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Title: Characteristics of KE Basin Sludge Samples Archived in the RPL - 2007

Abstract

Samples of sludge were collected from the K East fuel storage basin (KE Basin) floor, contiguous pits (Weasel Pit, North Load Out Pit, Dummy Elevator Pit, and Tech View Pit), and fuel storage canisters between 1995 and 2003 for chemical and radionuclide concentration analysis, physical property determination, and chemical process testing work. Because of the value of the sludge in this testing and because of the cost of obtaining additional fresh samples, an ongoing program of sludge preservation has taken place with the goals to track the sludge identities and preserve, as well as possible, the sludge composition by keeping the sludge in sealed jars and maintaining water coverage on the sludge consistent with the controlling Fluor Hanford (FH) Sampling and Analysis plans and FH contracts with the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL). This work was originally initiated to provide material for planned hydrothermal treatment testing in accordance with the test plan for the Sludge Treatment Project (STP) corrosion process chemistry follow on testing (Delegard et al. 2007). Although most of the planned hydrothermal testing was canceled in July 2007 (as described in the forward of Delegard et al. 2007), sample consolidation and characterization was continued to identify a setmore » of well-characterized sludge samples that are suited to support evolving STP initiatives. The work described in the letter was performed by the PNNL under the direction of the Sludge Treatment Project, managed by Fluor Hanford.« less

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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1034992
Report Number(s):
PNNL-17078 Rev 1
830403000; TRN: US1201119
DOE Contract Number:  
AC05-76RL01830
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES, AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES; CONTAINERS; CORROSION; FUEL STORAGE POOLS; PHOSPHORS; RADIOACTIVITY; SAMPLING; SLUDGES; STORAGE; TESTING; WATER; K Basin; sludge; hydrothermal testing; characterization

Citation Formats

Delegard, Calvin H, Schmidt, Andrew J, and Chenault, Jeffrey W. Characteristics of KE Basin Sludge Samples Archived in the RPL - 2007. United States: N. p., 2011. Web. doi:10.2172/1034992.
Delegard, Calvin H, Schmidt, Andrew J, & Chenault, Jeffrey W. Characteristics of KE Basin Sludge Samples Archived in the RPL - 2007. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/1034992
Delegard, Calvin H, Schmidt, Andrew J, and Chenault, Jeffrey W. 2011. "Characteristics of KE Basin Sludge Samples Archived in the RPL - 2007". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/1034992. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1034992.
@article{osti_1034992,
title = {Characteristics of KE Basin Sludge Samples Archived in the RPL - 2007},
author = {Delegard, Calvin H and Schmidt, Andrew J and Chenault, Jeffrey W},
abstractNote = {Samples of sludge were collected from the K East fuel storage basin (KE Basin) floor, contiguous pits (Weasel Pit, North Load Out Pit, Dummy Elevator Pit, and Tech View Pit), and fuel storage canisters between 1995 and 2003 for chemical and radionuclide concentration analysis, physical property determination, and chemical process testing work. Because of the value of the sludge in this testing and because of the cost of obtaining additional fresh samples, an ongoing program of sludge preservation has taken place with the goals to track the sludge identities and preserve, as well as possible, the sludge composition by keeping the sludge in sealed jars and maintaining water coverage on the sludge consistent with the controlling Fluor Hanford (FH) Sampling and Analysis plans and FH contracts with the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL). This work was originally initiated to provide material for planned hydrothermal treatment testing in accordance with the test plan for the Sludge Treatment Project (STP) corrosion process chemistry follow on testing (Delegard et al. 2007). Although most of the planned hydrothermal testing was canceled in July 2007 (as described in the forward of Delegard et al. 2007), sample consolidation and characterization was continued to identify a set of well-characterized sludge samples that are suited to support evolving STP initiatives. The work described in the letter was performed by the PNNL under the direction of the Sludge Treatment Project, managed by Fluor Hanford.},
doi = {10.2172/1034992},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1034992}, journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Nov 22 00:00:00 EST 2011},
month = {Tue Nov 22 00:00:00 EST 2011}
}