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Discussion of NRC Comments and Requests for Additional Information Needed to Complete Preparation of a Technical Evaluation Report for Consultation Regarding H-Area Tank Farm, Savannah River Site August 29, 2013 August 29, 2013 Christopher McKenney, James Shaffner, Christopher Grossman, Cynthia Barr, Leah Parks, George Alexander Cynthia Barr, Leah Parks, George Alexander The Village Center DOE Suite 220 1 DOE Suite 220 230 Village Green Boulevard Aiken, SC 29803

Discussion of NRC Comments and Requests for Additional ...cleanings • Practicality of removing additional material from the Tank 16H annulus 10. ... Selection of Cleaning Technology

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Page 1: Discussion of NRC Comments and Requests for Additional ...cleanings • Practicality of removing additional material from the Tank 16H annulus 10. ... Selection of Cleaning Technology

Dis

cuss

ion

of N

RC

Com

men

ts a

nd R

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for

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form

atio

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eede

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plet

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a T

echn

ical

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luat

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ort f

or

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sulta

tion

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ardi

ng H

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nk F

arm

, Sav

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ust2

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I-MEP

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I-MEP

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al E

ffici

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as u

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lect

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t var

ious

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in th

e cl

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ng p

roce

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tank

sto

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anks

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larif

y th

e tim

elin

e of

the

low

-vol

ume

mix

ing

pum

p te

chno

logy

•D

escr

ibe

how

the

less

ons-

lear

ned

from

Tan

ks 5

and

6 w

ill b

e in

corp

orat

ed in

futu

re c

lean

ing

effo

rts

16

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I-MEP

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ank

16H

Ann

ulus

Cle

anin

gA

lti

litf

dditi

llf

Tk

16H

Ana

lyze

pra

ctic

ality

of a

dditi

onal

rem

oval

from

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k 16

H

annu

lus

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ixin

g w

as p

oor i

n la

st c

lean

ing

effo

rt in

197

7 as

exh

ibite

d by

the

gp

gy

varia

bilit

y in

sam

ple

resu

lts a

nd D

OE

cea

sed

furth

er c

lean

ing

effo

rts b

ecau

se th

e te

chno

logy

was

not

mat

ure

enou

gh to

dep

loy

•W

aste

in th

e an

nulu

s an

d/or

san

d pa

ds te

nds

to b

e m

ore

risk

psi

gnifi

cant

and

NR

C s

taff

is c

once

rned

that

the

perfo

rman

ce

asse

ssm

ent m

ay u

nder

estim

ate

annu

lar c

onta

min

atio

n ris

k

Pat

hFo

rwar

d:P

ath

Forw

ard:

Pro

vide

info

rmat

ion

on th

e pr

actic

ality

of r

emov

ing

addi

tiona

l was

te

from

the

Tank

16H

ann

ulus

to th

e ex

tent

nec

essa

ry to

redu

ce th

e ris

kad

dres

sing

the

issu

esid

entif

ied

inR

AI-N

F-12

and

RA

I-NF-

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k, a

ddre

ssin

g th

e is

sues

iden

tifie

d in

RA

INF

12 a

nd R

AIN

F13

17

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FTF

Com

men

ts R

elev

ant t

o H

TF

NR

C s

taff

reco

mm

ende

d th

at D

OE

•Fu

lly e

valu

ate

cost

s &

ben

efits

of a

dditi

onal

HR

R

rem

oval

rem

oval

Eva

luat

e H

RR

rem

oval

in it

s te

chno

logy

sel

ectio

n an

d ef

fect

iven

ess

eval

uatio

ns•

Con

tinuo

usly

eva

luat

e ne

w te

chno

logi

es•

Incl

ude

mor

e sp

ecifi

city

in it

s pr

oces

s fo

r det

erm

inin

g H

RR

dt

ME

PH

RR

s ar

e re

mov

ed to

ME

P

18

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Chr

isto

pher

Gro

ssm

an, 3

01-4

15-7

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chr

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pher

.gro

ssm

an@

nrc.

