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Title: Technical basis for exemption from alpha surveys for personnel, material, and equipment in the 324 facility

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/11269· OSTI ID:11269

The purpose of this document is to establish the technical basis for characterizing grouted B-Cell waste for disposal at the Hanford Burial Grounds using the 3-82B shipping cask. The scope of this document includes establishing the technical basis for loading the shipping package, an HN-200 Grout Container, to ensure that: (1) the amount of material in the grout container does not exceed the 100 nCl alpha/g limit that would cause the waste to be designated as ''greater that Category 3'' (GC3) or transuranic (TRU) waste (2) the amount of heat generated by the waste in the grout container does not exceed the 60 Watt heat generation limit established in the 3-82B shipping cask Safety Analysis Report (SAR); and (3) the dose rate on the surface of the shipping cask after loading does not exceed the 200 mrem/h limit established in the cask SAR. This document establishes the technical basis for performing measurements and analyses that will ensure that none of these three limits are exceeded.

Research Organization:
Hanford Site (HNF), Richland, WA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
US DOE Office of Environmental Management (US)
DOE Contract Number:
AC06-96RL13200
OSTI ID:
11269
Report Number(s):
HNF-3636-REV0; EW3120074; EW3120074; TRN: US0110704
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 20 Nov 1998
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English