Sec. 3144. Continued analysis of approaches for supplemental treatment of low-activity waste at Hanford Nuclear Reservation
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Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall enter into an arrangement with a federally funded research and development center to conduct a follow-on analysis to the analysis required by section 3134 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 ( Public Law 114–328 ; 130 Stat. 2769) with respect to approaches for treating the portion of low-activity waste at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation, Richland, Washington, intended for supplemental treatment. The analysis required by subsection
(a)shall be designed, to the greatest extent possible, to provide decisionmakers with the ability to make a direct comparison between approaches for the supplemental treatment of low-activity waste at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation based on criteria that are relevant to decisionmaking and most clearly differentiate between approaches. The analysis required by subsection
(a)shall include an assessment of the following: The most effective potential technology for supplemental treatment of low-activity waste that will produce an effective waste form, including an assessment of the following: The maturity and complexity of the technology. The extent of previous use of the technology. The life cycle costs and duration of use of the technology. The effectiveness of the technology with respect to immobilization. The performance of the technology expected under permanent disposal. The differences among approaches for the supplemental treatment of low-activity waste considered as of the date of the analysis. The compliance of such approaches with the technical standards described in section 3134(b)(2)(D) of section 3134 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017. The differences among potential disposal sites for the waste form produced through such treatment, including mitigation of radionuclides, including technetium-99, selenium-79, and iodine-129, on a system level. Potential modifications to the design of facilities to enhance performance with respect to disposal of the waste form to account for the following: Regulatory compliance. Public acceptance. Cost. Safety. The expected radiation dose to maximally exposed individuals over time. Differences among disposal environments. Approximately how much and what type of pretreatment is needed to meet regulatory requirements regarding long-lived radionuclides and hazardous chemicals to reduce disposal costs for radionuclides described in paragraph (4). Whether the radionuclides can be left in the waste form or economically removed and bounded at a system level by the performance assessment of a potential disposal site and, if the radionuclides cannot be left in the waste form, how to account for the secondary waste stream. Other relevant factors relating to the technology described in paragraph (1), including the following: The costs and risks in delays with respect to tank performance over time. Consideration of experience with treatment methods at other sites and commercial facilities. Outcomes of the test bed initiative of the Office of Environmental Management at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation. The provision of subsections
(c)through
(f)of section 3134 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 shall apply with respect to the analysis required by subsection
(a)to the same extent and in the same manner that such provisions applied with respect to the analysis required by subsection
(a)of such section 3134, except that subsection
(e)of such section shall be applied and administered by substituting the date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 for the date of the enactment of this Act each place it appears.
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Sec. 3144
Continued analysis of approaches for supplemental treatment of low-activity waste at Hanford Nuclear Reservation
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