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Analysis of Radiation Doses from Operation of Postulated Commercial Spent Fuel Transportation Systems

Description: This report contains a system study of estimated radiation doses to the public and workers resulting from the transport of spent fuel from commercial nuclear power reactors to a geologic repository. The report contains a detailed breakdown of activities and a description of time/distance/dose-rate estimates for each activity within the system. Collective doses are estimated for each of the major activities at the reactor site, in transit, and at the repository receiving facility. Annual individ… more
Date: November 1, 1987
Creator: Schneider, K. J.; Hostick, C. J.; Ross, W. A.; Peterson, R. W.; Smith, R. I.; Stiles, D. L. et al.
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Use of transportable storage casks in the nuclear waste management system: Appendices

Description: A study was performed to determine the viability of the use of transportable storage casks (TSCs), and other metal casks that are designed primarily for storage but which might be used to ship their stored contents to DOE on a one-time use basis (referred to in this study as storage only casks, or SOCs), in the combined utility/DOE spent fuel management system. The viability of the use of TSCs and SOCs was assessed in terms of the costs and savings involved in their use, the sensitivity of thes… more
Date: December 1, 1987
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Interim economic and demographic profile, Benton and Franklin Counties, Washington: Working draft

Description: This report is organized into five sections. Section 2 summarizes the methods used to compile and analyze the data presented in the report. It includes a discussion of the Qualilty Assurance context within which the data were collected, analyzed, and stored; a definition of the variables and time period included in the profile; description of the secondary and primary data collection, compilation, and analysis procedures used in preparing the report; and a summary of the database management sys… more
Date: November 1, 1987
Creator: Clark, D.C.
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Estimating properties of unsaturated fractured formations from injection and falloff tests

Description: A new technique for calculating hydraulic properties of unsaturated fractured formations is proposed as an alternative to the common approach involving steady-state analysis of multi-rate gas injection tests. This method is based on graphical analysis of unsteady-state pressure-time data from an injection-falloff test sequence. Both gas and water injection testing are considered. Flow in a horizontal fracture of limited lateral extent, bounded above and below by an impermeable matrix, and inter… more
Date: December 1, 1987
Creator: Mishra, S.; Bodvarsson, G.S. & Attanayake, M.P.
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Simulated seismic event release fraction data: Progress report, April 1986-April 1987

Description: The object of this project is to obtain experimental data on the release of airborne particles during seismic events involving plutonium handling facilities. In particular, cans containing plutonium oxide powder may be involved and some of the powder may become airborne. No release fraction data for such scenarios are available and risk assessment calculations for such events lacked specificity describing the physical processes involved. This study has provided initial data based on wind tunnel… more
Date: November 15, 1987
Creator: Langer, G. & Deitesfeld, C. A.
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Reduced waste generation technical work plan

Description: The United States Department of Energy has established policies for avoiding plutonium losses to the waste streams and minimizing the generation of wastes produced at its nuclear facilities. This policy is evidenced in DOE Order 5820.2, which states Technical and administrative controls shall be directed towards reducing the gross volume of TRU waste generated and the amount of radioactivity in such waste.'' To comply with the DOE directive, the Defense Transuranic Waste Program (DTWP) supports… more
Date: May 1, 1987
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A synthesis of ethnohistorical materials concerning the administration of Federal Indian policy among the Yakima, Umatilla, and Nez Perce Indian people: Working draft

Description: For the purposes of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act, the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakima Indian Nation, the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, and the Nez Perce Tribe have been accorded the status of ''Affected Indian Tribe'' and have become party to the proceedings to determine a suitable location for the nation's first commercial waste repository. Each of the Tribes has expressed concerns about the suitability of the Hanford Site in eastern Washington. These conc… more
Date: November 1, 1987
Creator: Liebow, E.B.; Younger, C.A. & Broyles, J.A.
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Weldon Spring, Missouri: Annual environmental monitoring report, calendar year 1987

Description: Radiological monitoring at the WSS during 1987 measured uranium, Radium-226, and Thorium-230 concentrations in surface water, groundwater, and sediment; radon gas concentrations in air; all long-lived natural series isotopes in air particulates; and external gamma radiation exposure rates. Potential radiation doses to the public were calculated based on assumed exposure periods and the above measurements. Radon concentrations, external gamma exposure rates, and radionuclide concentrations in gr… more
Date: January 1, 1987
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Proceedings of the wellbore sampling workshop

