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Decommissioning of a grout- and waste-filled storage tank in the 200 East Area of the Hanford Site

Description: A self-concentrating waste tank located at the Strontium Semiworks Facility in the 200 East Area of the Hanford Site will be decommissioned following waste removal. During a previous decommissioning phase, the tank, thought to be empty, was filled with grout to prevent it from collapsing over time. Several years later, an agitator rod was pulled from within the tank and found to contain significant amounts of radiation, indicating there was still radioactive waste in the tank. Several alternati… more
Date: January 1, 1991
Creator: Marske, S.G.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Westinghouse Hanford Company waste minimization and pollution prevention awareness program plan

Description: The purpose of this plan is to establish the Westinghouse Hanford Company's Waste Minimization Program. The plan specifies activities and methods that will be employed to reduce the quantity and toxicity of waste generated at Westinghouse Hanford Company (Westinghouse Hanford). It is designed to satisfy the US Department of Energy (DOE) and other legal requirements that are discussed in Subsection C of the section. The Pollution Prevention Awareness Program is included with the Waste Minimizati… more
Date: August 1, 1991
Creator: Craig, P.A.; Nichols, D.H. & Lindsey, D.W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Environmental recordkeeping: The administrative record

Description: This document provides information on an environmental records management system. It includes information on environmental recordkeeping; environmental regulations with emphasis on the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA); and the administrative record including a case study of the Hanford Site's administrative record system. This paper will focus on the following objectives: (1) Identify resources that can be used as reference tools; (2) unders… more
Date: August 1, 1991
Creator: Sprouse, B.S.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Situational simulations in interactive video

Description: The Westinghouse Hanford Company Advanced Training Technologies section is using situational simulations in several Interactive Video training courses. Two applications of situational simulations will be discussed. In the first, used in the Hanford General Employee Training course, the student evaluates employee's actions in simulations of possible workplace situations. In the second, used in the Criticality Safety course, students must follow well-defined procedures to complete tasks. Design a… more
Date: July 1, 1991
Creator: Smith, L.J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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A prototype on-line work procedure system for radioisotope thermoelectric generator production

Description: An on-line system to manage work procedures is being developed to support radioisotope thermoelectric generator (RTG) assembly and testing in a new production facility. This system implements production work procedures as interactive electronic documents executed at the work site with no intermediate printed form. It provides good control of the creation and application of work procedures and provides active assistance to the worker in performing them and in documenting the results. An extensiv… more
Date: September 1, 1991
Creator: Kiebel, G.R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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CDFTBL: A statistical program for generating cumulative distribution functions from data

Description: This document describes the theory underlying the CDFTBL code and gives details for using the code. The CDFTBL code provides an automated tool for generating a statistical cumulative distribution function that describes a set of field data. The cumulative distribution function is written in the form of a table of probabilities, which can be used in a Monte Carlo computer code. A a specific application, CDFTBL can be used to analyze field data collected for parameters required by the PORMC compu… more
Date: June 1, 1991
Creator: Eslinger, P.W. (Pacific Northwest Lab., Richland, WA (United States))
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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PORMC: A model for Monte Carlo simulation of fluid flow, heat, and mass transport in variably saturated geologic media

Description: This computer program was developed in support of environmental restoration activities being conducted at the Hanford Site to comply with the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 and its 1984 amendum; the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act as amended in 1986; and the Hanford Federal Facility Agreement and Consent Order (Ecology et al. 1990). The results of analyses made using the computer program will be used in remedial investigations to study the p… more
Date: September 1, 1991
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Nuclear facility licensing, documentaion, and reviews, and the SP-100 test site experience

Description: The required approvals and permits to test a nuclear facility are extensive. Numerous regulatory requirements result in the preparation of documentation to support the approval process. The principal regulations for the SP-100 Ground Engineering System (GES) include the National Environmental Policy Act, Clean Air Act, and Atomic Energy Act. The documentation prepared for the SP-100 Nuclear Assembly Test (NAT) included an Environmental Assessment, state permit applications, and Safety Analysis … more
Date: June 1, 1991
Creator: Cornwell, B. C.; Deobald, T. L. & Bitten, E. J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Cycle 7 outage experience. [Fast Flux Test Facility (FFTF)]

