Defense Waste Processing Facility

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Defense Waste Processing Facility

• 257 Actual Canisters Produced in FY05
• 37 Waste Loading (averaged for FY05)
• 1,995 Total Canisters Produced (as of the10/31/05
  start of an ongoing DWPF outage)
• Sludge Batch 3 began feeding to DWPF in April
  2004 and is expected to last to March 2007
• Sludge Batch 4 forecast ready date is January
  2007 and is expected to serve as feed to DWPF
  through March 2009

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Glass Waste Storage Building 2 (as of 10/21/05)
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Issues and Challenges

• Availability of federal repository
• Completion of NDAA Section 3116 process
• Salt Processing
• Tank Closure
• Re-design of SWPF based on DOE decision to
  implement additional requirements
• Reassessment of interim salt strategy