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1.0 INTRODUCTION
WHC-SD-W100-TI-003 Rev. 0
STATEMENT OF WORK - THERMOSETTING POLYMER
Waste Form Qualification Testing
Statemeni-of Work W-277587
May 14, 1992
The Westinghouse Hanford Company ( WHC), under contract to the United States
r. Department of Energy ( DOE), is currently responsible for the design,
'=e construc'tion,- startup, and operation of the Waste Receiving and Processing
Facility ( WRAP) at the DOE's Hanford site. The second module of the facility
(WRAP 2A) will handle and process contact-handled low level mixed (hazardous
'-^=- anfi radioactive) wastes ( CH-LLMW). The WRAP 2A project is currently in the
conceptual design stage, with architect/engineer services being provided by
United Engineers and Constructors ( UE&C).
As part of the conceptual design effort for this project, WHC is seeking
contractors to provide services in support of the polymer immobilization
technology waste form qualification program. The required services will
involve the formulation, preparation and testing of vinyl ester styrene waste
forms, - and doCilmenta-tion 3f-t!12 waste-f3r"F -content, fCrT!llatiCn, prOCess
parameters, and analytical results.
This document describes the work to be done by the contractor in support of
the WRAP 2A waste form qualification program. The contractor shall comply
with all provisions of this statement of work during the performance of the
work.
2.0 PURPOSE
The first purpose of this phase of the WRAP 2A waste form qualification
program is to develop polymer immobilization formulations for the four CH-LLMW
waste types of concern, and to demonstrate the ability of the immobilization
process to create a final waste form which is chemically and physically
stable, and which meets all applicable regulatory requirements with respect to
low-level radioactive and hazardous waste disposal.
The second purpose of the program is to provide full and complete
documentation of the qualification testing procedures, practices, and results.
The documentation must be of sufficient quality to support ongoing efforts for
regulatory compliance and detailed facility design. The test program will be
performed in laboratories which are qualified to perform the work described.
The results of this test program will be used to evaluate the suitability of
-----ttie immobilization process for use in WRAP 2A. Successful demonstration of
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