45-Day safety screening for Tank 241-C-103 push mode sample, riser 2 (open access)

45-Day safety screening for Tank 241-C-103 push mode sample, riser 2

This is the 45-Day report for the Tank 241-C-103 (C-103) push-mode core sampling characterization effort. Problems encountered with the push-mode sampling truck following removal of the first segment from riser 2 resulted in a long delay before resumption of sampling, therefore it was decided to begin the 45-day clock and issue a report based on receipt of this first segment. If subsequent segments are removed from tank C-103, a revision of this report or a new report will be issued to include any new data. Included are copies of the differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) scans as requested in Reference 1. Also included is a copy of any immediate notification documentation. Other pertinent documentation will be included in the C-103 216-day report.
Date: December 16, 1994
Creator: Bell, K. E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
291-B-1 stack monitoring and sampling system annual system assessment report (open access)

291-B-1 stack monitoring and sampling system annual system assessment report

The B Plant 291-B-1 main stack exhausts gaseous effluents to the atmosphere from the 221-B Building canyon and cells, the No. 1 Vessel Ventilation System (VVS1), the 212-B Cask Station cell ventilation system, and, to a limited capacity, the 224-B Building. VVS1 collects offgases from various process tanks in 221-B Building, while the 224-B system maintains a negative pressure in out-of-service, sealed process tanks. B Plant Administration Manual, WHC-CM-7-5, Section 5.30 requires an annual system assessment to evaluate and report the present condition of the sampling and monitoring system associated with Stack 291-B-1 (System Number B977A) at B Plant. The system is functional and performing satisfactorily.
Date: December 16, 1994
Creator: Ridge, T. M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Acceptance test procedure for SY Tank Farm replacement exhauster unit (open access)

Acceptance test procedure for SY Tank Farm replacement exhauster unit

The proper functioning of a new 241-SY Tank Farm replacement exhauster will be acceptance tested, to establish operability and to provide an operational baseline for the equipment. During this test, a verification of all of the alarm and control circuits associated with the exhaust, which provide operating controls and/or signals to local and remote alarm/annunciator panels, shall be performed. Test signals for sensors that provide alarms, warnings, and/or interlocks will be applied to verify that alarm, warning, and interlock setpoints are correct. Alarm and warning lights, controls, and local and remote readouts for the exhauster will be verified to be adequate for proper operation of the exhauster. Testing per this procedure shall be conducted in two phases. The first phase of testing, to verify alarm, warning, and interlock setpoints primarily, will be performed in the MO-566 Fab Shop. The second phase of testing, to verify proper operation and acceptable interface with other tank farm systems, will be conducted after the exhauster and all associated support and monitoring equipment have been installed in the SY Tank Farm. The exhauster, which is mounted on a skid and which will eventually be located in the SY tank farm, receives input signals from a …
Date: December 16, 1994
Creator: Becken, G. W.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
ATR Commissioning Software Task Force Report (open access)

ATR Commissioning Software Task Force Report

The Beam Injection Test Software Task Force was Charged with Studying software needed for the ATR Test, seen as a stepping stone or template for the larger scope for the full RHIC control system. This report outlines our avenues of exploration so far, present the current analysis and implementation work in progress, and gives recommendation for the future on the ATR and longer time scales.
Date: December 16, 1994
Creator: The 2x4 Gang
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Complex scattering dynamics and the quantum Hall effects (open access)

Complex scattering dynamics and the quantum Hall effects

We review both classical and quantum potential scattering in two dimensions in a magnetic field, with applications to the quantum Hall effect. Classical scattering is complex, due to the approach of scattering states to an infinite number of dynamically bound states. Quantum scattering follows the classical behavior rather closely, exhibiting sharp resonances in place of the classical bound states. Extended scatterers provide a quantitative explanation for the breakdown of the QHE at a comparatively small Hall voltage as seen by Kawaji et al., and possibly for noise effects.
Date: December 16, 1994
Creator: Trugman, S. A.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Electron thermal conduction in LASNEX (open access)

Electron thermal conduction in LASNEX

This report is a transcription of hand-written notes by DM dated 29 January 1986, transcribed by SW, with some clarifying comments added and details specific to running the LASNEX code deleted. Reference to the esoteric measurement units employed in LASNEX has also been deleted by SW (hopefully, without introducing errors in the numerical constants). The report describes the physics equations only, and only of electron conduction. That is, it does not describe the numerical method, which may be finite difference or finite element treatment in space, and (usually) implicit treatment in time. It does not touch on other electron transport packages which are available, and which include suprathermal electrons, nonlocal conduction, Krook model conduction, and modifications to electron conduction by magnetic fields. Nevertheless, this model is employed for the preponderance of LASNEX simulations.
Date: December 16, 1994
Creator: Munro, D. & Weber, S.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Functions and requirements for 105-KE Basin sludge retrieval and packaging (open access)

