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CONTENTS
1.0 INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
1.1 WRAP 2A BACKGROUND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
1.2 WRAP 2A FEEDSTREAM OVERVIEW . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
1.2.1 Feedstream 1: 183H Solar Basin Waste ........ 1-3
1.2.2 Feedstream 2: Liquid Effluent Treatment
Facilities Secondary Solids . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
1.2.3 Feedstream 3: Compactible Solids . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
1,2,4 _ Feedstream 4; Noncompactible Solids_._. . . . . . . . 1-5
1.2.5 Feedstream 5: Metals . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
1.2.6 Feedstream 6: Absorbed Chemicals/
Solidified Liquids . . . . . . 1-6
1.2.7 Feedstream 7: Ash From Thermal Treatment ...... 1-6
1.2.8 Feedstream 8: Contaminated Soils . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
1.3 WRAP 2A CONCEPTUAL DESIGN BASELINE APPROACH . . . . . . . . . 1-6
2.0 WAST E FORM PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
2.1 REGULATORY FRAMEWORK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
2.1.1 Federal Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
2.2.2 State of Washington ..... 2-1
2.2.3 Hanford Site Solid Waste Acceptance Criteria ..... 2-1
2.2 PROGRAMMATIC AND FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
2.3 TEST SELECTION AND ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
2.3.1 Compressive Strength . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
2.3.2 Leachability Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
2.3.3 Biodegradation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
2.3.4 Thermal Cycling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
2.3.5 Radiation Stability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
2.3.6 Water Immersion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
2.3.7 Free Liquids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
2.3.8 Hazardous Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
3.0 TESTING SCOPE AND DESCRIPTION . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
3.1 SELECTION OF WASTE TYPES FOR TESTING . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
3.2 SELECTION OF WASTE FORMS FOR TESTING . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
3.3 TESTING APPROACH . . 3-5
3.3.1 Confirm Process Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
3.3.2 Process Optimization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
3.3.3 Hot Verification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
3.3.4 Additional Objectives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
4.0 TEST RESULTS . . . . . . 4-1
4.1 SCREENING TEST RESULTS ... . 4-1
4.1.1 Cement-Based Waste Form Screening Test Results ... . 4-1
4.1.2 Thermosetting Polymer Screening Test Results ..... 4-2
4.1.3 Thermosetting Polymer Results Summary . . . . . . . . 4-5
4.2 SURROGATE PERFORMANCE TESTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
4.2.1 Cement-Based Waste Form Results ..... 4-5
4.2.2 Thermosetting Polymer Waste Form Test Results .... 4-9
4.3 FOLLOW-ON TESTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11
5.0 REFERENCES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1
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