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ahpa

rks@

nrc

gov

CR

ITER

ION

3

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0141

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eah.

park

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c.go

v

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r, 30

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ynth

ia.b

arr@

nrc.

gov

CR

ITER

ION

3

19

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PER

FOR

MA

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SSES

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20

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Cla

rifyi

ng C

omm

ents

TfF

EP

i•

Tran

spar

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of F

EP

s sc

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pact

of b

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TF to

H

TFP

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TF P

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rman

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sses

smen

ts

21

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FTF

Mon

itorin

g Fa

ctor

s R

elev

ant t

o H

TF

•S

cena

rio A

naly

sis

•P

aram

eter

and

Mod

el S

uppo

rt

22

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INVE

NTO

RY

Leah

Par

ks, 3

01-4

15-6

043,

leah

.par

ks@

nrc.

gov

INVE

NTO

RY

23

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RA

I Cat

egor

ies

•U

ncer

tain

ty in

ann

ulus

vol

umes

and

con

cent

ratio

n as

sum

ptio

ns•

Inve

ntor

y ad

just

men

ts•

Ref

lect

ing

hist

oric

al p

roce

ss k

now

ledg

e in

pro

ject

ed

inve

ntor

ies

inve

ntor

ies

24

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RA

I-IN

V-1:

Ann

ular

Vol

ume

Unc

erta

inty

Ann

ular

vol

ume

unce

rtain

ty c

ould

be

quan

tifie

d•

Unc

erta

inty

ste

mm

ing

from

man

y ar

eas

of th

e an

nulu

s (a

nd d

uct)

hi

ldt

iti

fth

tl

lt

ibl

whe

re v

isua

l det

erm

inat

ion

of th

e w

aste

leve

l was

not

pos

sibl

e•

No

mul

tiplie

rs u

sed

in u

ncer

tain

ty a

naly

sis

Pat

h Fo

rwar

d:

•P

rovi

de e

stim

ates

of t

he u

ncer

tain

ty o

f rem

aini

ng

volu

me

in T

ank

16H

ann

ulus

and

des

crib

e ho

w th

is

unce

rtain

tyis

rela

ted

toth

eun

certa

inty

ofth

em

ater

ial

unce

rtain

ty is

rela

ted

to th

e un

certa

inty

of t

he m

ater

ial

in th

e an

nuli

or o

ther

tank

s

25

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RA

I-IN

V-2:

Rep

rese

ntat

iven

ess

of T

ank

16H

A

nnul

arSa

mpl

esA

nnul

ar S

ampl

es

Rep

rese

ntat

iven

ess

of T

ank

16H

ann

ulus

sam

ples

for

Tank

s9H

10H

and

14H

isno

tcle

arTa

nks

9H, 1

0H, a

nd 1

4H is

not

cle

ar•

DO

E a

pplie

s th

e co

ncen

tratio

ns o

f the

Tan

k 16

H a

nnul

us to

Tan

ks

9H, 1

0H a

nd 1

4H•

The

mat

eria

l in

the

Tank

16H

ann

ulus

is e

xpec

ted

to b

e ch

emic

ally

di

ffere

nt th

an th

e ot

her t

anks

Pat

h Fo

rwar

d:

•C

larif

y ba

sis

for u

sing

Tan

k 16

H a

nnul

us c

once

ntra

tions

for o

ther

s•

Des

crib

e th

e im

pact

of t

he e

xpec

ted

chem

ical

diff

eren

ces

on th

e in

vent

ory

estim

ates

inte

rms

ofra

dion

uclid

esth

atco

uld

beun

der-

inve

ntor

y es

timat

es in

term

s of

radi

onuc

lides

that

cou

ld b

e un

der

or o

ver-

estim

ated

as

a re

sult

26

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RA

I-IN

V-3:

