Packaging Rocky Flats Waste

Large quantities of plutonium-contaminated waste are generated at the U.S. Energy Research and Development Administration’s nuclear weapons facility, the Rocky Flats Plant. Liquid and solid wastes are generated and treated to produce immobile, stable, solidified wastes. Effective waste management techniques have been incorporated to significantly reduce the volume of waste. Packaging systems have been designed to meet the 20-yr retrievability requirement.