Functions and requirements for 105-KE Basin sludge retrieval and packaging

Sludge, and the clouding due to sludge, interferes with basin operation and maintenance activities. This document defines the overall functions and requirements for sludge retrieval and packaging activities to be performed in the 105-KE Basin.
Date: December 16, 1994
Creator: Feigenbutz, L. V.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Interim essential and support drawing list for K Basins (open access)

Interim essential and support drawing list for K Basins

This document presents a list of essential and support drawings that have been identified as required to achieve the mission objectives of K Basin and are an integral part of the in-progress K Basins system baselining effort. The drawings listed in the appendix are those drawings required to safely operate K Basins. These drawings will be authenticated through the field verification and design reconstitution programs to ensure that these identified drawings are consistent with design requirements.
Date: December 16, 1994
Creator: Langevin, M. J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Isothermal heat measurements of TBP-nitric acid solutions (open access)

Isothermal heat measurements of TBP-nitric acid solutions

Net heats of reaction were measured in an isothermal calorimeter for both single phase (organic) and two phase (organic and aqueous) TBP/HNO{sub 3} reacting solutions at temperatures above 100 C. The oxidation rate constant was determined to be 5.4E-4 min{sup {minus}1} at 110 C for an open ``vented`` system as compared to 1.33 E-3 min{sup {minus}1} in the closed system. The heat released per unit material oxidized was also reduced. The oxidation in both phases was found to be first order in nitric acid and pseudo-zero order in butylnitrate and water. The hydrolysis (esterification) rate constant determined by Nichols` (1.33E-3 min{sup {minus}1}) fit the experimental data from this work well. Forced evaporation of the volatile components by the product gases from oxidation resulted in a cooling mechanism which more than balanced the heat from the oxidation reaction in the two-phased systems. Rate expressions were derived and rate constants determined for both the single and two phase systems. An approximating mathematical model was developed to fit the experimental data and to extrapolate beyond the experimental conditions. This model shows that one foot of ``reacting`` 14.3M HNO{sub 3} aqueous phase solution at 121 C will transport sufficient water to the organic phase …
Date: December 16, 1994
Creator: Smith, J. R. & Cavin, W. S.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
K Basin safety analysis (open access)

K Basin safety analysis

The purpose of this accident safety analysis is to document in detail, analyses whose results were reported in summary form in the K Basins Safety Analysis Report WHC-SD-SNF-SAR-001. The safety analysis addressed the potential for release of radioactive and non-radioactive hazardous material located in the K Basins and their supporting facilities. The safety analysis covers the hazards associated with normal K Basin fuel storage and handling operations, fuel encapsulation, sludge encapsulation, and canister clean-up and disposal. After a review of the Criticality Safety Evaluation of the K Basin activities, the following postulated events were evaluated: Crane failure and casks dropped into loadout pit; Design basis earthquake; Hypothetical loss of basin water accident analysis; Combustion of uranium fuel following dryout; Crane failure and cask dropped onto floor of transfer area; Spent ion exchange shipment for burial; Hydrogen deflagration in ion exchange modules and filters; Release of Chlorine; Power availability and reliability; and Ashfall.
Date: December 16, 1994
Creator: Porten, D. R. & Crowe, R. D.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
LLNL input to FY94 hydrogen annual report (open access)

LLNL input to FY94 hydrogen annual report

This report summarizes the FY 1994 progress made in hydrogen research at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Research programs covered include: Technical and Economic Assessment of the Transport and Storage of Hydrogen; Research and Development of an Optimized Hydrogen-Fueled Internal Combustion Engine; Hydrogen Storage in Engineered Microspheres; Synthesis, Characterization and Modeling of Carbon Aerogels for Hydrogen Storage; Chemical Kinetic Modeling of H2 Applications; and, Municipal Solid Waste to Hydrogen.
Date: December 16, 1994
Creator: Schock, R. N.; Smith, J. R.; Rambach, G.; Pekala, R. W.; Westbrook, C. K. & Richardson, J. H.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Savannah River Site Environmental Data for 1994 (open access)

