The Design and Construction of the Advanced Mixed Waste Treatment Facility
Title | The Design and Construction of the Advanced Mixed Waste Treatment Facility PDF eBook |
Author | G. Harrop |
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Pages | 12 |
Release | 2003 |
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The Advanced Mixed Treatment Project (AMWTP) privatized contract was awarded to BNFL Inc. in December 1996 and construction of the main facility commenced in August 2000. The purpose of the advanced mixed waste treatment facility is to safely treat plutonium contaminated waste, currently stored in drums and boxes, for final disposal at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP). The plant is being built at the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory. Construction was completed in 28 months, to satisfy the Settlement Agreement milestone of December 2002. Commissioning of the related retrieval and characterization facilities is currently underway. The first shipment of pre-characterized waste is scheduled for March 2003, with AMWTP characterized and certified waste shipments from June 2003. To accommodate these challenging delivery targets BNFL adopted a systematic and focused construction program that included the use of a temporary structure to allow winter working, proven design and engineering principles and international procurement policies to help achieve quality and schedule. The technology involved in achieving the AMWTP functional requirements is primarily based upon a BNFL established pedigree of plant and equipment; applied in a manner that suits the process and waste. This technology includes the use of remotely controlled floor mounted and overhead power manipulators, a high power shredder and a 2000-ton force supercompactor with the attendant glove box suite, interconnections and automated material handling. The characterization equipment includes real-time radiography (RTR) units, drum and box assay measurement systems, drum head space gas sampling / analysis and drum venting, drum coring and sampling capabilities. The project adopted a particularly stringent and intensive pre-installation testing philosophy to ensure that equipment would work safely and reliably at the required throughput. This testing included the complete off site integration of functional components or glove boxes, with the attendant integrated control system and undertaking continuous, non-stop, operational effectiveness proof tests. This paper describes the process, plant and technology used within the AMWTP and provides an outline of the associated design, procurement, fabrication, testing and construction.
Advanced Mixed Waste Treatment Project
Title | Advanced Mixed Waste Treatment Project PDF eBook |
Author | |
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Pages | 474 |
Release | 1999 |
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Energy and Water Development Appropriations for Fiscal Year ...
Title | Energy and Water Development Appropriations for Fiscal Year ... PDF eBook |
Author | United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development |
Publisher | |
Pages | 732 |
Release | 2002 |
Genre | Energy development |
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Energy and Water Development Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2002
Title | Energy and Water Development Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2002 PDF eBook |
Author | United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development |
Publisher | |
Pages | 726 |
Release | 2002 |
Genre | Law |
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Energy and Water Development Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2001
Title | Energy and Water Development Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2001 PDF eBook |
Author | United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development |
Publisher | |
Pages | 684 |
Release | 2001 |
Genre | Law |
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Energy and Water Development Appropriations for 2008: Dept. of Energy FY 2008 budget justifications: science, nuclear waste disposal, defense nuclear waste disposal
Title | Energy and Water Development Appropriations for 2008: Dept. of Energy FY 2008 budget justifications: science, nuclear waste disposal, defense nuclear waste disposal PDF eBook |
Author | United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development |
Publisher | |
Pages | 1716 |
Release | 2007 |
Genre | Federal aid to energy development |
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Energy and Water Development Appropriations for 2000: Department of Energy fiscal year 2000 budget justifications
Title | Energy and Water Development Appropriations for 2000: Department of Energy fiscal year 2000 budget justifications PDF eBook |
Author | United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development |
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Pages | 3004 |
Release | 1999 |
Genre | Energy development |
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