In situ rheology and gas volume in Hanford double-shell waste tanks

Technical Report · Sun Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1996

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/414042· OSTI ID:414042

Stewart, C W; Alzheimer, J M; Brewster, M E; Chen, G; Reid, H C; Shepard, C L; Terrones, G ^[1]; Mendoza, R E ^[2]

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1. Pacific Northwest National Lab., Richland, WA (United States)
2. Westinghouse Hanford Co., Richland, WA (United States)

This report is a detailed characterization of gas retention and release in 6 Hanford DS waste tanks. The results came from the ball rheometer and void fraction instrument in (flammable gas watch list) tanks SY-101, SY-103, AW-101, AN-103, AN-104, and AN-105 are presented. Instrument operation and derivation of data reduction methods are presented. Gas retention and release information is summarized for each tank and includes tank fill history and instrumentation, waste configuration, gas release, void fraction distribution, gas volumes, rheology, and photographs of the waste column from extruded core samples. Potential peak burn pressure is computed as a function of gas release fraction to portray the `hazard signature` of each tank. It is shown that two tanks remain well below the maximum allowable pressure, even if the entire gas content were released and ignited, and that none of the others present a hazard with their present gas release behavior.

• Research Organization: Pacific Northwest National Lab., Richland, WA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Environmental Restoration and Waste Management, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 414042
• Report Number(s): PNNL--11296; ON: DE97050277
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

05 NUCLEAR FUELS
GASES
HANFORD RESERVATION
RADIOACTIVE WASTE FACILITIES
TANKS
VOID FRACTION