HTF

-FTF

Pro

cess

Diff

eren

ces

Diff

eren

ces

in H

TF a

nd F

TF p

roce

sses

are

not

refle

cted

in

proj

ecte

d in

vent

orie

s•

HTF

and

FTF

proc

esse

ddi

ffere

ntw

aste

stre

ams

whi

chw

ould

lead

toH

TF a

nd F

TF p

roce

ssed

diff

eren

t was

te s

tream

s, w

hich

wou

ld le

ad to

ex

pect

ed d

iffer

ence

s in

the

inve

ntor

ies

•P

roje

cted

inve

ntor

ies

for c

erta

in ra

dion

uclid

es d

o no

t ref

lect

di

ffere

nces

, inc

ludi

ng ra

dion

uclid

es n

ot tr

acke

d by

the

Was

te

Ch

ti

tiS

tC

hara

cter

izat

ion

Sys

tem

Pat

h Fo

rwar

d:

•C

larif

y ho

w D

OE

est

imat

ed th

e in

vent

orie

s fo

r rad

ionu

clid

es n

ot

incl

uded

inth

eW

CS

(incl

udin

gw

heth

erFT

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taw

asus

edfo

rHTF

incl

uded

in th

e W

CS

(inc

ludi

ng w

heth

er F

TF d

ata

was

use

d fo

r HTF

pr

ojec

tions

)•

Ple

ase

also

exp

lain

the

diffe

renc

es in

inve

ntor

y pr

ojec

tions

from

the

expe

ctat

ions

des

crib

ed in

SR

NL-

STI

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Rev

. 3p

,

27

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RA

I-IN

V-4:

Rep

rese

ntat

iven

ess

of T

ank

16H

A

nnul

usSa

mpl

esA

nnul

us S

ampl

esTh

e re

pres

enta

tiven

ess

of 2

010

Tank

16H

ann

ulus

sa

mpl

es is

not

cle

arp

•D

OE

use

s th

e co

ncen

tratio

n of

the

four

sam

ples

take

n in

201

0 (a

ll fro

m o

utsi

de o

f the

ven

tilat

ion

duct

) to

repr

esen

t all

of th

e Ta

nk

16H

ann

ulus

mat

eria

l•

It is

not

cle

ar w

hy re

sults

from

the

sam

ples

take

n in

200

6 (fr

om

insi

de a

nd o

utsi

de th

e du

ct) w

ere

not u

sed

to h

elp

info

rm th

e pr

ojec

ted

inve

ntor

y ca

lcul

atio

ns

pj

y

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h Fo

rwar

d:•

Cla

rify

why

the

2006

sam

ples

wer

e no

t use

d P

idj

tifi

tif

hth

tti

fth

lt

k•

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vide

just

ifica

tion

for w

hy th

e co

ncen

tratio

n of

the

sam

ples

take

n fro

m o

utsi

de th

e ve

ntila

tion

duct

ade

quat

ely

repr

esen

ts th

e co

ncen

tratio

n of

mat

eria

l ins

ide

the

duct

28

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RA

I-IN

V-5:

Inve

ntor

y A

djus

tmen

ts

Ces

ium

, stro

ntiu

m, a

nd z

ircon

ium

inve

ntor

y ad

just

men

ts

requ

ire fu

rther

just

ifica

tion

•D

OE

est

imat

es Z

r-93

by

usin

g a

ratio

of S

r-90

to Z

r-93

of 5

8,00

0:1

deve

lope

d fro

m s

ludg

e ba

tch

sam

ples

, but

act

ual m

easu

red

resu

lts

do n

ot re

flect

this

ratio

•D

OE

redu

ces

the

cesi

um, s

tront

ium

, and

zirc

oniu

m in

vent

orie

s fo

r al

l tan

k ty

pes

by o

ne o

rder

of m

agni

tude

bas

ed o

n pr

oces

s sa

mpl

es, b

ut fi

nal c

hara

cter

izat

ion

does

not

refle

ct a

n ti

tib

tth

dti

tii

over

estim

atio

n, b

ut ra

ther

an

unde

rest

imat

ion

in m

any

case

s

Pat

h Fo

rwar

d:

