Inspection of storage tanks at the Savannah River Site
- Westinghouse Savannah River Co., Aiken, SC (United States)
Inspections have been performed on over 200 storage tanks since the startup of the Savannah River Site in 1955. The tanks contain a variety of fluids, including alum, fuel, oil, waste oil, sodium hydroxide, chlorine, sodium hypochlorite, and sulfuric acid. Many inspection methods have been developed over the years, starting with visual and progressing to manual, straight-beam ultrasonic thicknesses at specific tank locations and then to automated ultrasonic thickness mapping. This paper will review the current inspection methods and the uses of new inspection technology at the Savannah River Site, show where inspections can be used to find potential problems before they occur and show what problems may occur when inadequate attention is given to inspections or inspection results.
- Research Organization:
- Westinghouse Savannah River Co., Aiken, SC (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- FG09-88SR18055
- OSTI ID:
- 5340618
- Report Number(s):
- WSRC-MS-91-469; CONF-920110-1; ON: DE92013192
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 2. international symposium on above ground storage tanks, Houston, TX (United States), 14-16 Jan 1992
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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