Technetium Inventory, Distribution, and Speciation in Hanford Tanks

Serne, R. Jeffrey¹  Rapko, Brian M.¹  Pegg, Ian L.² 

[1] Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States);Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United St

关键词: Technetium;    WTP;    low-activity waste;   

DOI  :  10.2172/1184302
RP-ID  :  PNNL--23319 Rev1
RP-ID  :  EMSP-RPT--022Rev1
PID  :  OSTI ID: 1184302
Others  :  Other: EY4049110

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来源: SciTech Connect

【 摘 要 】

The purpose of this report is three fold: 1) assemble the available information regarding Tc inventory, distribution between phases, and speciation in Hanford???s 177 storage tanks into a single, detailed, comprehensive assessment; 2) discuss the fate (distribution/speciation) of Tc once retrieved from the storage tanks and processed into final waste forms; and 3) discuss/document in less detail the available data on the inventory of Tc in other ???pools??? such as the vadose zone below inactive cribs and trenches, below single-shell tanks (SSTs) that have leaked, and in the groundwater below the Hanford Site. This report was revised in September 2014 to add detail and correct inaccuracies in Section 5.0 on the fate of technetium (Tc) recycle from the off-gas systems downstream of the low-activity waste (LAW) melters back to the melters, based on several reports that were not found in the original literature search on the topic. The newly provided reports, from experts active in the Hanford Tank Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (WTP) glass studies, the Vitreous State Laboratory at The Catholic University of America (VSL) melter and off-gas system demonstrations and overall WTP systems analysis, were not originally found on electronic databases commonly searched. The major revisions to Section 5.0 also required changes to Section 7.0 (Summary and Conclusions) and this executive summary.