Inspection of storage tanks at the Savannah River Site

Conference · Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1992

OSTI ID:10143541

Vormelker, P R; Elder, J B ^[1]

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1. Westinghouse Savannah River Co., Aiken, SC (United States)

Inspections have been performed on over 200 storage tanks since the startup of the Savannah River Site in 1955. The tanks contain a variety of fluids, including alum, fuel, oil, waste oil, sodium hydroxide, chlorine, sodium hypochlorite, and sulfuric acid. Many inspection methods have been developed over the years, starting with visual and progressing to manual, straight-beam ultrasonic thicknesses at specific tank locations and then to automated ultrasonic thickness mapping. This paper will review the current inspection methods and the uses of new inspection technology at the Savannah River Site, show where inspections can be used to find potential problems before they occur and show what problems may occur when inadequate attention is given to inspections or inspection results.

• Research Organization: Westinghouse Savannah River Co., Aiken, SC (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: FG09-88SR18055
• OSTI ID: 10143541
• Report Number(s): WSRC-MS-91-469; CONF-920110-1; ON: DE92013192
• Resource Relation: Conference: 2. international symposium on above ground storage tanks,Houston, TX (United States),14-16 Jan 1992; Other Information: PBD: [1992]
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
SAVANNAH RIVER PLANT
TANKS
INSPECTION
NONRADIOACTIVE WASTES
WASTE OILS
ALUMINIUM SULFATES
SODIUM HYDROXIDES
CHLORINE
SULFURIC ACID
CORROSION
NOZZLES
ROBOTS
ULTRASONIC TESTING
052002
360105
WASTE DISPOSAL AND STORAGE
CORROSION AND EROSION