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DOI 10.2172/793510
Title Advanced Waste Retrieval System. Innovative Technology Summary Report
Publication Date2001 Sep 01
OSTI IdentifierOSTI ID: 793510
Report Number(s)DOE/EM-0607
DOI10.2172/793510
Other Number(s)Other: OST/TMS ID 2948; TRN: US200207%%212
Resource TypeTechnical Report
Specific TypeAchievement Report
Resource RelationOther Information: PBD: 1 Sep 2001
Research OrgWest Valley Demonstration Project, West Valley, New York (US)
Sponsoring OrgUSDOE Office of Science and Technology (OST) (EM-50) (US)
Subject12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES, AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES; HYDRAULIC EQUIPMENT; SLUDGES; WASTE RETRIEVAL; ZEOLITES; MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT; DESIGN; STORAGE FACILITIES
Related SubjectADVANCED 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 PublicationUnited States
LanguageEnglish
FormatSize: 27 pages
System Entry Date2007 Apr 23
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