Prevention of solids formation: Results of the FY 1999 studies

Technical Report · Wed Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 1999

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/750994· OSTI ID:750994

Hunt, R D; Beahm, E C; Chase, C W; Collins, J L; Dillow, T A; Weber, C F

Tank farm operations at Hanford and Savannah River have been adversely affected by unintentional solids formations. At Hanford, a new cross-site transfer line had to be built because nearly all the original transfer lines were no longer operational due to plugs. At Savannah River, operations at its evaporator system were suspended while a plug in the gravity drain line was physically removed at considerable expense. The plugs as Hanford and Savannah River, which have been characterized, were primarily due to sodium phosphate and sodium aluminosilicate, respectively.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab., Oak Ridge, TN (US)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Science (US)
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-96OR22464
• OSTI ID: 750994
• Report Number(s): ORNL/TM-1999/263; TRN: US0002966
• Resource Relation: Other Information: PBD: 1 Dec 1999
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES, AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES
HANFORD RESERVATION
SAVANNAH RIVER PLANT
RADIOACTIVE WASTE FACILITIES
PIPELINES
FLOW BLOCKAGE
EVAPORATORS
SODIUM PHOSPHATES
SODIUM SILICATES
ALUMINIUM SILICATES
PRECIPITATION
TANK FARM
HANFORD
SAVANNAH RIVER SITE
SOLIDS FORMATION