Integrity Monitoring and Assessment, Prediction, Repair, and Corrosion Control of the Hanford Storage Tanks — 25213
Year: 2025
Type: conference-paper
Abstract: 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)
DOI: 10.2172/2545652
Authors: Pavan Shukla, Bruce Wiersma, Mark Kranjc
Institution: Savannah River National Laboratory
Language: English
Subfield: Mechanical Engineering
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
Funder: U.S. Department of Energy
OpenAlex ID: W4409151317