Description: The scheduled 58-day refueling outage in preparation for the seventh operating cycle of the Fast Flux Test Facility (FFTF) was successfully completed three days ahead of schedule. The planning and execution of the outage was greatly aided by Project/2 automated scheduling capabilities. For example, the use of ''maintenance windows'' and resource loading capabilities was particularly effective. The value of the planning process was demonstrated by the smooth transition into the outage phase afte… more
Date: March 1, 1986
Creator: Gadeken, A.D.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Tank 241-A-105 leak assessment

Description: Tank 241-A-105 is one of 149 single shell tanks constructed at Hanford to contain and store highly radioactive wastes originating from the processing of spent nuclear reactor fuel. Radiation detection and temperature monitoring devices installed beneath the tank indicate that several episodes of leakage of waste from the tank have occurred. The aim of this study was to evaluate the previous estimates and reanalyze the data to provide a more accurate estimate of leakage from the tank. The princi… more
Date: June 1, 1991
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Tank farm surveillance and waste status report for June 1991

Description: This report is Westinghouse Hanford Company's official inventory for radioactive stored in underground tanks in the 200 Areas at the Hanford Site. Data that depict the status of stored radioactive waste and tank vessel integrity are contained within the report. The intent of the report is to provide data on each of the existing 177 large underground waste storage tanks and 49 smaller catch tanks and special surveillance facilities, and to provide supplemental information regarding tank surveill… more
Date: September 1, 1991
Creator: Hanlon, B. M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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PATRAN and P/THERMAL Applications for Thermal Modeling. [SP-100 Ground Engineering Station]

Description: The standard that has been established over the last decade or so in performing numerical modeling for analysis purposes is to make creation of the computational grid and results presentation less time and effort consuming than the analysis function itself. Software packages known as pre- and post-processors have been developed and made available in various forms and sizes for the engineering analyst's use. These packages reduce the effort and time required of the analyst to perform pre- and po… more
Date: July 1, 1991
Creator: Valdiviez, R. & Crea, B. A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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SP-100 Ground Engineering Systems: Test facility control systems

Description: One of the major objectives of the current phase of the SP-100 program is to demonstrate the performance of a full-scale, prototypic nuclear subsystem of a 100 kWe space nuclear power supply. Such a test is planned at the SP-100 Test Site located at US Department of Energy facilities near Richland, Washington. Considerations involved in selecting a design for the central, integrated facility control system which will control and monitor the performance of the nuclear subsystem and supporting fa… more
Date: January 1, 1988
Creator: Carlson, W.F.; Henshall, J.B. & Hampsten, K.L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Designation of facility usage categories for Hanford Site facilities

Description: This report summarizes the Hanford Site methodology used to ensure facility compliance with the natural phenomena design criteria set forth in the US Department of Energy Orders and guidance. The current Hanford Site methodology for Usage Category designation is based on an engineered feature's safety function and on the feature's assigned Safety Class. At the Hanford Site, Safety Class assignments are deterministic in nature and are based on teh consequences of failure, without regard to the l… more
Date: October 1, 1991
Creator: Woodrich, D. D.; Ellingson, D. R.; Scott, M. A. & Schade, A. R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Irradiation testing of a niobium-molybdenum developmental thermocouple

Description: A need exists for a radiation-resistant thermocouple capable of monitoring temperatures in excess of the limits of the chromel/alumel system. Tungsten/rhenium and platinum/rhodium thermocouples have sufficient temperature capability but have proven to be unstable because of irradiation-induced decalibration. The niobium/molybdenum system is believed to hold great potential for nuclear applications at temperatures up to 2000 K. However, the fragility of pure niobium and fabrication problems with… more
Date: October 1, 1991
Creator: Knight, R. C. & Greenslade, D. L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Etiology of contaminated wounds

Description: The US Department of Energy reports of events that occurred in the chemical processing 200 Areas of the Hanford Site during the period from 1972 through 1986 were reviewed to identify the causes of contaminated wounds. Contaminated wounds were reported in 19 events involving 20 workers. The causal agents (high risk operations) and the root causes were characterized. Emergency actions taken and their efficacy were noted. The 19 wound events were compared with 17 events with the potential for inh… more
Date: January 16, 1992
Creator: Sudmann, R.H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Comparative sodium void effects for different advanced liquid metal reactor fuel and core designs