Savannah River Site Environmental Data for 1994

Tables in this document present data from routine environmental monitoring and surveillance programs at the Savannah River Site. An attempt has been made to include all available data from environmental research programs. The first section of the book is a collection of maps of radiological and non radiological sampling locations. Also included are a list of the media sampled, along with sample sizes and representative aliquots; the minimum detectable concentrations for gamma analysis of soil, food, fish and wildlife, and vegetation samples; and a list of the minimum detectable concentrations for Environmental Monitoring Section radiological analyses.
Date: December 16, 1994
Creator: Arnett, M. W.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Savannah River Site Environmental Report for 1994 (open access)

Savannah River Site Environmental Report for 1994

The mission at the Savannah River Site has changed from producing nuclear weapons materials for national defense to managing the waste it has generated, restoring the environment, and enhancing industrial development in and around the site. But no matter what the site`s mission is, it will continue to maintain its comprehensive environmental monitoring and surveillance program. In 1994, effluent monitoring and environmental surveillance were conducted within a 30,000-square-mile area in and around SRS that includes neighboring cities, towns, and counties in Georgia and South Carolina and extends up to 100 miles from the site. Thousands of samples of air, surface water, groundwater, foodstuffs, drinking water, wildlife, rainwater, soil, sediment, and vegetation were collected and analyzed for radioactive and nonradioactive contaminants.
Date: December 16, 1994
Creator: Arnett, M. W.; Mamatey, A. & Spitzer, D.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
System design description for Waste Information and Control System (open access)

System design description for Waste Information and Control System

The Westinghouse Hanford Company (WHC) Hazardous Material Control Group (HMC) of the 222-S Laboratory has requested the development of a system to help resolve many of the difficulties associated with tracking and data collection of containers and drums of waste. This system has been identified as the Waste Information and Control System (WICS). WICS shall partially automate the procedure for acquisition, tracking and reporting of the container, drum, and waste data that is currently manually processed. The WICS project shall use handheld computer units (HCU) to collect laboratory data, a local database with an user friendly interface to import the laboratory data from the HCUs, and barcode technology with associated software and operational procedures. After the container, drum, and waste data has been collected and verified, WICS shall be manipulated to provide informal reports containing data required to properly document waste disposal. 8 refs, 82 figs, 69 tabs.
Date: December 16, 1994
Creator: Harris, R. R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
45-Day deliverable for Tank 241-BX-105 Auger samples, risers 2 and 6 (open access)

45-Day deliverable for Tank 241-BX-105 Auger samples, risers 2 and 6

Two auger samples from single-shell tank 241-BX-105 (BX-105) were extruded, broken down, and analyzed for DSC, TGA, and total alpha as prescribed. Analytical results were tracked and reported using the laboratory information management system known as LabCore. This is the final report for the fiscal year 1995 BX-105 auger sample characterization effort. Included are copies of the differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and thermogravimetric analyses (TGA) scans as requested. Also included is a copy of any immediate notification documentation, chain of custody forms, the hot cell work plan, extruded segment [auger] description sheets, and total alpha data.
Date: November 16, 1994
Creator: Bell, K. E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
241-SY modular exhauster pad analysis (open access)

241-SY modular exhauster pad analysis

The purpose of this document is to show the analytical results which were reached in analyzing the new 241-SY modular exhauster concrete pad and retaining wall. The analysis covers wind loading (80 mph), an equivalent static load due to a seismic event, and from those two results, a determination of the pad thickness and the location and size of reinforcement bar was made. The analysis of the exhauster assembly and sampling cabinet evaluated overturning of the assemblies as a whole. An analysis was then performed for the bolting requirements for these two assemblies. The reason why this was broken up into components was to determine if the individual components could take the load exerted by the workset case loading condition, whether it be wind or seismic. The retaining wall that will be located near the new concrete pad was also analyzed. The retaining wall was evaluated to determine the area of reinforcement required, the location of reinforcement, as well as the mass and configuration of the wall to prevent overturning or sliding. The wall was considered Non-Safety Class 4. Additional piping was required to tie-in the new exhauster to the existing primary ventilation ductwork. The design for the tie-in includes …
Date: November 16, 1994
Creator: Kriskovich, J. R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Factory Acceptance Test Procedure Westinghouse 100 ton Hydraulic Trailer (open access)

Factory Acceptance Test Procedure Westinghouse 100 ton Hydraulic Trailer

This Factory Acceptance Test Procedure (FAT) is for the Westinghouse 100 Ton Hydraulic Trailer. The trailer will be used for the removal of the 101-SY pump. This procedure includes: safety check and safety procedures; pre-operation check out; startup; leveling trailer; functional/proofload test; proofload testing; and rolling load test.
Date: November 16, 1994
Creator: Aftanas, B. L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The family of standard hydrogen monitoring system computer software design description: Revision 2 (open access)

The family of standard hydrogen monitoring system computer software design description: Revision 2

