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Title: Characterization of void volume VOC concentration in vented TRU waste drums - an interim report

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/10192161· OSTI ID:10192161

A test program is underway at the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory to determine if the concentration of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in the drum headspace is representative of the VOC concentration in the entire drum void space and to demonstrate that the VOC concentration in the void space of each layer of confinement can be estimated using a model incorporating diffusion and permeation transport principles and limited waste drum sampling data. An experimental test plan was developed requiring gas sampling of 66 transuranic (TRU) waste drums. This interim report summarizes the experimental measurements and model predictions of VOC concentration in the innermost layer of confinement from waste drums sampled and analyzed in FY 1994.

Research Organization:
Idaho National Lab. (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AC07-76ID01570
OSTI ID:
10192161
Report Number(s):
EGG-WM-11479; ON: DE95001921; TRN: 94:022705
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: Sep 1994
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English