Assessment of Jet Erosion for Potential Post-Retrieval K-Basin Settled Sludge

Wells, Beric E. ; Enderlin, Carl W. ; Gauglitz, Phillip A. ; Peterson, Reid A.

关键词: AR FACILITIES;    FUEL STORAGE POOLS;    CONTAINERS;    SLUDGES;    URANIUM;    WASTE RETRIEVAL;    JETS;    EROSION;    SOLIDIFICATION;   

DOI  :  10.2172/969180
RP-ID  :  PNNL-18831
PID  :  OSTI ID: 969180
Others  :  Other: 830403000
Others  :  TRN: US1000172

学科分类：核能源与工程

美国|英语

来源: SciTech Connect

【 摘 要 】

Packaged K-Basin sludge will be transported to the T Plant on the Hanford Site where it will be interim stored. The sludge will be retrieved from the storage containers and processed for disposal. A sample of high uranium content canister sludge, designated 96-13, "self-cemented" during laboratory storage. This sample was uncharacteristically strong compared to expected K-Basin material. The purpose for this work is to evaluate the potential retrieval of such sludge after storage at the T Plant via jet erosion. The specific objectives of this report are to determine the modes of erosion and the methods used to measure/assess the erodibility parameters of sludge and identify those parameters applicable to jet erosion. The erodibility parameters of sample 96-13 are characterized to the extent possible. These objectives have been met based on literature review, past experience at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, and observation of sample 96-13 video during hot-cell activities.