Physical Property and Rheological Testing of Actual Transuranic Waste from Hanford Single-Shell Tanks

Technical Report · Mon Aug 25 00:00:00 EDT 2003

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/15004496· OSTI ID:15004496

Tingey, Joel M ^[1]; Gao, Johnway ^[1]; Delegard, Calvin H ^[1]; Bagaasen, Larry M ^[1]; Wells, Beric E ^[1]

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1. BATTELLE (PACIFIC NW LAB)

Composites of sludge from Hanford tanks 241-B-203 (B-203), 241-T-203 (T-203), 241-T-204 (T-204), and 241-T-110 (T-110) were prepared at the Hanford 222-S Laboratory and transferred to the Radiochemical Processing Laboratory at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) for measurement of the composites' physical properties. These tank composites were prepared from core samples retieved from these tanks. These core samples may not be representative of the entire contents of the tank but provide some indication of the properties of the waste in these underground storage tanks. Dilutions in water were prepared from the composite samples. The measurements included paint filter tests, viscosity, shear strength, settling and centrifuging behavior, a qualitative test of stickiness, total solids concentration, and extrusion tests to estimate shear strength.

• Research Organization: Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 15004496
• Report Number(s): PNNL-14365; 820201000; TRN: US1005167
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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