@article{osti_1706103, title = {Cesium Removal from AP-105 Hanford Tank Waste Using Spherical Resorcinol Formaldehyde Resin}, author = {Fiskum, Sandra K. and Colburn, Heather A. and Rovira, Amy M. and Allred, Jarrod R. and Smoot, Margaret R. and Peterson, Reid A. and Landon, Matthew R. and Colosi, Kristin A.}, abstractNote = …Web

@article{osti_920668, title = {COMPARISONS OF CRYSTALLINE SILICOTITANATE AND RESORCINOL FORMALDEHYDE MEDIA FOR CESIUM REMOVAL BY IN-TANK COLUMN PROCESSING}, author = {King, W and Frank02 Smith, F and Si Lee, S and Daniel McCabe, D}, abstractNote = {Chemical and thermal …Web

RICHLAND, Wash. – The EM Office of River Protection (ORP) and contractor Washington River Protection Solutions (WRPS) have resumed processing tank waste through the Tank-Side Cesium Removal (TSCR) System at the Hanford Site following a second, planned maintenance outage.. The treatment system has processed more than …Web

Hanford: Tank-Side Cesium Removal System • On June 18, 2022, processing resumed following a maintenance outage (Batch 2). • As of June 29, 2002, 227,283 gallons of waste has been processed through the Tank-Side Cesium Removal (TSCR) System. • On target for 500,000 gallons of waste through TSCR by September 30, 2022.Web

RICHLAND, Wash. – EM Office of River Protection (ORP) tank operations contractor Washington River Protection Solutions has begun testing a critical piece of equipment needed to treat Hanford Site tank waste. Since delivering the Tank-Side Cesium Removal (TSCR) system enclosures in September, workers have installed and tested …Web

AIKEN, S.C. – For the first time, EM and its liquid waste contractor at the Savannah River Site (SRS) have removed columns that are filled with cesium in a demonstration project designed to accelerate removal of radioactive salt waste from underground tanks. Operated by Savannah River Remediation (SRR), the Tank Closure …Web

Overview Background DFLAW Projects Engineering Organization TSCR Origin Waste Feed Delivery (WFD) WFD = Tank Side Cesium Removal (TSCR) + Tank …Web

The Department of Energy announced on Wednesday that the first large-scale treatment of radioactive and chemical waste from underground tanks at the Hanford Site near Richland, Wash., has begun …Web

Began the first industrial-scale treatment of waste from large underground storage tanks with the start of Tank-Side Cesium Removal System (TSCR) operations—an EM 2022 priority ... During a planned maintenance …Web

2023. To accomplish this, DOE needs the following facilities and functions: the EMF, a cesium removal system to remove cesium from the DST supernatant, 5,6 some additional transfer lines, and a storage pad for cesium IX Column Storage Pad. (Note: As currently envisioned, the cesium removal system [LA WPS] project would be deployed in phases.Web

This paper describes the chemical performance of the Next-Generation Caustic-Side Solvent Extraction (NG-CSSX) process in its current state of development for removal of cesium from the alkaline high-level tank wastes at the Savannah River Site (SRS) in the US Department of Energy (USDOE) complex.Web

The Tank Closure Cesium Removal (TCCR) system is a Savannah River Site (SRS) demonstration 'at-tank' process designed to remove {sup 137}Cs from the high-level aqueous tank waste so that the decontaminated solution can be disposed as low-level waste. Cesium is removed by ion exchange (IX) columns using engineered IONSIV{sup …Web

@article{osti_779797, title = {Proof-of-concept flowsheet tests for caustic-side solvent extraction of cesium from tank waste.}, author = {Leonard, R A and Aase, S B and Arafat, H A and Conner, C and Falkenberg, J R and Vandegrift, G F}, abstractNote = {A caustic-side solvent extraction (CSSX) process to remove cesium from Savannah River …Web

At the Hanford Site, it is called the Tank-Side Cesium Removal (TSCR) system. TSCR pretreats waste in a system built inside a shipping container, where steel columns are placed inside with a forklift.Web

treatment with the successful installation and operation of the Tank-Side Cesium Removal System. In 2021, the National Safety ouncil recognized John as one of their EOs Who "Get It" for his leadership in safety, sustainability and …Web

Peterson is the project manager who brought the cesium removal technology from bench scale to full height demonstration, giving the tank farm operator confidence to proceed with full-scale operations.Web

"The cesium removal system is a critical part of the approach to treat low-activity tank waste," said Kim Smith, the contractor's project manager for demonstration of the cesium removal system. "The teams put in a lot of hard work to take this from concept to design to reality, and we're confident of the result."Web

AIKEN, S.C. – EM is taking a significant step in the startup of Tank Closure Cesium Removal (TCCR) at the Savannah River Site (SRS). Crews have initiated salt dissolution, the first phase of TCCR operations, …Web

The first industrial-scale processing of radioactive tank waste to prepare it for disposal has begun, site officials announced Wednesday. Early on Jan. 26, the Tank Side Cesium Removal System, or ...Web

The Tank-Side Cesium Removal (TSCR) system separates both cesium and undissolved solid materials from radioactive tank waste, providing a low-activity waste stream that can be sent to the Waste Treatment and …Web

The Tank-Side Cesium Removal (TSCR) system will filter undissolved solid material and remove cesium, which accounts for 99.9% of the radioactivity in the waste steam, …Web

The newly operational Tank Side Cesium Removal (TSCR) system removes radioactive cesium-137 (137Cs) and solids from tank waste supernate in the 200 east area of the Hanford site. Efforts to expand the removal capabilities to the 200 west area are underway by a system anticipated to be called the West Area Risk Management …Web

A 's eye view inside the Tank-Side Cesium Removal (TSCR) system's process enclosure. Construction and readiness assessments are complete, and in just a few months, TSCR is scheduled to begin treating waste currently stored in large underground tanks in preparation for vitrification, the process of immobilizing waste in glass.Web

The innovative cesium-removal technology finished processing a batch of radioactive liquid waste last month, moving the TCCR feed tank, Tank 10, closer to final closure. It was the third batch of salt waste processed at SRS since the site began using TCCR in early 2019. EM and liquid waste contractor Savannah River Remediation (SRR) …Web

As of today, with supporting research from PNNL, staff at Hanford have removed cesium from more than 697,000 gallons of tank waste—a significant milestone in cleanup …Web

was ready to start up the Tank Side Cesium Removal (TSCR) system. The scope of the readiness assessment included a demonstration of an ion-exchange column (IXC) removal from the TSCR process enclosure followed by installation of a replacement IXC. While performing the IXC removal, operations and maintenance personnel noted damage on a …Web

Independent Assessment of Work Planning and Control at the Hanford Site Tank Farms. October 17, 2023. Independent Assessment of Software Quality Assurance Program Implementation at the Hanford Site - October 2023 ... Independent Assessment of Conduct of Operations at the Hanford Site Tank-Side Cesium Removal Facility - …Web

The Tank Side Cesium Removal (TSCR) system is a technology demonstration that will remove cesium from tank waste supernate to support directly feeding LAW to the vitrification facility. The 137 Cs removal is important more » to meet the WTP LAW contract specification and ultimately for creating a contact-handled waste form.Web

The newly operational TSCR System removes radioactive cesium and solids from tank waste. The treated waste will be fed directly to the nearby Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant for vitrification, or immobilization in glass, when the plant comes …Web

The Tank Side Cesium Removal (TSCR) system is a technology demonstration that will remove cesium from tank waste supernate to support directly feeding LAW to the vitrification facility. The 137 Cs removal is important more » to meet the WTP LAW contract specification and ultimately for creating a contact-handled waste form.Web