At Kansas City Plant (KCP), stockpile activities for national security result in the generation and management of hazardous, solid industrial, and sanitary wastes. No LLW or mixed LLW are routinely generated. However, operations resulting in the generation of LLW or mixed LLW may occasionally occur. There is no spent nuclear fuel, high-level, and TRU waste associated with the fabrication of nonnuclear components. The manufacturing operations include machining, plastic fabrication, plating, and electrical and mechanical assembly. Past activities associated with the manufacturing of nonnuclear components for nuclear weapons has resulted in some environmental contamination. The principal sources of contamination at KCP resulted from accidental spills and leaks during manufacturing operations. These spills and leaks have contaminated soils with Volatile Organic Carbons (VOCs), PCBs, and petroleum hydrocarbons. KCP is not on the NPL for sites requiring environmental restoration in accordance with CERCLA and SARA. However, there are some remedial actions required per a consent order between DOE and EPA. Pending future funding levels, these remedial actions are scheduled to be completed by 2001.
KCP does not presently dispose of waste onsite, although onsite disposal and leaks/discharges have occurred in the past. On March 6, 1989, EPA requested DOE to enter into a RCRA Section 3008(h) Administrative Order on Consent. On June 23, 1989, DOE and EPA Region VII signed the order. The provisions of the order require DOE to conduct all assessment and remediation activities regulated under the order in accordance with approved environmental restoration remediation schedules.
Pollution Prevention . A formal Waste Minimization and Pollution Prevention Awareness Program has been initiated and is ongoing at KCP to comply with EPA regulations and DOE orders. This program includes coordinating the development, promotion, implementation, and reporting of site-wide waste reduction activities. Activities include establishing site-wide recycling and source reduction programs for all waste streams. Near-term objectives are to reduce the disposal volume of sanitary, hazardous, and LLW streams. KCP will pursue and adopt appropriate processes and programs to minimize and recycle KCP wastes.
Low-Level Waste . KCP typically generates very small quantities of LLW (<1 m3 /yr). Activities that generate LLW are the disassembly and testing of irradiated components, scheduled replacement of tritium exit signs, removal of used radioactive sources, and general debris (i.e., small amounts of contaminated cleanup towels, disposable gloves, and packing materials) from laboratory and assembly operations. Liquid LLW is solidified and mixed into concrete or plaster of paris for final handling and disposal in accordance with NTS waste acceptance criteria.
LLW is accumulated and stored in two controlled access areas used to store both LLW and mixed waste. LLW is stored onsite until sufficient quantities accumulate to warrant shipment to approved LLW disposal facilities at NTS. The last shipment of solid LLW took place in September 1995. The current inventory of LLW in storage is <1 m3 .
Mixed Low-Level Waste . KCP currently has no mixed waste in storage. Process changes have been made to control the generation of mixed waste. The potential exists for mixed waste to be generated by changes in conditions in current operations or by new processes being brought into KCP through nonnuclear consolidation or new business. KCP mixed waste would be stored with LLW in a controlled access, RCRA-permitted storage area.
Hazardous Waste. Hazardous waste is generated by a number of activities at KCP and consists of wastes such as acidic and alkaline liquids, solvent, and oils and coolants. Processes such as plating, etching, electronic assembly, metals and plastics machining and forming, and wastewater treatment are the principal generating processes. Waste stream residue generated at KCP that is not reclaimed, treated onsite at the Industrial Wastewater Pretreatment Facility, or recycled, is manifested and shipped under contract with waste transporters to permitted offsite facilities. KCP utilizes processes that do not require a permit under RCRA in order to treat hazardous wastes.
Hazardous wastes are managed in compliance with RCRA requirements as delineated in the Operating Permit issued by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources under the provisions of 40 CFR 270-272. KCP currently operates RCRA interim status waste storage areas for containerized nonradioactive hazardous wastes and bulk storage tanks for nonradioactive hazardous wastes.
The KCP Environmental Restoration Program serves to identify the nature and extent of environmental contamination at inactive waste sites. The site investigations conducted to date have indicated that hazardous waste constituents found in soil and groundwater at KCP are associated with past operations and are found at or near units now considered regulated hazardous waste management and solid waste management units. Site reevaluation visits are conducted by KCP personnel for all treatment, storage, or disposal facilities utilized by KCP.
Waste that requires disposal under TSCA continues to decrease. The primary generation source of PCB wastes over the past 15 years has been equipment upgrades and electrical substation replacement (i.e., replacement of transformers). These projects are now complete, and this category of waste is primarily generated from restoration and remediation projects.
