Hanford Dangerous Waste Permit Rev. 9 >Waste Encapsulating Storage Facility

Waste Encapsulating and Storage Facility Operating Unit Group 14
(OUG-14)

[TSD ID#: S-2-10] Located in Hanford’s 200 East Area, adjoining B Plant, WESF began operating in 1974. This facility stores 1,902 capsules of cesium-137 and strontium-90 underwater. The capsules are about 21 inches long. The waste came from Hanford’s underground storage tanks in a campaign in the 1970s to remove the extremely radioactive materials.

Introduction:

• Fact Sheet
• Conditions
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Addenda:

• A: Part A Form
• B: RESERVED
• C: Process Information
• D: RESERVED
• E: Security
• F: Preparedness & Prevention
• G: Personnel Training
• H: Closure Plan
• I: Inspection
• J: Contingency Plan

Contact

For more information about the Waste Encapsulating Storage Facility Operating Unit contact Naoko Schiffern , Unit Permit Coordinator, (509) 372-7950.

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 Unit Permit

This file contains all the parts of the permit for this unit, condensed into a single PDF.