Conceptual Site Model - Argonne National Laboratory

WVDP Phase 1 CSAPVitrification Facility. The Vitrification Facility, which was constructed by the WVDP, isattached to the north side of the Process Building. The Vitrification Facility is a structural steelframe and sheet metal building housing the reinforced concrete Vitrification Cell, operatingaisles, and a control room. It is approximately 91 feet wide and 150 feet long with the peak of theroof standing approximately 50 feet high. The pit in the Vitrification Cell extends 14 feet belowgrade.Load-In/Load-Out Facility. The steel-framed, steel-sheathed Load-In/Load-Out Facility connectsto the west side of the Process Building as does the concrete block Main Plant Office Building.01-14 Building. The 60-foot tall concrete and steel frame 01-14 Building stands at the southwestcorner of the Process Building.Miscellaneous Structures. On the south side of the Process Building is the concrete-block UtilityRoom, with an addition known as the Utility Room Expansion, and the Laundry. The Fire PumpHouse and a large Water Storage Tank stand south of the Process Building and an ElectricalSubstation is located on the east side.The surface area surrounding buildings within WMA 1 is mostly covered with asphalt orconcrete. The area of grass-covered soils is limited.A.2 Physical SettingWMA 1 is located on the North Plateau. It is bounded to the west by WMA 10, to the north byWMA 3, to the east by WMA 2 and WMA 6, and to the south by WMA 6.The surface of WMA 1 consists primarily of building footprints and paved surfaces and isrelatively flat.The subsurface of WMA 1 consists of a relatively permeable sand and gravel layer that overliesthe impermeable Lavery Till (Figure A.4). Because of the depth of some portions of buildingfoundations and subsurface structures, some of them were constructed into the Lavery Till. Inaddition, portions of WMA 1 structure foundations are built on foundation pilings (approximatelyRev. 1 A-2