Developing a scarifier to retrieve radioactive waste from Hanford single-shell tanks [electronic resource].
- Published:
- Washington, D.C. : United States. Dept. of Energy, 1993.
Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy. - Physical Description:
- 10 pages : digital, PDF file
- Additional Creators:
- Pacific Northwest Laboratory
United States. Department of Energy
United States. Department of Energy. Office of Scientific and Technical Information - Access Online:
- www.osti.gov
- Summary:
- Radioactive waste is stored in 149 3,785 m³ (million gal) single-shell tanks on the US Department of Energy`s Hanford Reservation in eastern Washington. To minimize leakage as the tanks age, the free liquid has been pumped out, leaving concentrated solidified salt cake and sludge deposits. Now methods to dislodge and remove this waste are being developed so that the waste can be retrieved and processed for permanent storage. This paper presents research and development on ultrahigh-pressure water-jet technology to fracture and dislodge the wastes in these tanks. A water-based prototype scarifier with an integral conveyance system is being developed, and its performance demonstrated in a coupled analytical and experimental investigation. This paper describes experimental objectives and approach and results of the single jet experiments. Previous testing indicates that the method can be readily applied to salt cake waste forms; retrieval and conveyance of sludge and viscous fluid waste forms may present additional challenges.
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- Note:
- Published through SciTech Connect.
08/01/1993.
"pnl-sa--22721"
" conf-9308109--2"
"DE94004286"
7. American water jet technology conference,Seattle, WA (United States),28-31 Aug 1993.
Bamberger, J.A.; Steele, D.E. - Funding Information:
- AC06-76RL01830
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