Savannah River Site high-level waste safety issues: The need for final disposal of the wastes

Using new criteria developed by the High-Level Waste Tank Safety Task Force, the Savannah River Site (SRS) identified six safety issues in the SRS tank farms. None of the safety issues were priority 1, the most significant issues handled by the Task Force. This paper discusses the safety issues and the programs for resolving each of them. A key element of solving the SRS safety issues is the program for final disposal of SRS wastes, in which the wastes will be incorporated into borosilicate glass and saltstone (grout). This program is required to resolve three of the issues. (author)