An annual report is given on the operation and costs of waste-disposal facilities at ORNL laboratories and operating buildings in the Bethel Valley area. The operations of the hot-chemical and metal-waste systems, the process-waste system, and the radioactive-gas-disposal system which utilized the 250-ft stack located in the Radioisotope area are discussed. The miscellaneous operations which include the SS (source and special nuclear) material control, SS material recovery, off-shift service for research divisions, water demineralization plant operations, and hydrogen liquefaction are included. However, the disposal of cooling water from LITR, off-gases from the Hot Pilot Plant, and the ORNL Graphite Reactor building are not covered by the report.

Section 9.0 is the "Chemical Processes for Fission Product Concentration, Removal or Fixation" section of the Status Report on the Disposal of Radioactive Wastes. The report is divided into four areas: (1) Introduction; (2) Summary of waste processes; (3) Concept of a multipurpose waste processing facility; and (4) Details of some of the waste processes.