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Title: Waste Retrieval Sluicing System Campaign Number 3 Solids Volume Transferred Calculation

Abstract

Waste Retrieval Sluicing System (WRSS) operations at tank 241-C-106 began on Wednesday, November 18,1998. The purpose of this system is to retrieve and transfer the high-heat sludge from the tank for storage in double-shell tank 241-AY-102, thereby resolving the high-heat safety issue for the tank, and to demonstrate modernized past-practice retrieval technology for single-shell tank waste. Performance Agreement (PA) TWR 1.2.2, C-106 Sluicing, was established by the Department of Energy, Office of River Protection (ORP) for achieving completion of sluicing retrieval of waste from tank 241-C-106 by September 30,1999. This level of sludge removal is defined in the PA as either removal of approximately 72 inches of sludge or removal of 172,000 gallons of sludge (approximately 62 inches) and less than 6,000 gallons (approximately 2 inches) of sludge removal per 12 hour sluice batch for three consecutive batches. Preliminary calculations of the volume of tank 241-C-106 sludge removed as of September 29, 1999 were provided to ORP documenting completion of PA TWR 1.2.2 (Allen 1999a). The purpose of this calculation is to document the final sludge volume removed from tank 241-C-106 up through September 30, 1999. Additionally, the results of an extra batch completed October 6, 1999 is included tomore » show the total volume of sludge removed through the end of WRSS operations. The calculation of the sludge volume transferred from the tank is guided by engineering procedure HNF-SD-WM-PROC-021, Section 15.0, Rev. 3, sub-section 4.4, ''Calculation of Sludge Transferred.''« less

Authors:
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
LMHC (US)
Sponsoring Org.:
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT (US)
OSTI Identifier:
798659
Report Number(s):
HNF-5267, Rev.1
TRN: US0205336
DOE Contract Number:  
AC06-96RL13200
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 16 Nov 1999
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES, AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES; PERFORMANCE; REMOVAL; RIVERS; SAFETY; SLUDGES; STORAGE; TANKS; WASTE RETRIEVAL; WASTES

Citation Formats

CAROTHERS, K G. Waste Retrieval Sluicing System Campaign Number 3 Solids Volume Transferred Calculation. United States: N. p., 1999. Web. doi:10.2172/798659.
CAROTHERS, K G. Waste Retrieval Sluicing System Campaign Number 3 Solids Volume Transferred Calculation. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/798659
CAROTHERS, K G. 1999. "Waste Retrieval Sluicing System Campaign Number 3 Solids Volume Transferred Calculation". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/798659. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/798659.
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title = {Waste Retrieval Sluicing System Campaign Number 3 Solids Volume Transferred Calculation},
author = {CAROTHERS, K G},
abstractNote = {Waste Retrieval Sluicing System (WRSS) operations at tank 241-C-106 began on Wednesday, November 18,1998. The purpose of this system is to retrieve and transfer the high-heat sludge from the tank for storage in double-shell tank 241-AY-102, thereby resolving the high-heat safety issue for the tank, and to demonstrate modernized past-practice retrieval technology for single-shell tank waste. Performance Agreement (PA) TWR 1.2.2, C-106 Sluicing, was established by the Department of Energy, Office of River Protection (ORP) for achieving completion of sluicing retrieval of waste from tank 241-C-106 by September 30,1999. This level of sludge removal is defined in the PA as either removal of approximately 72 inches of sludge or removal of 172,000 gallons of sludge (approximately 62 inches) and less than 6,000 gallons (approximately 2 inches) of sludge removal per 12 hour sluice batch for three consecutive batches. Preliminary calculations of the volume of tank 241-C-106 sludge removed as of September 29, 1999 were provided to ORP documenting completion of PA TWR 1.2.2 (Allen 1999a). The purpose of this calculation is to document the final sludge volume removed from tank 241-C-106 up through September 30, 1999. Additionally, the results of an extra batch completed October 6, 1999 is included to show the total volume of sludge removed through the end of WRSS operations. The calculation of the sludge volume transferred from the tank is guided by engineering procedure HNF-SD-WM-PROC-021, Section 15.0, Rev. 3, sub-section 4.4, ''Calculation of Sludge Transferred.''},
doi = {10.2172/798659},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Nov 16 00:00:00 EST 1999},
month = {Tue Nov 16 00:00:00 EST 1999}
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