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303-K Storage facility sampling and analysis plan

Description: This document describes the cleanup, sampling, and analysis activities associated with the closure of the 303-K Storage Facility under the Washington Administrative Code (WAC) 173-303-610, ``Dangerous Waste Regulations.`` this document is a supplement to the 303-K Storage Facility Closure Plan (DOE-RL 1995a) (Closure Plan). The objective of these activities is to support clean closure of the 303 K Storage Facility. This document defines the information and activities needed to meet this objecti… more
Date: July 1, 1997
Creator: Adler, J. G.
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Engineering task plan TWRS technical baseline completion

Description: The Tank Waste Remediation System (TWRS) includes many activities required to remediate the radioactive waste stored in underground waste storage tanks. These activities include routine monitoring of the waste, facilities maintenance, upgrades to existing equipment, and installation of new equipment necessary to manage, retrieve, process, and dispose of the waste. In order to ensure that these multiple activities are integrated, cost effective, and necessary, a sound technical baseline is requi… more
Date: March 8, 1996
Creator: Moore, T. L.
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Waste management and the land disposal restriction storage prohibition

Description: RCRA Sect. 3004(j) prohibits storage of wastes that have been prohibited from land disposal, unless that storage is for the purpose of accumulating sufficient quantities of hazardous wastes to facilitate proper recovery, treatment, or disposal. This requirement was incorporated as part of the Land Disposal Restriction (LDR) regulations. Under the LDR storage prohibition, facilities may only store restricted wastes in containers and tanks. As stated in the Third LDR rule, storage of prohibited w… more
Date: May 1, 1992
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Regulatory Approaches for Solid Radioactive Waste Storage in Russia

Description: The Russian Navy under the Arctic Military Environmental Cooperation (AMEC) Program has designated the Polyarninsky Shipyard as the regional recipient for solid radioactive waste (SRW) pretreatment and storage facilities. Waste storage technologies include containers and lightweight modular storage buildings. The prime focus of this paper is solid radioactive waste storage options based on the AMEC mission and Russian regulatory standards. The storage capability at the Polyarninsky Shipyard in … more
Date: February 26, 2003
Creator: Griffith, A.; Testov, S.; Diaschev, A.; Nazarian, A. & Ustyuzhanin, A.
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Remote Inspection of a 46 Year Old Buried High Level Waste Storage Tank

Description: This paper provides a description of the remote ultrasonic examinations of a high level radioactive waste storage tank at the Savannah River Site. The inspections were performed from the contaminated, annular space of the 46 year old, inactive, 1.03 million gallon waste storage tank.
Date: May 13, 2003
Creator: Elder, J.B.
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METHODOLOGY AND CALCULATIONS FOR THE ASSIGNMENT OF WASTE GROUPS FOR THE LARGE UNDERGROUND WASTE STORAGE TANKS AT THE HANFORD SITE

Description: The Hanford Site contains 177 large underground radioactive waste storage tanks (28 double-shell tanks and 149 single-shell tanks). These tanks are categorized into one of three waste groups (A, B, and C) based on their waste and tank characteristics. These waste group assignments reflect a tank's propensity to retain a significant volume of flammable gases and the potential of the waste to release retained gas by a buoyant displacement gas release event. Assignments of waste groups to the 177 … more
Date: January 16, 2009
Creator: RA, WEBER
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METHODOLOGY AND CALCULATIONS FOR THE ASSIGNMENT OF WASTE GROUPS FOR THE LARGE UNDERGROUND WASTE STORAGE TANKS AT THE HANFORD SITE

Description: This document categorizes each of the large waste storage tanks into one of several categories based on each tank's waste characteristics. These waste group assignments reflect a tank's propensity to retain a significant volume of flammable gases and the potential of the waste to release retained gas by a buoyant displacement event. Revision 7 is the annual update of the calculations of the flammable gas Waste Groups for DSTs and SSTs. The Hanford Site contains 177 large underground radioactive… more
Date: December 27, 2007
Creator: Fowler, K. D.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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In Situ Void Fraction and Gas Volume in Hanford Tank 241-SY-101 as Measured with the Void Fraction Instrument

Description: The void fraction instrument (WI) was deployed in Tank 241-SY-101 three times in 1998 to confm and locate the retained gas (void) postulated to be causing the accelerating waste level rise observed since 1995. The design, operation, and data reduction model of the WI are described along with validation testing and potential sources of uncertainty. The test plans, field observations and void measurements are described in detail, including the total gas volume calculations and the gas volume mode… more
Date: November 10, 1998
Creator: Stewart, CW; Chen, G; Alzheimer, JM & Meyer, PA
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Potential Nitrate Decomposition High Level Waste Storage

Description: It is recommended that self-concentration of Purex wastes should not be started until much more complete knowledge is obtained of the conditions and reactions in these wastes. The presently planned tests in the Semi-Works will be a practical demonstration of the problems but will be of little value on the initial Purex wastes as these tests are being run almost concurrent with the filling of the first Purex storage tank.
Date: April 27, 1955
Creator: Anderson, C. R.
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Chemical modeling of backfill composed of quartz sand, lime and an Fe-phase

