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Title: Hanford single-shell tank grouping study

Abstract

A tank grouping study has been conducted to find Hanford single-shell tanks with similar waste properties. The limited sampling resources of the characterization program could be allocated more effectively by having a better understanding of the groups of tanks that have similar waste types. If meaningful groups of tanks can be identified, tank sampling requirements may be reduced, and the uncertainty of the characterization estimates may be narrowed. This tank grouping study considers the analytical sampling information and the historical information that is available for all single-shell tanks. The two primary sources of historical characterization estimates and information come from the Historical Tank Content Estimate (HTCE) Model and the Sort on Radioactive Waste Tanks (SORWT) Model. The sampling and historical information are used together to come up with meaningful groups of similar tanks. Based on the results of analyses presented in this report, credible tank grouping looks very promising. Some groups defined using historical information (HTCE and SORWT) correspond well with those based on analytical data alone.

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
123215
Report Number(s):
PNL-10749
ON: DE96001887; TRN: 95:024608
DOE Contract Number:  
AC06-76RL01830
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: Oct 1995
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
05 NUCLEAR FUELS; HANFORD RESERVATION; RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; UNDERGROUND STORAGE; TANKS; MONITORING; SAMPLING

Citation Formats

Remund, K M, Anderson, C M, and Simpson, B C. Hanford single-shell tank grouping study. United States: N. p., 1995. Web. doi:10.2172/123215.
Remund, K M, Anderson, C M, & Simpson, B C. Hanford single-shell tank grouping study. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/123215
Remund, K M, Anderson, C M, and Simpson, B C. 1995. "Hanford single-shell tank grouping study". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/123215. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/123215.
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title = {Hanford single-shell tank grouping study},
author = {Remund, K M and Anderson, C M and Simpson, B C},
abstractNote = {A tank grouping study has been conducted to find Hanford single-shell tanks with similar waste properties. The limited sampling resources of the characterization program could be allocated more effectively by having a better understanding of the groups of tanks that have similar waste types. If meaningful groups of tanks can be identified, tank sampling requirements may be reduced, and the uncertainty of the characterization estimates may be narrowed. This tank grouping study considers the analytical sampling information and the historical information that is available for all single-shell tanks. The two primary sources of historical characterization estimates and information come from the Historical Tank Content Estimate (HTCE) Model and the Sort on Radioactive Waste Tanks (SORWT) Model. The sampling and historical information are used together to come up with meaningful groups of similar tanks. Based on the results of analyses presented in this report, credible tank grouping looks very promising. Some groups defined using historical information (HTCE and SORWT) correspond well with those based on analytical data alone.},
doi = {10.2172/123215},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/123215}, journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {Sun Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1995},
month = {Sun Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1995}
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