Mitigation/remediation concepts for Hanford Site flammable gas generating waste tanks
- Westinghouse Hanford Co., Richland, WA (United States)
- Pacific Northwest Lab., Richland, WA (United States)
This report presents a preliminary assessment of concepts for the mitigation and/or remediation of the hydrogen gas generation, storage, and periodic release in Tank 241-SY-101 (101-SY) and 22 other tanks. The 22 other tanks exhibit much less hydrogen generation (volume and concentration of released flammable gases) than Tank 101-SY and have not had the focus nor attention that has been given to Tank 101-SY. These tanks have been listed as potential hydrogen gas-generating tanks from analysis of tank performance and data from flowsheets and Track Radioactive Constituents Reports (TRAC). These lesser hydrogen-generating tanks will also need to be revisited and revalidated. Of the 23 hydrogen class tanks, 5 are double-shell tanks (DST) and 18 are single-shell tanks (SST). Options for mitigation or remediation are different for the two types of tanks because of age, configuration, and waste form. While this document principally focuses on Tank 101-SY, the information presented has been useful to address other tanks containing hydrogen-generating waste.
- Research Organization:
- Westinghouse Hanford Co., Richland, WA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC06-87RL10930
- OSTI ID:
- 7190008
- Report Number(s):
- WHC-EP-0516; ON: DE93001676
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Similar Records
Evaluation of mitigation strategies in Facility Group 1 double-shell flammable-gas tanks at the Hanford Site
Waste behavior during horizontal extrusion: Effect of waste strength for bentonite and kaolin/ludox simulants and strength estimates for wastes from Hanford waste tanks 241-SY-103, AW-101, AN-103, and S-102
Related Subjects
11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS
GASEOUS WASTES
FLAMMABILITY
HYDROGEN
REMOVAL
TANKS
REMEDIAL ACTION
DILUTION
HANFORD RESERVATION
HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES
MAINTENANCE
MEASURING METHODS
MIXING
STIRRING
WASTE HEAT
COMBUSTION PROPERTIES
CONTAINERS
ELEMENTS
ENERGY
HEAT
MATERIALS
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
NONMETALS
RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
RADIOACTIVE WASTES
US DOE
US ERDA
US ORGANIZATIONS
WASTES
052002* - Nuclear Fuels- Waste Disposal & Storage
054000 - Nuclear Fuels- Health & Safety