340 Waste handling facility interim safety basis (open access)

340 Waste handling facility interim safety basis

This document presents an interim safety basis for the 340 Waste Handling Facility classifying the 340 Facility as a Hazard Category 3 facility. The hazard analysis quantifies the operating safety envelop for this facility and demonstrates that the facility can be operated without a significant threat to onsite or offsite people.
Date: October 4, 1996
Creator: Stordeur, R.T.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Acceptance test procedure for a portable, self-contained nitrogen supply (open access)

Acceptance test procedure for a portable, self-contained nitrogen supply

This Acceptance Test Procedure (ATP) will document compliance with the requirements of WHC-S-0249 Rev. 1 and ECN 606112. The equipment being tested is a Portable, Self-Contained Nitrogen Supply. The unit was purchased as a Design and Fabrication procurement activity. The Functional Test was written by the Seller and is contained in Appendix A. The Functional test will be performed by the Seller with representatives of the Westinghouse Hanford Company performing inspection and witnessing the functional test at the Seller`s location.
Date: October 4, 1994
Creator: Kostelnik, A. J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Advanced thermal barrier coating system development. Technical progress report (open access)

Advanced thermal barrier coating system development. Technical progress report

The objectives of the program are to provide an improved TBC system with increased temperature capability and improved reliability relative to current state of the art TBC systems. The development of such a coating system is essential to the ATS engine meeting its objectives. The base program consists of three phases: Phase 1: Program Planning--Complete; Phase 2: Development; Phase 3: Selected Specimen--Bench Test. Work is currently being performed in Phase 2 of the program. In Phase 2, process improvements will be married with new bond coat and ceramic materials systems to provide improvements over currently available TBC systems. Coating reliability will be further improved with the development of an improved lifing model and NDE techniques. This will be accomplished by conducting the following program tasks: II.1 Process Modeling; II.2 Bond Coat Development; II.3 Analytical Lifing Model; II.4 Process Development; II.5 NDE, Maintenance and Repair; II.6 New TBC Concepts. A brief summary of progress made in each of these 6 areas is given.
Date: October 4, 1996
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Advanced thermal barrier coating system development. Technical progress report, August 1, 1996--September 30, 1996 (open access)

Advanced thermal barrier coating system development. Technical progress report, August 1, 1996--September 30, 1996

Objectives of this program are to provide an advanced thermal barrier coating system with improved reliability and temperature capability. This report describes the coating/deposition process, repair, and manufacturing.
Date: October 4, 1996
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Alternatives for metal hydride storage bed heating and cooling (open access)

Alternatives for metal hydride storage bed heating and cooling

The reaction of hydrogen isotopes with the storage bed hydride material is exothermic during absorption and endothermic during desorption. Therefore, storage bed operation requires a cooling system to remove heat during absorption, and a heating system to add the heat needed for desorption. Three storage bed designs and their associated methods of heating and cooling and accountability are presented within. The first design is the current RTF (Replacement Tritium Facility) nitrogen heating and cooling system. The second design uses natural convection cooling with ambient glove box nitrogen and electrical resistance for heating. This design is referred to as the Naturally Cooled/Electrically Heated (NCEH) design. The third design uses forced convection cooling with ambient glove box nitrogen and electrical resistance for heating. The design is referred to as the Forced Convection Cooled/Electrically Heated (FCCEH) design. In this report the operation, storage bed design, and equipment required for heating, cooling, and accountability of each design are described. The advantages and disadvantages of each design are listed and discussed. Based on the information presented within, it is recommended that the NCEH design be selected for further development.
Date: October 4, 1991
Creator: Fisher, I. A.; Ramirez, F. B.; Koonce, J. E.; Ward, D. E.; Heung, L. K.; Weimer, M. et al.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Analyses and characterization of double shell tank (open access)

