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Functional design criteria for pumping and instrumentation control (PIC) skids

Author(s) -

J.S. Boettger

Publication year - 1999

Publication title -

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

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Reports

DOI - 10.2172/797703

Subject(s) - instrumentation (computer programming) , cabin pressurization , containment (computer programming) , engineering , flammable liquid , waste management , environmental science , hanford site , storage tank , radioactive waste , nuclear engineering , mechanical engineering , computer science , programming language , operating system

Radioactive liquid and semisolid waste from operation of Hanford's nuclear fuel processing plants is stored in 177 underground storage tanks located in the 200 Areas of the Hanford site. 28 of these tanks are of double-shell construction. The remaining 149 tanks are of single-shell construction. Only the newer, double-shell tanks (DST) can meet current requirements for containment of dangerous waste. Therefore, the single-shell tanks (SST) are being ''interim stabilized,'' which is the process of removing liquid from the waste through the use of a jet pump installed in a saltwell which penetrates the waste. Lockheed Martin Hanford Company has decided to purchase additional Pumping and Instrumentation Control (PIC) skids to monitor and control the operation of saltwell jet pumps in SSTs. Similar PIC skids are already in use at several locations. The PIC skids will shut off all power to equipment/instruments if preset limits are exceeded for such conditions as flammable gas, leak detection, pressure and flow, as well as provide air and water necessary for saltwell pumping activities. This document outlines the functional design criteria for pumping and instrumentation control (PIC) skids to support the interim stabilization effort for saltwell pumping

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