Data management plan for the ultrasonic inspection of the double-shell tanks (open access)

Data management plan for the ultrasonic inspection of the double-shell tanks

To obtain an operating permit from Washington State Department of Ecology, Westinghouse Hanford Company (WHC) must assess the double-shell tanks (DST) for structural integrity. The assessment includes volumetric examinations of the primary steel tank and secondary steel liner. The integrity of the tanks will be assessed by remote ultrasonic (UT) inspections of the primary and secondary steel tanks to measure wall thickness and detect corrosion pitting and stress corrosion cracking. The surfaces of the areas to be inspected will be cleaned with a power wire brush to remove loose mill scale, rust, and other materials that could inhibit proper coupling of the UT probe. To ensure that the cleaning process is satisfactory, the cleaned area will be viewed with a video camera and recorded. The video and UT equipment will be calibrated the ensure accuracy, and a performance test will be conducted to verify its capabilities. The tank inspection sequence consists of cleaning, visual examination, and UT inspection of each region selected for inspection: the primary tank wall, the tank bottom and lower knuckle, and the secondary tank wall. A significant amount of data will be collected and reported during these examinations. This data management plan (DMP) describes the data …
Date: September 30, 1994
Creator: Harris, J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Double-shell tank ultrasonic inspection plan. Revision 1 (open access)

Double-shell tank ultrasonic inspection plan. Revision 1

The waste tank systems managed by the Tank Waste Remediation System Division of Westinghouse Hanford Company includes 28 large underground double-shell tanks (DST) used for storing hazardous radioactive waste. The ultrasonic (UT) inspection of these tanks is part of their required integrity assessment (WAC 1993) as described in the tank systems integrity assessment program plan (IAPP) (Pfluger 1994a) submitted to the Ecology Department of the State of Washington. Because these tanks hold radioactive waste and are located underground examinations and inspections must be done remotely from the tank annuli with specially designed equipment. This document describes the UT inspection system (DSTI system), the qualification of the equipment and procedures, field inspection readiness, DST inspections, and post-inspection activities. Although some of the equipment required development, the UT inspection technology itself is the commercially proven and available projection image scanning technique (P-scan). The final design verification of the DSTI system will be a performance test in the Hanford DST annulus mockup that includes the demonstration of detecting and sizing corrosion-induced flaws.
Date: September 30, 1994
Creator: Pfluger, D. C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Tank characterization report for single-shell tank 241-BY-105 (open access)

Tank characterization report for single-shell tank 241-BY-105

This document summarizes the information on the historical uses, present status, and the sampling and analysis results of waste stored in Tank 241-BY-105. Sampling and analyses were completed to meet Safety Screening, Ferrocyanide and Historical Data Quality Objectives. This report supports the requirements of Tri-Party Agreement Milestone M-44-09.
Date: August 30, 1996
Creator: Field, J. G.
System: The UNT Digital Library