Skip to main content
U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Scientific and Technical Information

Probability of ignition of reactive wastes by rotary sampling drills

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/263928· OSTI ID:263928
Sampling with a rotary drill could potentially cause a fire in some Hanford tanks. If the rotary drill experiences a failure while in fuel-rich, dry waste, the waste could be ignited by the hot drill bit. For the saltcake tanks subject to this hazard, this report presents a methodology for calculating the probabilities of fire due to core drill failure. The methodology utilizes sampling data from tank characterization studies to determine the amount of reactive waste in the tanks.
Research Organization:
Pacific Northwest Lab., Richland, WA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AC06-76RL01830
OSTI ID:
263928
Report Number(s):
PNNL--11222; ON: DE96013198
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English