Analyses and characterization of double shell tank

Evaporator candidate feed from tank 241-AP-108 (108-AP) was sampled under prescribed protocol. Physical, inorganic, and radiochemical analyses were performed on tank 108-AP. Characterization of evaporator feed tank waste is needed primarily for an evaluation of its suitability to be safely processed through the evaporator. Such analyses should provide sufficient information regarding the waste composition to confidently determine whether constituent concentrations are within not only safe operating limits, but should also be relevant to functional limits for operation of the evaporator. Characterization of tank constituent concentrations should provide data which enable a prediction of where the types and amounts of environmentally hazardous waste are likely to occur in the evaporator product streams.
Date: October 4, 1994
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Analysis and characterization of double shell tank 241-AP-108 (open access)

Analysis and characterization of double shell tank 241-AP-108

This document is the first part of a three-part report describing the analysis and characterization of double shell tank 241-AP-108 which is located at the Hanford Reservation.This document is the analytical laboratory data package entitled `Analysis and Characterization of Double Shell Tank 241-AP-108` which contains a case sampling history, the sampling protocols, the analytical procedures, sampling and analysis quality assurance and quality control measures, and chemical analysis results for samples obtained from the tank.
Date: October 4, 1994
Creator: Miller, G. L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Analytical study plan: Shielded Cells batch 1 campaign; Revision 1 (open access)

Analytical study plan: Shielded Cells batch 1 campaign; Revision 1

Radioactive operations in the Defense Waste Processing Facility (DWPF) will require that the Savannah River Technology Center (SRTC) perform analyses and special studies with actual Savannah River Site (SRS) high-level waste sludge. SRS Tank 42 and Tank 51 will comprise the first batch of sludge to be processed in the DWPF. Approximately 25 liters of sludge from each of these tanks will be characterized and processed in the Shielded Cells of SRTC. During the campaign, processes will include sludge characterization, sludge washing, rheology determination, mixing, hydrogen evolution, feed preparation, and vitrification of the waste. To complete the campaign, the glass will be characterized to determine its durability and crystallinity. This document describes the types of samples that will be produced, the sampling schedule and analyses required, and the methods for sample and analytical control.
Date: October 4, 1993
Creator: Bibler, N. E.; Ha, B. C.; Hay, M. S.; Ferrara, D. M. & Andrews, M. K.
System: The UNT Digital Library
B Plant facility description (open access)

B Plant facility description

Buildings 225B, 272B, 282B, 282BA, and 294B were removed from the B Plant facility description. Minor corrections were made for tank sizes and hazardous and toxic inventories.
Date: October 4, 1996
Creator: Chalk, S. E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Calculation of the Influence on Beam Parameters in RHIC and Beam Size in Transport Line due to Change of AGS Beam Parameters (open access)

The Calculation of the Influence on Beam Parameters in RHIC and Beam Size in Transport Line due to Change of AGS Beam Parameters

This report is about The Calculation of the Influence on Beam Parameters in RHIC and Beam Size in Transport Line due to Change of AGS Beam Parameters
Date: October 4, 1990
Creator: J., Xu
System: The UNT Digital Library
Chimney Open Issues (open access)

Chimney Open Issues

In the process of developing a design for the design report, many side questions or comments arose which were not completely answered or investigated because the work was outside the scope of developing a base design. I have pored over my meeting notes and tried to list all such chimney 'open issues' in this engineering note.
Date: October 4, 1993
Creator: Rucinski, R.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Clean Water Act Section 401: Background and Issues (open access)

Clean Water Act Section 401: Background and Issues

Section 401 of the Clean Water Act requires that an applicant for a federal license or permit provide a certification that any discharges from the facility will comply with the Act, including water quality standard requirements. Disputes have arisen over the states' exercise of authority under Section 401. Until recently, much of the debate over the Section 401 certification issue has been between states and hydropower interests. A 1994 Supreme Court decision which upheld the states' authority in this area dismayed development and hydroelectric power interest groups. The dispute between states and industry groups was a legislative issue in the 104th Congress through an amendment to a House-passed Clean Water Act re-authorization bill; the Senate did not act on that bill.
Date: October 4, 1998
Creator: Copeland, Claudia
System: The UNT Digital Library
Control Dewar Liquid Helium Reservoir Sizing (open access)