Description: Representatives from academia, industry and research laboratories participated in an intensive two-day review to identify major technological limitations in obtaining solid and fluid samples from wellbores. Top priorities identified for further development include: coring of hard and unconsolidated materials; flow through fluid samplers with borehole measurements T, P and pH; and nonintrusive interrogation of pressure cores.
Date: November 1, 1987
Creator: Traeger, R. K. & Harding, B. W.
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Fabrication of isotopic heat and radiation sources for the Federal Republic of Germany

Description: Pacific Northwest Laboratory (PNL) has filled 30 German-made canisters with highly radioactive borosilicate glass. These canisters, containing specified amounts of /sup 137/Cs and /sup 90/Sr, will be sealed using a gas tungsten arc welder and will be decontaminated to nonsmearable limits using an electropolishing system. They are to be characterized in a series of nondestructive tests: surface dose rate measurement, axial gamma scanning, canister mass determination, and canister surface tempera… more
Date: September 1, 1987
Creator: McElroy, J. L.; Holton, L. K., Jr.; Burkholder, H. C.; Bryan, G. H. & Minor, J. E.
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Evaluation of cover gas impurities and their effects on the dry storage of LWR (light-water reactor) spent fuel

Description: The purposes of this report are to (1) identify the sources of impurity gases in spent fuel storage casks; (2) identify the expected concentrations and types of reactive impurity gases from these sources over an operating lifetime of 40 years; and (3) determine whether these impurities could significantly degrade cladding or exposed fuel during this period. Four potential sources of impurity gases in the helium cover gas in operating casks were identified and evaluated. Several different boundi… more
Date: November 1, 1987
Creator: Knoll, R.W. & Gilbert, E.R.
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Application of microwave energy for in-drum solidification of simulated precipitation sludge

Description: The application of microwave energy for in-container solidification of simulated transuranic contaminated precipitation sludges has been tested. Results indicate volume reductions to 83% are achievable by the continuous feeding of pre-dried sludge into a waste container while applying microwave energy. An economic evaluation was completed showing achievable volume and weight reductions to 87% compared with a current immobilization process for wet sludge. 7 refs., 15 figs., 16 tabs.
Date: August 17, 1987
Creator: Petersen, R. D.; Johnson, A. J.; Swanson, S. D. & Thomas, R. L. (ed.)
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Recharge at the Hanford Site: Status report

Description: A variety of field programs designed to evaluate recharge and other water balance components including precipitation, infiltration, evaporation, and water storage changes, have been carried out at the Hanford Site since 1970. Data from these programs have indicated that a wide range of recharge rates can occur depending upon specific site conditions. Present evidence suggests that minimum recharge occurs where soils are fine-textured and surfaces are vegetated with deep-rooted plants. Maximum r… more
Date: November 1, 1987
Creator: Gee, G.W.
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Laboratory leach tests of phosphate/sulfate waste grout and leachate adsorption tests using Hanford sediment

Description: An assessment of the long-term risks posed by grout disposal at Hanford requires data on the ability of grout to resist leaching of waste species contained in the grout via contact with water that percolates through the ground. Additionally, data are needed on the ability of Hanford sediment (soil) surrounding the grout and concrete vault to retard migration of any wastes released from the grout. This report describes specific laboratory experiments that are producing empirical leach rate data … more
Date: December 1, 1987
Creator: Serne, R. J.; Martin, W. J.; McLaurine, S. B.; Airhart, S. P.; LeGore, V. L. & Treat, R. L.
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ORNL Long-Range Environmental and Waste Management Plan: Program overview and summary

Description: The primary purpose is to provide a thorough and systematic planning document to reflect the continuing process of site assessment, strategy development, and planning for the current and long-term control of environmental issues, waste management practices, and remedial action requirments. The document also provides an estimate of the resources required to implenent the current plan. As with any document of this nature, the near-term (one to three years) part of the plan is a realistic assessme… more
Date: December 1, 1987
Creator: Bates, L. D.; Berry, J. B.; Butterworth, G. E.; du Mont, S. P., III; Easterday, C. A.; Geisler, A. H. et al.
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Ground-water monitoring compliance projects for Hanford Site facilities: Progress Report for the Period July 1 to September 30, 1987

Description: This report documents the progress of four Hanford Site ground-water monitoring projects for the period from July 1 to September 310, 1987. The four disposal facilities are the 300 Area Process Trenches, 183-H Solar Evaporation Basins, 200 Area Low-Level Burial Grounds, and Nonradioactive Dangerous Waste (NRDW) Landfill. This report is the fifth in a series of periodic status reports. During this reporting period, field activities consisted of completing repairs on five monitoring wells origina… more
Date: November 1, 1987
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Ventilating-air change rate versus particulate contaminant spread

