Open AccessTest plan for phase II of the Retained Gas Sampler system
Author(s) -
B.E. Hey
Publication year - 1995
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/100298
Subject(s) - plan (archaeology) , sample (material) , waste management , work (physics) , test plan , radioactive waste , hazardous waste , environmental science , phase (matter) , process engineering , engineering , mechanical engineering , chemistry , chromatography , archaeology , organic chemistry , history , navy
The Retained Gas Sampler (RGS) system is being developed to permit characterization of the gas phase component of waste tank core samples. Several laboratory experiments have been conducted which have affirmed the proof-of-principle for separating the gas phase materials from waste tank material in a quantitative manner. However, experiments conducted thus far have dealt only with representative materials and simulated hardware mock-ups. This test plan deals with the operation and testing of actual devices in the hot cell environment. This test plan coves all aspects of the RGS system including: sampler load-in, extrusion, gas extraction, quantitative separation, sample collection, and quantitative analysis. Sample material used in this test plan will be waste tank simulants and will not be radioactive. The work environment, however, will be an operating hot cell facility and will have radioactive contaminated surfaces. Operation of the system will therefore require an official radiation work permit (RWP)