CH1-9-C2-11 -- 3rd Quarter, FY 2000

Technical Support and Program Liaison to the Tanks Focus Area

Principal Investigator :  Glenn Bastiaans, Ames Laboratory, 515-294-3298

Project Objectives:

This task provides technical support and assistance in field coordination and program support for the Characterization, Monitoring, and Sensor Technology Crosscutting Program (CMST-CP). It involves and contributes to identification of technology needs; assessment of technology requirements, capabilities, and limitations; promotion of technology integration; assessment of technology development opportunities; and program planning and implementation. Glenn Bastiaans works as a member of the combined U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Headquarters (HQ) and Field CMST-CP management and implementation team, providing technical and other support, as directed, to the CMST-CP HQ Program Manager and the CMST-CP Field Manager. A primary duty is to provide liaison to the Tanks Focus Area (TFA) for all collaborative technology development and technical oversight activities.

No.	Milestone Title	Due Date	Completion Date
1	Complete Technical Responses	02/28/00	01/28/00
2	Complete Draft Program Execution Guidance (PEG)	08/15/00	06/16/00
3	Prepare Draft Innovative Technology Summary Report (ITSR) on Topic to be Determined	07/15/00
Updates: First draft of ITSR on Raman probe is 80% complete.

• Technical Support to CMST-CP & TFA:

• Slurry Monitors: Bastiaans and Tom Thomas, of TFA, held a meeting with potential users of slurry monitor technology at Hanford on June 27. Bastiaans spoke on previous comparative testing. Dave Roelant of Florida International University (FIU) spoke on the dual Coriolis monitor for weight percent solids monitoring, and two Office of Environmental Management Science Program (EMSP) researchers from the University of California-Davis spoke about Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) and ultrasonic methods to measure slurry velocity profiles and viscosity. It is expected that two or more needs will be submitted through the Hanford Site Technology Coordination Group (STCG) needs process as a result of this meeting.

• Fluidic Sampling and At-tank Analysis: Bastiaans took part in a one-day project review of the fluidic sampling and at-tank analysis project on June 28 at Hanford. The meeting was attended by Hanford tank operations personnel, Hanford engineering workers, contract vendors, and TFA representatives. Funding levels, schedules, and expectations were established and reviewed for the deployment of a mobile, variable depth fluidic sampler at Hanford. Starting in FY 2002 co-development of an at-tank analysis system is expected to begin.
• Raman Corrosion Probe: Conference calls to facilitate progress in the deployment of the Raman probe were held June 7, 14, 21, and 28. Bastiaans is coordinating the budgeting required to place final contracts for fabrication of a probe deployment system and for cold testing the entire probe system to obtain acceptance for delivery to Savannah River Site (SRS).
• Cs Salt Separation Process Monitors: Bastiaans and Tom Thomas, of TFA, held a meeting with Ron Brodzinski of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) to review progress on the final deliverables of the monitor conceptual design process. Revised work plans are nearly complete and timely issuance of reports is anticipated.
• Non-Destructive Evaluation (NDE) for Tank Safety: Bastiaans met with the TFA Technology Integration Manager for Safety, Mike Terry, and started planning for a survey and workshop to support NDE technology deployment at six DOE sites for FY 2001. This planning will continue for the remainder of FY 2000 and will involve use of the Center for Non-Destructive Evaluation (CNDE) at Iowa State University.
• Liaison to Diagnostic Instrumentation and Analysis Laboratory (DIAL): Bastiaans and Tom Thomas, of TFA, made a site visit to the DIAL at Mississippi State University (MSU) on June 14. The purpose of the visit was to review technology development capabilities of DIAL and to advise DIAL of appropriate needs and opportunities for technology deployments at DOE sites.

• CMST-CP Program Support: Bastiaans participated in the CMST-CP conference calls on June 5 and 28. In support of the upcoming Road Mapping meeting, Bastiaans prepared a gap analysis discussing short and long CMST-CP needs related to the TFA mission and how technology development is being planned to meet those needs. En route to Richland, Bastiaans also stopped by the DOE/Nevada (NV) office to brief staff and the Technical Program Officer (TPO) on recent developments.

• Weekly conference calls will be held to facilitate deployment of the Raman tank corrosion probe at SRS. Periodic conference calls will be held among representatives from TFA, FIU, SRS, and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) to facilitate slurry monitor development work.
• Bastiaans will join other CMST-CP liaisons and DOE/NV personnel at a meeting to develop the CMST-CP road map. The meeting will be held July 11 and 12, 2000, at DOE/NV.

• Bastiaans will attend a scientific conference on sensors the week of July 24 and will visit EIC, Inc. (Raman probe vendor) as part of the same trip.
• Bastiaans will spend three days with TFA and CNDE personnel to plan NDE work for FY 2001. This meeting is tentatively scheduled for August 1 to 3, 2000, at Richland, Washington.
• Bastiaans will pay a site visit to 3M as facilitator for the 3M Empore project in August 2000.
• Attendance at the cold acceptance test of the Raman/Electrochemical Noise (EN) probe is tentatively scheduled for September 2000.
• Site visits to SRS, Oak Ridge Reservation (ORR), and FIU are tentatively planned for September 2000.
• Bastiaans will continue to supply CMST-CP management with updated project status, milestone, and spending information for the monthly business review, weekly program highlights, and other programmatic information.
• Bastiaans will assist in the preparation of the CMST-CP road map.
• Bastiaans will deliver a first draft of an ITSR on the Raman Corrosion Probe.