Hazardous waste quantities generated at and subsequently shipped offsite from KCP in 1994 are shown in table H.2.3-1. A summary of the hazardous waste storage facilities is shown in table H.2.3-2.
| Description | Number of Shipments Containing Description | Quantity (kg) | Estimated Volume (m3)11 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aerosols | 1 | 2,480 | 2.5 |
| Combustible liquid, n.o.s. | 5 | 32,660 | 32.7 |
| Corrosive liquid, n.o.s. | 1 | 1,720 | 1.7 |
| Cyanides, inorganic, n.o.s. | 1 | 51 | < 0.1 |
| Environmentally hazardous substances, solid, n.o.s. | 21 | 110,297 | 73.5 |
| Flammable liquids, n.o.s. | 4 | 20,930 | 20.9 |
| Flammable liquids, poisonous, n.o.s. | 1 | 1,180 | 1.2 |
| Hazardous waste, liquid, n.o.s. | 3 | 25,100 | 25.1 |
| Hazardous waste, solid, n.o.s. | 33 | 261,250 | 174.2 |
| Isocyanate solutions, n.o.s. | 1 | 3,830 | 3.8 |
| Mercury | 1 | 154 | 0.1 |
| Polychlorinated biphenyls | 3 | 10,555 | 7.0 |
| Polychlorinated biphenyls (less than one pound reportable quantity) | 5 | 41,485 | 27.7 |
| Storage Unit | Input Capability | Design Capacity12 (m3) | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2x40 yd3 waste dumpsters | Solid hazardous waste (construction/D&D asbestos debris) | 61.2 | Operational; interim status |
| Acid pad | Liquid and solid hazardous waste (also sludge) | 180.0 | Operational; interim status |
| Acid plating waste tank | Liquid hazardous waste (also sludge) | 22.7 | Operational; interim status |
| Alkaline plating waste tank | Liquid hazardous waste (also sludge) | 22.7 | Operational; interim status |
| Bulk solvent waste tanks | Liquid hazardous waste | 60.6 | Operational; interim status |
| Demolition lot | Liquid and solid hazardous waste (also sludge, gas) | 668.0 | Operational; interim status |
| L-lot | Liquid hazardous waste | 758.0 | Operational; interim status |
| Oil/coolant storage tank | Liquid hazardous waste (also sludge) | 30.3 | Operational; interim status |
| PCB waste tank | Liquid hazardous waste (also sludge) | 30.3 | Operational; interim status |
| Reclamation area | Liquid and solid hazardous waste (also sludge) | 16.0 | Operational; interim status |
| Red-X lot | Liquid and solid hazardous waste (also sludge, gas) | 250.0 | Operational; interim status |
| Test cell #1 | Solid hazardous waste (cyanide wastes) | 82.5 | Operational; interim status |
| Test cell #2 | Liquid and solid hazardous waste (also gas) | 82.5 | Operational; interim status |
| Test cell #3 | Solid hazardous waste (classified wastes) | 82.5 | Operational; interim status |
| Test cell #4 | Liquid hazardous waste (PCB liquids) | 82.5 | Operational; interim status |
| Test cell #11 | Liquid and solid hazardous waste (also sludge) | 22.5 | Operational; interim status |
Nonhazardous Waste. Nonhazardous wastes are generated routinely and include general plant refuse such as paper, cardboard, glass, wood, plastics, scrap, metal containers, etc. Nonhazardous wastes are segregated and recycled, whenever possible. The wastes are transported to a sanitary landfill. Sanitary wastewaters are discharged to the sanitary sewer in compliance with Kansas City, MO, sewer-use ordinance provisions and permit discharge limits. Biomedical waste is incinerated offsite at an incinerator permitted and approved by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment.
KCP also generates wastes that do not meet the definition of hazardous wastes and are not allowed to be incorporated with normal refuse sent to municipal solid waste landfills. These wastes are managed on a case-by-case basis in accordance with applicable regulations or best management practices.
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For those shipments in which only a mass quantity was provided, a volume estimate was made based on density factors of 1,000 kg/m3
for liquids and 1,500 kg/m3
for solid.
n.o.s. - not otherwise specified.
DOE 1995h.
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Schedules and capacities for facilities under design or construction are subject to changes based on the availability of funds, permit issuance, etc.
DOE 1994n; KCP 1995a:4.
DOE 1994k.