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DOI | 10.2172/793510 |
Title | Advanced Waste Retrieval System. Innovative Technology Summary Report |
Publication Date | 2001 Sep 01 |
OSTI Identifier | OSTI ID: 793510 |
Report Number(s) | DOE/EM-0607 |
DOI | 10.2172/793510 |
Other Number(s) | Other: OST/TMS ID 2948; TRN: US200207%%212 |
Resource Type | Technical Report |
Specific Type | Achievement Report |
Resource Relation | Other Information: PBD: 1 Sep 2001 |
Research Org | West Valley Demonstration Project, West Valley, New York (US) |
Sponsoring Org | USDOE Office of Science and Technology (OST) (EM-50) (US) |
Subject | 12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES, AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES; HYDRAULIC EQUIPMENT; SLUDGES; WASTE RETRIEVAL; ZEOLITES; MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT; DESIGN; STORAGE FACILITIES |
Related Subject | ADVANCED WASTE RETRIEVAL SYSTEM; GUNITE; TANKS; LIGHT DUTY UTILITY ARM; VOLTS; ALTERNATING CURRENT; VIBRATORY-KINETIC ENERGY; WEST VALLEY; CONFINED SLUCING |
Description/Abstract | At West Valley, following the baseline removal operations, bulk waste retrieval methods may be augmented if required, with the deployment of the Advanced Waste Retrieval System (AWRS). The AWRS is a hydraulic boom mounted on a trolley on the Mast-Mounted Tool Delivery System. The boom is about 15 ft long with a pan and tilt mechanism at the end. On the end is a steam jet with a suction tool that can reach down around the tank internal structure and vacuum up zeolite or sludge off the bottom of the tank from a thirty-foot diameter reach. A grinder is included topside in the discharge path to pulverize the zeolite so it can be readily retrieved from the destination tank. |
Country of Publication | United States |
Language | English |
Format | Size: 27 pages |
System Entry Date | 2007 Apr 23 |
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