Document Details
Title:
UNDERGROUND RADIOACTIVE WASTE STORAGE TANK
Author(s):
UNK, [UNITED STATES ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION]
Document Location:
Location - DOE/NNSA NUCLEAR TESTING ARCHIVE Address - P.O. Box 98521 City - Las Vegas State - NV Zip - 89193-8521 Phone - (702)794-5106 Fax - (702)862-4240 Email - NTA@NV.DOE.GOV
Document Type:
OTHER
Document Type Other:
AUDIOVISUAL MATERIAL
Publication Date:
1972 Dec 31
Declassification Status:
Never classified
Document Pages:
0002
Accession Number:
NV0098316
Document Number(s):
AEC729765
Originating Research Org.:
ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION-ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION,
OpenNet Entry Date:
1994 Aug 27
OpenNet Modified Date:
2003 Sep 18
Description/Abstract:
UNDERGROUND RADIOACTIVE WASTE STORAGE TANK...ONE OF TWO ONE MILLION GA LLON CAPACITY UNDERGROUND RADIOACTIVE WASTE STORAGE TANKS UNDER CONSTR UCTION AT THE AECS HANFORD SITE IS SHOWN READY FOR POURING OF ITS CONC RETE DOME. THE TEMPORARY SUPERSTRUCTURE ABOVE THE TANKS HAS BEEN INST ALLED TO SUPPORT THE FRESH POURED CONCRETE UNTIL IT SETS. REINFORCING STEEL FOR THE CONCRETE IS SHOWN IN PLACE OVER THE STEEL LINER OF THE DOME. THE TANKS HAVE TWO STEEL LINERS. THE SPACE BETWEEN THE LINERS IS TO BE EQUIPPED WITH LEAK DETECTION EQUIPMENT AND WOULD CONTAIN ANY LEAKAGE SHOULD IT OCCUR UNTIL THE CONTENTS OF THE TANK COULD BE TRANS FERRED TO ANOTHER TANK. COLUMN RISING AT LEFT LEADS TO LATORAL CHANNE