Material Balance Assessment for Double-Shell Tank Waste Pipeline Transfer

Technical Report · Mon Mar 12 00:00:00 EST 2001

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/965714· OSTI ID:965714

Onishi, Yasuo; Wells, Beric E; Hartley, Stacey A; Enderlin, Carl W

PNNL developed a material balance assessment methodology based on conservation of mass for detecting leaks and mis-routings in pipeline transfer of double-shell tank waste at Hanford. The main factors causing uncertainty in these transfers are variable property and tank conditions of density, existence of crust, and surface disturbance due to mixer pump operation during the waste transfer. The methodology was applied to three waste transfers from Tanks AN-105 and AZ-102.

• Research Organization: Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 965714
• Report Number(s): PNNL-13485; 820201000
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English