equipment and characterization resources will
    significantly delay the TRU disposition program

-   Failure to identify a disposal facility for greater than Class A
    treated mixed waste

-   Treatment and/or disposal options for waste with no identified path
    for disposal

**Appendix D**

***References***

**[Orders/SRIDS]{.underline}**

-   Standards/Requirements Identification Document WSRC-RP-1268-000 thru
    WSRC-RP-1268-020

-   DOE Order 435.1

**[SRIPS/Manuals]{.underline}**

-   Manual 1S: SRS Waste Acceptance Criteria Manual

-   1Q Manual for QA plans

-   SRM 435.1-1

**[Regulatory Documents]{.underline}**

-   DOE Approved Site Treatment Plan - WSRC-TR-94-0608 (latest update)

-   RCRA Part B Permit Renewal Application - WSRC-IM-98-30 (latest
    revision)

-   Federal Facility Agreement (FFA) 1993 for the Savannah River Site,
    Administrative Document Number 89-05-FF, Effective Date: August 16,
    1993, WSRC-OS-94-42.

-   Waste Management Environmental Impact Statement, DOE/EIS-0217

-   Environmental Assessment for the Offsite Transportation of Certain
    Low-level and Mixed Radioactive Waste from the SRS for Treatment and
    Disposal at Commercial and Government Facilities, DOE/EA-1308,
    2/2001

**[Authorization Basis]{.underline}**

-   Disposal Authorization Statement for the Department of Energy
    Savannah River Site E-Area and Saltstone Disposal Facilities,
    September 28, 1999

-   Addendum to the composite Analysis for the E-Area and Saltstone
    Disposal Facilities, March 28, 2002

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-   WSRC-SA-22, Rev. 5, "Safety Analysis Report, Solid Waste Management
    Facility, Savannah River Site"

-   WSRC-TS-95-16, Rev. 7, "Technical Safety Requirements, Solid Waste
    Management Facility, Savannah River Site"

-   WSRC-TR-2004-00618, Rev. 2, "Justification for Continued Operation,
    Solid Waste Management Facility Handling and Processing of Flammable
    Drums on SWMF TRU Waste Pads"

-   WSRC-RP-2002-00557, Rev. 3, "Authorization Agreement for the E-Area
    TRU Pads"

-   S-EHA-G-00001, Rev. 2, "Emergency Preparedness Hazards Assessment
    for the Hazardous/Mixed Waste Storage Facility"

-   S-EHA-E-00001, Rev. 2, "Emergency Preparedness Hazards Assessment
    for the Old Burial Ground, used Equipment Storage Areas and Naval
    Reactors Components Storage Areas"

-   S-EHA-E-00005, Rev. 1, "Emergency Preparedness Hazards Assessment
    for the E-Area Vaults"

-   S-EHA-E-00006, Rev. 2, "Emergency Preparedness Hazards Assessment
    for the Transuranic Waste Pads"

-   SWMF SER, Rev. 0; letter, Noll to Kelly, \"U.S. Department of Energy
    (DOE) Approval of the Solid Waste Management Facility (SWMF) Safety
    Analysis Report (SAR),\" 5/21/1997, OC-97-0096. \[there are 11
    supplements to this base SER\]

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-   Emergency Preparedness Hazard Assessment for Consolidated
    Incinerator Facility, Effluent Treatment Facility, and Saltstone
    Facility, S-EHA-G-00004 Rev 3, dated September 2003 S-EHA-G-00002,
    Rev 6 dated 4/200

**[Program Plans]{.underline}**

-   Composite Analysis E-Area and Saltstone Disposal Facilities,
    WSRC-RP-97-311

-   Solid Waste System Plan, WSRC-RP-99-01092

-   Closure Plan for the E-Area Low-Level Waste Facility,
    WSRC-RP-2000-00425

-   Radiological Performance Assessment for the E-Area Low-Level Waste
    Facility, WSRC RP-94-218

-   Radiological Performance Assessment for Z-Area Saltstone Disposal
    Facility WSRC-RP-92-1360

-   Performance Assessment and Composite Analysis Maintenance Program
    FY2005, OBU-SWI-2005-00003

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-   Plan for Generation, Storage, and Treatment of Mixed Waste, SRS
    Approved Site Treatment Plan, WSRC-TR-94-0608, latest revision as
    amended

-   Work Authorization and Performance Baseline (for HLW) dated 10/2002

-   Risk Analysis Report for PBS SR0013

-   Risk Management Plan for PBS SR0013