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Probability, consequences, and mitigation for lightning strikes to Hanford site high-level waste tanks

Author(s) -

Jan Zach

Publication year - 1996

Publication title -

osti oai (u.s. department of energy office of scientific and technical information)

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Reports

DOI - 10.2172/658891

Subject(s) - lightning (connector) , lightning strike , hanford site , waste management , environmental science , engineering , deposition (geology) , forensic engineering , radioactive waste , lightning arrester , geology , electrical engineering , power (physics) , physics , quantum mechanics , paleontology , sediment

The purpose of this report is to summarize selected lightning issues concerning the Hanford Waste Tanks. These issues include the probability of lightning discharge striking the area immediately adjacent to a tank including a riser, the consequences of significant energy deposition from a lightning strike in a tank, and mitigating actions that have been or are being taken. The major conclusion of this report is that the probability of a lightning strike depositing sufficient energy in a tank to cause an effect on employees or the public is unlikely;but there are insufficient, quantitative data on the tanks and waste to prove that. Protection, such as grounding of risers and air terminals on existing light poles, is recommended

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