Safety assessment: 200 Area, Savannah River Plant: F/H Effluent Treatment Facility

The F/H Effluent Treatment Facility (F/H ETF) will be located in H-Area of the Savannah River Plant, and is designed to decontaminate routine process effluents and accidental radioactive releases from the 200 (F- and H-) Areas. The new facility will consist of impermeable storage basins in both areas, a process building, and the associated tankage, equipment, and piping. The purpose of this document is to provide a general hazards analysis that estimates consequences and risk from postulated accidents, including those initiated by natural events. A general description of the F/H ETF is provided in Section 2.0. An evaluation of the radiological consequences and risks from a spectrum of potential accidents associated with operation of the F/H ETF is presented in Section 3.0. Information for the processing facility is provided in Section 3.2 and Appendices A and B. Risks from operation of the new storage basins are estimated based on the Seepage and Retention Basins Safety Analysis Report. 32 refs., 4 figs., 25 tabs.