Operating Experience on in-Tank Solidification of Radiochemical Wastes

Supporting document for the historical tank content estimate for C-tank farm

“…The in-tank solidification systems immobilized high level wastes, that were not self-boiling, by concentrating the waste directly inside of the tanks to form radionuclide-bearing salt cakes (Shefcik, 1964). The first in-tank solidification unit (ITS-1) and the second in-tank solidification unit (ITS-2) operated intanks intheBY TankFarm (Caudill, 1965 and1967).…”

Solidification and Improved Treatment of Low and Intermediate Level Radioactive Wastes at Hanford.

“…The air sparge evaporator has been previously described in detail [6], and will be discussed here only with respect to its off-gas system. The steam-heated evaporator is similar to standard equipment in the chemical processing industry and since it has no particularly noteworthy features, it will be discussed only briefly.…”

Treatment of Liquid Wastes by Evaporation to Salt Cakes.

“…The air sparger evaporator has been described in detail elsewhere and will be discussed only briefly here. The (1) steam heated evaporator is more or less.standard equipment in the chemical processing industry and will also be discussed only briefly.…”