Description: An analysis of metal-, oxide, and nitride-fueled advanced liquid metal reactor cores was performed to investigate the calculated differences in sodium void reactivity, and to determine the relationship between sodium void reactivity and burnup reactivity swing using the three fuel types. The results of this analysis indicate that nitride fuel has the least positive sodium void reactivity for any given burnup reactivity swing. Thus, it appears that a good design compromise between transient over… more
Date: July 1, 1991
Creator: Dobbin, K. D.; Kessler, S. F.; Nelson, J. V.; Gedeon, S. R. & Omberg, R. P.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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300 Area Process Trench Sediment Analysis Report

Description: This report describes the results of a sampling program for the sediments underlying the Process Trenches serving the 300 Area on the Hanford reservation. These Process Trenches were the subject of a Closure Plan submitted to the Washington State Department of Ecology and to the US Environmental Protection Agency in lieu of a Part B permit application on November 8, 1985. The closure plan described a proposed sampling plan for the underlying sediments and potential remedial actions to be determ… more
Date: December 1, 1987
Creator: Zimmerman, M.G. & Kossik, C.D.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Advancing liquid metal reactor technology with nitride fuels

Description: A review of the use of nitride fuels in liquid metal fast reactors is presented. Past studies indicate that both uranium nitride and uranium/plutonium nitride possess characteristics that may offer enhanced performance, particularly in the area of passive safety. To further quantify these effects, the analysis of a mixed-nitride fuel system utilizing the geometry and power level of the US Advanced Liquid Metal Reactor as a reference is described. 18 refs., 2 figs., 2 tabs.
Date: August 1, 1991
Creator: Lyon, W.F.; Baker, R.B.; Leggett, R.D. (Westinghouse Hanford Co., Richland, WA (United States)) & Matthews, R.B. (Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States))
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Effort to earn public support and confidence in Hanford Site cleanup work

Description: Public involvement is needed for Hanford Site cleanup to succeed. If people do not know about, understand, and support cleanup, it will be more difficult and expensive. The Tri-Party Agreement calls for public involvement in decisions about cleanup options and schedules. This paper defines what public involvement means and how the Washington State Department of Ecology (Ecology), US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and US Department of Energy (DOE) have conducted it. Experience and survey… more
Date: September 1, 1991
Creator: Brown, M.C.; Edwards, C. (Westinghouse Hanford Co., Richland, WA (United States)) & Beers, A.A. (Washington State Dept. of Ecology, Olympia, WA (United States))
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Facility effluent monitoring plan determinations for the 400 Area facilities

Description: This Facility Effluent Monitoring Plan determination resulted from an evaluation conducted for the Westinghouse Hanford Company 400 Area facilities on the Hanford Site. The Facility Effluent Monitoring Plan determinations have been prepared in accordance with A Guide for Preparing Hanford Site Facility Effluent Monitoring Plans. Two major Westinghouse Hanford Company facilities in the 400 Area were evaluated: the Fast Flux Test Facility and the Fuels Manufacturing and examination Facility. The … more
Date: September 1, 1991
Creator: Nickels, J.M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Annual report of tank waste treatability

Description: This report has been prepared as part of the Hanford Federal Facility Agreement and Consent Order (Tri-Party Agreement) and constitutes completion of Tri-Party Agreement Milestone M-04-00 for fiscal year 1991. This report provides a summary of treatment activities for newly generated waste, existing double-shell tank waste, and existing single-shell tank waste, as well as a summary of grout disposal feasibility, glass disposal feasibility, alternate methods of disposal, and safety issues which … more
Date: September 1, 1991
Creator: Giese, K.A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Management plan for Facility Effluent Monitoring Plan activities

Description: The DOE/RL 89-19, United States Department of Energy-Richland Operations Office Environmental Protection Implementation Plan (1989), requires the Hanford Site to prepare an Environmental Monitoring Plan (EMP) by November 9, 1991. The DOE/EH-0173T, Environmental Regulatory Guide for Radiological Effluent Monitoring and Environmental Surveillance (1991), provides additional guidance and requires implementation of the EMP within 36 months of the effective data of the rule. DOE Order 5400.1, Genera… more
Date: August 1, 1991
Creator: Nickels, J.M. & Pratt, D.R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Quarterly Briefing Book on Environmental and Waste Management Activities

Description: The purpose of the Quarterly Briefing Book on Environmental and Waste Management Activities is to provide managers and senior staff at the US Department of Energy-Richland Operations Office and its contractors with timely and concise information on Hanford Site environmental and waste management activities. Each edition updates the information on the topics in the previous edition, deletes those determined not to be of current interest, and adds new topics to keep up to date with changing envir… more
Date: June 1, 1991
Creator: Brown, M.C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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