In March 1990, 23 waste tanks at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation were identified as having the potential for the buildup of gas to a flammable or explosive level. As a result of the potential for hydrogen gas buildup, a project was initiated to design a standard hydrogen monitoring system (SHMS) for use at any waste tank to analyze gas samples for hydrogen content. Since it was originally deployed three years ago, two variations of the original system have been developed: the SHMS-B and SHMS-C. All three are currently in operation at the tank farms and will be discussed in this document. To avoid confusion in this document, when a feature is common to all three of the SHMS variants, it will be referred to as ``The family of SHMS.`` When it is specific to only one or two, they will be identified. The purpose of this computer software design document is to provide the following: the computer software requirements specification that documents the essential requirements of the computer software and its external interfaces; the computer software design description; the computer software user documentation for using and maintaining the computer software and any dedicated hardware; and the requirements for computer software …
Date: November 16, 1994
Creator: Bender, R. M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Fifth SIAM conference on applied linear algebra. Final report (open access)

Fifth SIAM conference on applied linear algebra. Final report

The SIAM Conferences on Applied Linear Algebra are the centerpiece of activities for the SIAG on Linear Algebra. They are held every three years and bring together a diverse group of applied linear algebraists, representing industry, government and academics in both matrix theory and matrix computations. This sequence of conferences has two related goals: (1) to be useful and interesting to linear algebraists of every area of specialization, and, (2) to develop and expose connections among problems in different areas. Many aspects of the 1994 conference were carefully chosen to enhance interchange between the various groups and yet still provide a solid focus on specialities. The organizing committee adopted a new meeting structure to resolve the conflict between these two goals at earlier meetings in the series. We have prepared this report for others who may wish to consider our structure as an alternative to more traditional arrangements.
Date: November 16, 1994
Creator: Lewis, J.G.; Gilbert, J.R. & Parlett, B.N.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Final Design Report Modification of Cold Box 5 for RHIC Helium Refrigerator (open access)

Final Design Report Modification of Cold Box 5 for RHIC Helium Refrigerator

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Date: November 16, 1994
Creator: Wu, K. C.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Hazard categorization of 100K east and 100K west in-basin fuel characterization program activities (open access)

Hazard categorization of 100K east and 100K west in-basin fuel characterization program activities

This report documents the determination that the in-basin activities at 105 K East (KE) and 105 K West (KW) on the Hanford Reservation associated with the fuel characterization program are classified as Hazard Category 3 (hazard analysis shows the potential for only significant localized consequences). Potential accident consequences, a description of significant activities around the site, and hazard identification and management were explored.
Date: November 16, 1994
Creator: Alwardt, L. D.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Level maintenance for Tank 101-SY mitigation-by-mixing test (open access)

Level maintenance for Tank 101-SY mitigation-by-mixing test

This document provides the procedure to be followed to implement the requirements of the Mixer Pump Long-Term Operations Plan for Tank 241-SY-101 Mitigation, WHC-SD-WM-PLN-081. The test is divided into 2 distinct sequences, named Single Position Pump Run and Tank Sweep. Instructions for all sequences are defined within the procedure. All safety requirements as defined in LA-UR-92-3196, A Safety Assessment for Proposed Mixing Operations to Mitigate Episodic Gas Releases in Tank 241-101-SY have been implemented into this procedure.
Date: November 16, 1994
Creator: Sobocinski, R. G.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Project W-049H instrument and control Acceptance Test Procedure (open access)

Project W-049H instrument and control Acceptance Test Procedure

The purpose of this Acceptance Test Procedure (ATP) for the Project W-049H, Treated Effluent Disposal Facility, is to verify that the instrument and control systems have been installed in accordance with the design documents and function as required by the project criteria. The instrument and control system includes three operator control stations, modems, and general purpose LAN interface cabinets in the Effluent Treatment Facility control room; two pump stations; disposal station pumping building; and all local control units installed in the fold. Testing will be performed using actual signals when available and simulated signals when actual signals are unavailable.
Date: November 16, 1994
Creator: Carrigan, M. C.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Recommendation for sanitary waste water system replacement, 222-S (open access)

Recommendation for sanitary waste water system replacement, 222-S

The 2607-W6 septic system is not approved by the Washington State Department of Health. The system is over 40 years old and is operating at greater than 200% capacity. Under these conditions the system is subject to imminent failure and is not adequately treating the septic waste. This poses a potential personnel health risk. It is recommended that this system be upgraded by installation of a new drain field similar to the modification of the 2607-W1 system.
Date: November 16, 1994
Creator: Simmons, F. M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library