Control Dewar Liquid Helium Reservoir Sizing

None
Date: October 4, 1993
Creator: Rucinski, R.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Control Dewar Open Issues (open access)

Control Dewar Open Issues

In the process of developing a design for the design report, side questions or comments arose which were not completely answered or investigated because the work was outside the scope of developing a base design. I have pored over my meeting notes and tried to list all such control dewar 'open issues' in this engineering note.
Date: October 4, 1993
Creator: Rucinski, R.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Control Dewar Secondary Vacuum Container (open access)

Control Dewar Secondary Vacuum Container

This engineering note provides background information regarding the control dewar secondary vacuum container. The secondary vacuum container has it's origin with the CDP control dewar design. The name secondary vacuum container replaced the CDP term 'Watt can' which was named after Bob Watt (SLAC), a PAC/DOE review committee member who participated in a review of CDP and recommended a secondary vacuum enclosure. One of the most fragile parts of the control dewar design is the ceramic electrical feed throughs located in the secondary vacuum container. The secondary vacuum container is provided to guard against potential leaks in these ceramic insulating feed throughs. The secondary vacuum container has a pumping line separate from the main solenoid/control dewar insulating vacuum. This pumping line is connected to the inlet of the turbo pump for initial pumpdown. Under normal operation the container is isolated. Should a feedthrough develop a small leak, alternate pumping arrangements for the secondary vacuum container could be arranged. The pressure in the secondary vacuum container should be kept in a range that the breakdown voltage is kept at a maximum. The breakdown voltage is known to be a function of pressure and is described by a Paschen curve. I cannot …
Date: October 4, 1993
Creator: Rucinski, R.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Control Dewar Subcooler Heat Exchanger Calculations (open access)

Control Dewar Subcooler Heat Exchanger Calculations

The calculations done to size the control dewar subcooler were done to obtain a sufficient subcooler size based on some conservative assumptions. The final subcooler design proposed in the design report will work even better because (1) It has more tubing length, and (2) will have already subcooled liquid at the inlet due to the transfer line design. The subcooler design described in the 'Design Report of the 2 Tesla Superconducting Solenoid for the Fermilab D0 Detector Upgrade' is the final design proposed. A short description of this design follows. The subcooler is constructed of 0.50-inch OD copper tubing with 1.0-inch diameter fins. It has ten and one half spirals at a 11.375-inch centerline diameter to provide 31 feet of tubing length. The liquid helium supply for the solenoid flows through the subcooler and then is expanded through a J-T valve. The subcooler spirals are immersed in the return two phase helium process stream. The return stream is directed over the finned tubing by an annulus created by a 10-inch pipe inside a 12-inch pipe. The transfer line from the refrigerator to the control dewar is constructed such that the liquid helium supply tube is in the refrigerator return stream, …
Date: October 4, 1993
Creator: Rucinski, R.
System: The UNT Digital Library
D0 Silicon Upgrade: ASME Code and Pressure Calculations for Liquid Nitrogen Subcooler (open access)

D0 Silicon Upgrade: ASME Code and Pressure Calculations for Liquid Nitrogen Subcooler

Included in this engineering note are three separate calculation divisions. The first calculations are the determination of the required thickness of the LN{sub 2} subcooler flat head according to ASME code. This section includes Appendix A-C. The minimum plate thickness determined was 0.563 in. The actual thickness chosen in fabrication was a 3/4-inch plate milled to 0.594-inch at the bolt circle. Along with the plate thickness, this section calculates the required reinforcement area at the top plate penetrations. It was found that a 1/4-inch fillet weld at each penetration was adequate. The next set of calculations were done to prove that the subcooler internal pressure will always be less than 15 psig and therefore will not be classified as a pressure vessel. The subcooler is always open to a vent pipe. Appendix D calculations show that the vent pipe has a capacity of 1042 lbs/hr if 15 psig is present at the subcooler. It goes on to show that the inlet piping would at that flow rate, see a pressure drop of 104 psig. The maximum supply pressure of the LN{sub 2} storage dewar is 50 psig. Appendix E addresses required flow rates for steady state, loss of vacuum, or …
Date: October 4, 1995
Creator: Kuwazaki, Andrew & Leicht, Todd
System: The UNT Digital Library
D0 Silicon Upgrade: Cryogenic Line Routing: Refrigerator to VLPC Cryostats & Solenoid (open access)