Description: The area adjacent to the waste package is an important component of the engineered barrier system in a high level radioactive waste repository. The combination of lime, quartz sand, and a phase containing reduced iron is investigated whether it can achieve reduction of oxygen in the waste emplacement drift (thereby reducin corrosion rates) and increase the pH. The simulations conducted to date have examined the following backfill options: Fe metal only, Fe metal and lime, and iron metal/lime/qu… more
Date: January 1, 1997
Creator: Meike, A. & Glassley, W.E.
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Weldability Tests of Four High Strength Structural Steels

Description: Three proprietary high strength, low alloy steels and a high strength alloy steel were welded without a pre or post heat treatment with low hydrogen, iron powder coated electrodes of appropriate physical properties. Tensile and bend tests performed upon sample weldments indicated that they exhibited properties very similar to those for the base plate and that there were no indications of brittleness, notch sensitivity, underbead cracking, lack of fusion, hot cracking, undercutting, or crater cr… more
Date: August 9, 1955
Creator: Riedeman, G. W.
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Houdini: Reconfigurable in-tank robot

Description: RedZone Robotics, Inc. and Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) are developing a tethered mobile robot, Houdini, to work inside waste storage tanks in support of the Department of Energy`s Environmental Restoration and Waste Management (EM) Program. This project is funded by the DOE`s Environmental Management Office of Technology Development through the Morgantown Energy Technology Center (METC). Our goal is to develop technology that is useful for in-tank operations throughout the DOE`s EM program… more
Date: December 31, 1995
Creator: White, David W.; Slifko, Adam D.; Thompson, Bruce R. & Fisher, Chester G.
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High level waste storage tanks 242-A evaporator S/RID phase II assessment report

Description: This document, the Standards/Requirements Identification Document (S/RID) Phase 2 Assessment Report for the subject facility, represents the results of a Performance Assessment to determine whether procedures containing S/RID requirements are fully implemented by field personnel in the field. It contains a summary report and three attachments; an assessment schedule, performance objectives, and assessments for selected functional areas.
Date: September 27, 1996
Creator: Biebesheimer, E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Preliminary tank characterization report for single-shell tank 241-TX-113: best-basis inventory

Description: This document is a preliminary Tank Characterization Report (TCR). It only contains the current best-basis inventory (Appendix D) for single-shell tank 241-TX-113. No TCRs have been previously issued for this tank, and current core sample analyses are not available. The best-basis inventory, therefore, is based on an engineering assessment of waste type, process flowsheet data, early sample data, and/or other available information. The Standard Inventories of Chemicals and Radionuclides in Hanf… more
Date: August 26, 1997
Creator: Place, D.E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Single-shell tank system waste analysis plan

Description: The Single-Shell Tank (SST) system is a waste management unit within the Hanford Facility. The SST system is operating under interim status pending removal of the tank contents to the DST System and the closure of all SSTS. Storage is the principal function of the SST system and waste is no longer added to the tanks for storage. This document provides a single-shell tank system waste analysis plan.
Date: September 19, 1996
Creator: Mulkey, C.H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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High level waste storage tank farms/242-A evaporator standards/requirements identification document phase 1 assessment report

Description: This document, the Standards/Requirements Identification Document (S/RID) Phase I Assessment Report for the subject facility, represents the results of an Administrative Assessment to determine whether S/RID requirements are fully addressed by existing policies, plans or procedures. It contains; compliance status, remedial actions, and an implementing manuals report linking S/RID elements to requirement source to implementing manual and section.
Date: September 30, 1996
Creator: Biebesheimer, E., Westinghouse Hanford Co.
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The Sort on Radioactive Waste Type Model: A method to sort single-shell tanks into characteristics groups

Description: The Sort on Radioactive Waste Type (SORWT) Model is a method to categorize Hanford Site single-shell tanks (SSTS) into groups of tanks expected to exhibit similar chemical and physical characteristics based on their major waste types and processing histories. The model has identified 24 different waste-type groups encompassing 133 of the 149 SSTs and 93% of the total waste volume in SSTS. The remaining 16 SSTs and associated wastes could not be grouped. according to the established criteria and… more
Date: February 1, 1995
Creator: Hill, J.G.; Anderson, G.S. & Simpson, B.C.
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Borehole Miner - Extendible Nozzle Development for Radioactive Waste Dislodging and Retrieval from Underground Storage Tanks

Description: This report summarizes development of borehole-miner extendible-nozzle water-jetting technology for dislodging and retrieving salt cake, sludge} and supernate to remediate underground storage tanks full of radioactive waste. The extendible-nozzle development was based on commercial borehole-miner technology.
Date: September 25, 1998
Creator: Enderlin, C. W.; Alberts, D. G.; Bamberger, J. A. & White, M.
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Calculation notes that support accident scenario and consequence determination of a waste tank criticality

Description: The purpose of this calculation note is to provide the basis for criticality consequences for the Tank Farm Safety Analysis Report (FSAR). Criticality scenario is developed and details and description of the analysis methods are provided.
Date: September 27, 1996
Creator: Crowe, Ralph D.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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