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Title: Tank 241-C-111 vapor sampling and analysis tank characterization report

Abstract

Tank C-111 headspace gas and vapor samples were collected and analyzed to help determine the potential risks to tank farm workers due to fugitive emissions from the tank. Results presented here represent the best available data on the headspace constituents of Tank C-111. Almost all of the data in this report was obtained from samples collected on September 13, 1994.Data from 2 other sets of samples, collected on August 10, 1993 and June 20, 1994, are in generally good agreement with the more recent data. The tank headspace temperature was determined to be 27 C. Air from the Tank C-111 headspace was withdrawn via a 7.9 m-long heated sampling probe mounted in riser 6, and transferred via heated tubing to the VSS sampling manifold. All heated zones of the VSS were maintained at approximately 50 C. Sampling media were prepared and analyzed by WHC, Oak Ridge National Laboratories, Pacific Northwest Laboratories, and Oregon Graduate Institute of Science and Technology through a contract with Sandia National Laboratories. The 39 tank air samples and 2 ambient air control samples collected are listed in Table X-1 by analytical laboratory. Table X-1 also lists the 14 trip blanks provided by the laboratories. Tank C-111more » is a single shell tank which received first-cycle decontamination waste from B Plant and was later used as a settling tank.« less

Authors:
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Westinghouse Hanford Co., Richland, WA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
80941
Report Number(s):
WHC-SD-WM-ER-425
ON: DE95012593; TRN: 95:016327
DOE Contract Number:  
AC06-87RL10930
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 10 May 1995
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
05 NUCLEAR FUELS; HANFORD RESERVATION; RADIOACTIVE WASTE STORAGE; SAFETY ENGINEERING; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; GAS ANALYSIS; TANKS; AMMONIA; HYDROGEN; NITROUS OXIDE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; WATER VAPOR; TRITIUM; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA

Citation Formats

Huckaby, J L. Tank 241-C-111 vapor sampling and analysis tank characterization report. United States: N. p., 1995. Web. doi:10.2172/80941.
Huckaby, J L. Tank 241-C-111 vapor sampling and analysis tank characterization report. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/80941
Huckaby, J L. 1995. "Tank 241-C-111 vapor sampling and analysis tank characterization report". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/80941. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/80941.
@article{osti_80941,
title = {Tank 241-C-111 vapor sampling and analysis tank characterization report},
author = {Huckaby, J L},
abstractNote = {Tank C-111 headspace gas and vapor samples were collected and analyzed to help determine the potential risks to tank farm workers due to fugitive emissions from the tank. Results presented here represent the best available data on the headspace constituents of Tank C-111. Almost all of the data in this report was obtained from samples collected on September 13, 1994.Data from 2 other sets of samples, collected on August 10, 1993 and June 20, 1994, are in generally good agreement with the more recent data. The tank headspace temperature was determined to be 27 C. Air from the Tank C-111 headspace was withdrawn via a 7.9 m-long heated sampling probe mounted in riser 6, and transferred via heated tubing to the VSS sampling manifold. All heated zones of the VSS were maintained at approximately 50 C. Sampling media were prepared and analyzed by WHC, Oak Ridge National Laboratories, Pacific Northwest Laboratories, and Oregon Graduate Institute of Science and Technology through a contract with Sandia National Laboratories. The 39 tank air samples and 2 ambient air control samples collected are listed in Table X-1 by analytical laboratory. Table X-1 also lists the 14 trip blanks provided by the laboratories. Tank C-111 is a single shell tank which received first-cycle decontamination waste from B Plant and was later used as a settling tank.},
doi = {10.2172/80941},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/80941}, journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed May 10 00:00:00 EDT 1995},
month = {Wed May 10 00:00:00 EDT 1995}
}