Tank 241-C-103 tank characterization plan

Technical Report · Thu Oct 06 04:00:00 EDT 1994

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/10191548· OSTI ID:10191548

Schreiber, R D ^[1]

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1. Westinghouse Hanford Co., Richland, WA (United States)

The data quality objective (DQO) process was chosen as a tool to be used to identify the sampling analytical needs for the resolution of safety issues. A Tank Characterization Plant (TCP) will be developed for each double shell tank (DST) and single-shell tank (SST) using the DQO process. There are four Watch list tank classifications (ferrocyanide, organic salts, hydrogen/flammable gas, and high heat load). These classifications cover the six safety issues related to public and worker health that have been associated with the Hanford Site underground storage tanks. These safety issues are as follows: ferrocyanide, flammable gas, organic, criticality, high heat, and vapor safety issues. Tank C-103 is one of the twenty tanks currently on the Organic Salts Watch List. This TCP will identify characterization objectives pertaining to sample collection, hot cell sample isolation, and laboratory analytical evaluation and reporting requirements in accordance with the appropriate DQO documents. In addition, the current contents and status of the tank are projected from historical information. The relevant safety issues that are of concern for tanks on the Organic Salts Watch List are: the potential for an exothermic reaction occurring from the flammable mixture of organic materials and nitrate/nitrite salts that could result in a release of radioactive material and the possibility that other safety issues may exist for the tank.

• Research Organization: Westinghouse Hanford Co., Richland, WA (United States); Los Alamos Technical Associates, Inc., Kennewick, WA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-87RL10930
• OSTI ID: 10191548
• Report Number(s): WHC-SD-WM-TP--207; ON: DE95002080; BR: 35AF11201/35AF11202
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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