Underground storage tank-integrated demonstration: Applying tomorrow's technology today

The integrated demonstration (ID) process is a critical component in the evolution of technology development and demonstration of its applicability to the mission of environmental restoration and waste management. To efficiently bring the best technologies to bear on the needs of the US Department of Energy (DOE) waste complex, and to successfully commercialize or otherwise implement the results of these proven technologies, integrated demonstration programs have been created to meet the common needs of multiple DOE sites. One such need is resolution of actions required for final closure and disposal of liquid (including sludge and salt cake) radioactive and chemical wastes that have been transferred to underground storage tanks (UST). Hence, the principle objective of the UST-ID Program is the demonstration and continued development of technologies suitable for the remediation of USTs. The eventual objective is the transfer of new technologies as a system to full-scale remediation at the DOE complexes and sites in the private sector. This demonstration is necessary to enable a final decision on disposal of UST wastes and soils, groundwater, and ancillary equipment