Table 4.5.3.10-1. Projected Waste Management Under No Action at Pantex Plant

Category Annual Generation (m3 ) Treatment Method Treatment Capacity (m3 /yr) Storage Method Storage Capacity (m3 ) Disposal Method Disposal Capacity (m3/yr )
Low-Level
Liquid 81 Solidification onsite pending 12 Staged for processing Varies2 None NA
Solid 321 Compaction 168 Staged for shipment Included in liquid low-level Shipped offsite to NTS NA
Mixed Low-Level
Liquid 41 None-onsite encapsulation pending Planned Staged for treatment in accordance with Pantex Site Treatment Plan 1,4703 None NA
Solid 461 Compaction and open burning (HE only) Variable Staged for treatment in accordance with Pantex Site Treatment Plan Included in liquid mixed low-level Offsite planned NA
Hazardous
Liquid4 2 Incineration (offsite)5 Variable Staged for shipment Included in liquid mixed low-level Shipped offsite NA
Solid 31 Open burninge Variable Staged for shipment Included in liquid mixed low-level Shipped offsite NA
Nonhazardous (Sanitary)
Liquid 141,000 Evaporation and filtration 898,0006 None NA Playa 1 898,000 6
Solid 339 Compaction 1,020 None NA Landfill (offsite) NA
Nonhazardous (Other)
Liquid Included in liquid sanitary Carbon absorption/ filtration Included in liquid sanitary None NA Playa 1 and 2 Included in liquid sanitary
Solid Included in solid sanitary Compaction Included in solid sanitary None NA Landfill (onsite) - construction debris only Expandable

1 Assuming 260 weapons/yr, estimate based on extrapolation of table 4.13.1.2-3 (PX DOE 1996b).

2 Total amount of storage capacity available for LLW is a function of the percentage of total capacity currently occupied by hazardous wastes and mixed LLW.

3 Operating capacity. Permitted storage can accommodate both LLW and mixed LLW.

4 Includes solvent-contaminated wastewater, explosive-contaminated wastewater, and spent organic solvents contaminated with explosives.

5 HE - contaminated wastes only. Open burning done in thermal treatment units on a per burn basis.

6 Permit limit. NA - not applicable. Source: PX 1995a:2; PX DOE 1995i; PX DOE 1996b.