Engineering study of the criticality issues associated with Hanford tank 241-Z-361

Technical Report · Mon Dec 22 00:00:00 EST 1997

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/348855· OSTI ID:348855

Lipke, E J

Tank 241-Z-361 is associated with the Plutonium Finishing Plant (PFP). Uncertainty about the contents of the tank have led to the declaration of an Unreviewed Safety Question (USQ) and the preparation of a Justification for Continued Operation (JCO) to address flammable gas and other authorization basis issued. A Criticality Safety Team was assembled to review old data, determine its validity, and reevaluate the tank. It was concluded that the tank has a sufficient margin of safety to allow opening, sampling, and other characterizing activities. The team concluded that a criticality in Tank 241-Z-361 was extremely unlikely.

• Research Organization: Fluor Daniel Hanford, Inc., Richland, WA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Environmental Restoration and Waste Management, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-96RL13200
• OSTI ID: 348855
• Report Number(s): HNF-2012; ON: DE99050430; BR: EW7002010; TRN: AHC29920%%5
• Resource Relation: Other Information: PBD: 22 Dec 1997
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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