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Rotary Mode Core Sample System availability improvement

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/31693· OSTI ID:31693
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  1. Westinghouse Hanford Co., Richland, WA (United States)
  2. Southwest Research Institute (United States)
The Rotary Mode Core Sample System (RMCSS) is used to obtain stratified samples of the waste deposits in single-shell and double-shell waste tanks at the Hanford Site. The samples are used to characterize the waste in support of ongoing and future waste remediation efforts. Four sampling trucks have been developed to obtain these samples. Truck I was the first in operation and is currently being used to obtain samples where the push mode is appropriate (i.e., no rotation of drill). Truck 2 is similar to truck 1, except for added safety features, and is in operation to obtain samples using either a push mode or rotary drill mode. Trucks 3 and 4 are now being fabricated to be essentially identical to truck 2.
Research Organization:
Westinghouse Hanford Co., Richland, WA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AC06-87RL10930
OSTI ID:
31693
Report Number(s):
WHC-SD-WM-ER--415; ON: DE95008463
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English