Integrity Monitoring and Assessment, Prediction, Repair, and Corrosion Control of the Hanford Storage Tanks — 25213
BACKGROUND AND PROJECT TASKS Proposed work addresses focus area 1: Waste Retrieval, Transport and Closure, with particular focus on increasing volume available for tank storage 1) Refurbish/fortify existing double shell storage tanks (Tank Refurbish – Polymer Grout) 2) Robust monitoring tools for internal corrosion (Integrity Monitoring -Reference Electrodes) 3) Mitigate external corrosion (Degradation Prevention - Cathodic Protection) 4) Determine viability of constructing new tanks, and storage room creation by way of evaporation (Cost Benefit Analysis)
Authors
- Bruce Wiersma
- Mark Kranjc
- Pavan K. Shukla
Institutions
- Savannah River National Laboratory (US)
Publication Details
- Published
- 2025-02-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2172/2545652
- Primary Topic
- Oil and Gas Production Techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- U.S. Department of Energy