Description: This study provides information on the spread of particulate contamination from glovebox leaks in plutonium manufacturing facilities, with emphasis on the effect of ventilating-air change rate on contaminated spread. A new, very sensitive aerosol tracer technique was developed to simulate plutonium aerosol leaks and its dispersion in a room. The tracer, a submicron aerosol of phloroglucinol, does not interfere with work activity and is detected by its ability to form ice crystals in a supercool… more
Date: November 13, 1987
Creator: Langer, G. & Deitesfeld, C. A.
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Ground-water monitoring compliance projects for Hanford Site facilities: Volume 1, The report and Appendix A, Progress report for the period October 1 to December 31, 1986

Description: This report documents recent progress on ground-water monitoring projects for four Hanford Site facilities: the 300 Area Process Trenches, the 183-H Solar Evaporation Basins, the 200 Area Low-Level Burial Grounds, and the Nonradioactive Dangerous Waste (NRDW) Landfill. The existing ground-water monitoring projects for the first two facilities named in the paragraph above are currently being expanded by adding new wells to the networks. During the reporting period, sampling of the existing wells… more
Date: February 1, 1987
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The role of chemical reaction in waste-form performance

Description: The dissolution rate of waste solids in a geologic repository is a complex function of waste form geometry, chemical raction rate, exterior flow field, and chemical environment. We present here an analysis to determine the stady-state mass transfer rate, over the entire range of flow conditions relevant to geologic disposal of nuclear waste. The equations for steady-state mass transfer with a chemical-reaction-rate boundary condition are solved by three different mathematical techniques which s… more
Date: November 1, 1987
Creator: Chambre, P. L.; Kang, C. H.; Lee, W. W. L. & Pigford, T. H.
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Container materials for isolation of radioactive waste in salt

Description: The workshop reviewed the extensive data on the corrosion resistance of low-carbon steel in simulated salt repository environments, determined whether these data were sufficient to recommend low-carbon steel for fabrication of the container, and assessed the suitability of other materials under consideration in the SRP. The panelists determined the need for testing and research programs, recommended experimental approaches, and recommended materials based on existing technology. On the first da… more
Date: October 1, 1987
Creator: Streicher, M.A. & Andrews, A. (eds.)
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Deterministic uncertainty analysis

Description: This paper presents a deterministic uncertainty analysis (DUA) method for calculating uncertainties that has the potential to significantly reduce the number of computer runs compared to conventional statistical analysis. The method is based upon the availability of derivative and sensitivity data such as that calculated using the well known direct or adjoint sensitivity analysis techniques. Formation of response surfaces using derivative data and the propagation of input probability distributi… more
Date: December 1, 1987
Creator: Worley, B. A.
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Comments on model validation

Description: The paper points out the importance and usefulness of recognizing the separate roles of processes and geometric structures in predictive modeling of the performance of a nuclear waste repository or underground injection disposal of toxic wastes. Based on this a validation procedure is proposed. Furthermore, two stages and three elements of validation are described and discussed. Finally, comments are made on the choice of measurables to be used to compare modeling results and field data in the … more
Date: July 1, 1987
Creator: Tsang, Chin-Fu
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Reactivity and isotopic composition of spent PWR (pressurized-water-reactor) fuel as a function of initial enrichment, burnup, and cooling time

Description: This study presents the reactivity loss of spent PWR fuel due to burnup in terms of the infinite lattice multiplications factor, k/sub infinity/. Calculations were performed using the SAS2 and CSAS1 control modules of the SCALE system. The k/sub infinity/ values calculated for all combinations of six enrichments, seven burnups, and five cooling times. The results are presented as a primary function of enrichment in both tabular and graphic form. An equation has been developed to estimate the ta… more
Date: October 1, 1987
Creator: Cerne, S.P.; Hermann, O.W. & Westfall, R.M.
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Testing and correction of underground tanks at LLNL: Workplan and schedule

Description: This report defines a workplan and time schedule for leak tightness testing of underground tank systems and for corrective measures for systems shown by testing to leak. The systems addressed by this report failed a leak tightness test or the test results were inconclusive. The workplan prescribes testing all systems to yield conclusive results. Systems shown to leak will be repaired, retested, and either left in service or be closed. Materials effected by leakage will be cleaned up or removed.… more
Date: November 1, 1987
Creator: Henry, R.K.; Schwartz, W.W. & Castro, D.J.
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