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Title: Technical information report: Plasma melter operation, reliability, and maintenance analysis

Abstract

This document provides a technical report of operability, reliability, and maintenance of a plasma melter for low-level waste vitrification, in support of the Hanford Tank Waste Remediation System (TWRS) Low-Level Waste (LLW) Vitrification Program. A process description is provided that minimizes maintenance and downtime and includes material and energy balances, equipment sizes and arrangement, startup/operation/maintence/shutdown cycle descriptions, and basis for scale-up to a 200 metric ton/day production facility. Operational requirements are provided including utilities, feeds, labor, and maintenance. Equipment reliability estimates and maintenance requirements are provided which includes a list of failure modes, responses, and consequences.

Authors:
 [1]
  1. ed.
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Westinghouse Hanford Co., Richland, WA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
33110
Report Number(s):
WHC-SD-WM-VI-015
ON: DE95009142; TRN: 95:009055
DOE Contract Number:  
AC06-87RL10930
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 14 Mar 1995
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
05 NUCLEAR FUELS; RADIOACTIVE WASTE PROCESSING; VITRIFICATION; LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES; TANKS; HANFORD RESERVATION; CERAMIC MELTERS

Citation Formats

Hendrickson, D W. Technical information report: Plasma melter operation, reliability, and maintenance analysis. United States: N. p., 1995. Web. doi:10.2172/33110.
Hendrickson, D W. Technical information report: Plasma melter operation, reliability, and maintenance analysis. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/33110
Hendrickson, D W. 1995. "Technical information report: Plasma melter operation, reliability, and maintenance analysis". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/33110. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/33110.
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abstractNote = {This document provides a technical report of operability, reliability, and maintenance of a plasma melter for low-level waste vitrification, in support of the Hanford Tank Waste Remediation System (TWRS) Low-Level Waste (LLW) Vitrification Program. A process description is provided that minimizes maintenance and downtime and includes material and energy balances, equipment sizes and arrangement, startup/operation/maintence/shutdown cycle descriptions, and basis for scale-up to a 200 metric ton/day production facility. Operational requirements are provided including utilities, feeds, labor, and maintenance. Equipment reliability estimates and maintenance requirements are provided which includes a list of failure modes, responses, and consequences.},
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year = {Tue Mar 14 00:00:00 EST 1995},
month = {Tue Mar 14 00:00:00 EST 1995}
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