D0 Silicon Upgrade: Cryogenic Line Routing: Refrigerator to VLPC Cryostats & Solenoid

This engineering note documents the proposed cryogenic line routing from the liquid helium (LHe) refrigeration plant to the detector solenoid and VLPC cryostats. Many figures are included to aid in understanding the route. As an appendix, I include some general comments relevant to the topic. Also listed are a number of routing options that were considered before the proposed route was finalized.
Date: October 4, 1994
Creator: Rucinski, Russ
System: The UNT Digital Library
D0 Solenoid Upgrade Project: D0 Solenoid Current Leads (open access)

D0 Solenoid Upgrade Project: D0 Solenoid Current Leads

This engineering note documents information gathered and design decisions made regarding the vapor cooled current leads for the D-Zero Solenoid. The decision was made during design group meetings that the D-Zero Solenoid, rated at 4825 amps, should use vapor cooled current leads rated at 6000 amps. CDF uses 6000 amp leads from American Magnetics Inc. (AMI) and has two spares in their storage lockers. Because of the spares situation and AMI's reputation, AMI would be the natural choice of vendor. The manufacturer's listed helium consumption is 19.2 liters/hr. From experience with these types of leads, more stable operation is acheived at an increased gas flow. See attached E-Mail message from RLS. We have decided to list the design flow rate at 28.8 liquid liters/hr in the design report. This corresponds to COFs operating point. A question was raised regarding how long the current leads could last at full current should the vapor cooling flow was stopped. This issue was discussed with Scott Smith from AMI. We do not feel that there is a problem for this failure scenario.
Date: October 4, 1993
Creator: Rucinski, R.
System: The UNT Digital Library
DOD Competitive Sourcing: Plan Needed to Mitigate Risks in Army Logistics Modernization Program (open access)

DOD Competitive Sourcing: Plan Needed to Mitigate Risks in Army Logistics Modernization Program

A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Army's decision to contract for its Wholesale Logistics Modernization Program."
Date: October 4, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library
EIA directory of electronic products. Second quarter 1995 (open access)

EIA directory of electronic products. Second quarter 1995

The Energy Information Administration (EIA) makes available for public use a series of machine-readable data files and computer models. They are available to the public on magnetic tapes; selected data files/models are available on diskette for IBM-compatible personal computers. This directory first presents the on-line files and compact discs. This is followed by descriptions and technical contacts and ordering and other information on the data files and models. An index by energy source is included. Additional ordering information is in the preface. The data files cover petroleum, natural gas, electricity, coal, integrated statistics, and consumption; the models cover petroleum, natural gas, electricity, coal, nuclear, and multifuel.
Date: October 4, 1995
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Environmental implementation plan (open access)

Environmental implementation plan

In this document, the Savannah River site environmental programs and plans from DOE contractors and Westinghouse Savannah River Company divisions/departments are presented along with the environmental coordinator for each program. The objectives are to enhase communication of existing or planned programs to do the following: identify activities required for meeting environmental needs; identify needing resources and a schedule to accomplish those activities; promote share-savings and consistency in those activities.
Date: October 4, 1994
Creator: Peterson, G. L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Facility requirements to test and demonstrate a 6 MW plasma torch (open access)

Facility requirements to test and demonstrate a 6 MW plasma torch

None
Date: October 4, 1994
Creator: Jackson, M. C. & Hooper, E. B.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Feasibility/alternatives study for the planned replacement of Nuclear Material Safeguards System (NMSS) (open access)

Feasibility/alternatives study for the planned replacement of Nuclear Material Safeguards System (NMSS)

This document is a study which describes the NMSS replacement alternatives and provides recommended solutions. It also describes a NMSS Paradox prototype.
Date: October 4, 1994
Creator: McBride, K. C. & Russell, V. K.
System: The UNT Digital Library