Restart of Hanford K Reactor as alternative to restart of L-reactor at SRP

As part of the decision process and environmental review associated with the restart of L-Reactor, possible alternative actions to provide the needed additional capacity for defense nuclear materials are being reviewed and compared with the proposed action, resumption of L-Reactor operation at the Savannah River Plant (SRP) by 1984. One such alternative would be to restart one of the retired K Reactors, KE or KW, at the Hanford Site. This report addresses the viability of this option in relation to the proposed action. Restarting one of the Hanford K-Reactors is not a viable alternative to resuming operation of L-Reactor at SRP. The two K-Reactors have been officially retired, are being dismantled, and are scheduled for decontamination and decommissioning. Upgrading one of the K-Reactors for resumed operation would take at least five years and would cost two to three times more than the renovation of L-Reactor, which is almost completed