•P

rovi

de a

dditi

onal

just

ifica

tion

for t

he a

ssum

ed ra

tio a

nd fo

r j

redu

cing

the

inve

ntor

ies

by a

n or

der o

f mag

nitu

de

29

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FTF

Mon

itorin

g Fa

ctor

s R

elev

ant t

o H

TF

•Fi

nal I

nven

tory

and

Ris

k E

stim

ates

•R

esid

ual W

aste

Sam

plin

g•

Res

idua

l Was

te V

olum

e•

Anc

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Equ

ipm

ent I

nven

tory

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aste

Rem

oval

(As

it P

erta

ins

to A

LAR

A)

30

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EASE

AN

DN

EAR

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LDC

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, 301

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man

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c.go

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D N

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D

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NSP

OR

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I Cat

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ies

•S

teel

Cor

rosi

on/C

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2•

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ion

of re

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con

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the

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resi

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w

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ofso

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lity

cont

rollin

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ases

fork

ey•

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ectio

n of

sol

ubili

ty c

ontro

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pha

ses

for k

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radi

onuc

lides

–4

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odel

ing

of p

refe

rent

ial p

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thro

ugh

the

annu

lus

of T

ype

I and

II ta

nks

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ons

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I-NF-

1: O

xyge

n A

vaila

bilit

y fo

r Chl

orid

e-In

duce

dC

orro

sion

Indu

ced

Cor

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onP

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de s

uppo

rt fo

r im

plic

it co

nclu

sion

that

ste

el li

ner

rem

ains

esse

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llypa

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edu

eto

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rem

ains

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entia

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ue to

lim

ited

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en

avai

labi

lity

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on ra

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in c

onta

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hlor

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solu

tion

esse

ntia

lly

pass

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due

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ited

avai

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pass

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occ

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nf

f(

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ossi

bilit

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sep

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of c

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and

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I-NF-

2: D

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Coe

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thro

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RA

I-NF-

3: L

onge

vity

of R

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ing

Con

ditio

ns

Pro

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add

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al s

uppo

rt fo

r usi

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as

prox

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r re

duct

ants

in g

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f gr

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last

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use

of p

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as

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ore

quic

kly

than

mod

eled

Pat

h Fo

rwar

d: P

rovi

de a

dditi

onal

sup

port

that

pyr

ite is

a

reas

onab

le p

roxy

for g

rout

redu

cing

cap

acity

in th

e ge

oche

mic

al

mod

elin

gg

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4: C

ondi

tioni

ng o

f wat

er c

onta

ctin

g w

aste

was

teP

rovi

de b

asis

for a

ssum

ing

wat

er c

onta

ctin

g w

aste

will

cons

isto

f10%

wat

erco

nditi

oned

byov

erly

ing

grou

tco

nsis

t of 1

0% w

ater

con

ditio

ned

by o

verly

ing

grou

t•

Mod

elin

g as

sum

es w

ater

con

tact

ing

was

te is

a m

ixtu

re o

f wat

er

that

is c

ondi

tione

d by

redu

cing

gro

ut (1

0%) a

nd u

ncon

ditio

ned

(90%

)(9

0%)

•B

asis

for r

atio

app

roxi

mat

es m

odel

ed la

tera

l-to-

verti

cal

grou

ndw

ater

flow

for c

urre

nt c

ondi

tions

Eng

inee

red

barr

iers

orpr

efer

entia

lpat

hway

sm

aylim

itco

ntac

tof

•E

ngin

eere

d ba

rrie

rs o

r pre

fere

ntia

l pat

hway

s m

ay li

mit

cont

act o

f w

aste

by

cond

ition

ed w

ater

Pat

h Fo

rwar

d: P

rovi

de b

asis

for c

ondi

tioni

ng o

f wat

er c

onta

ctin

g th

e w

aste

und

er c

lose

d co

nditi

ons

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5: D

isso

lved

Oxy

gen

of G

roun

dwat

er

Con

cent

ratio

n of

dis

solv

ed o

xyge

n in

the

grou

ndw

ater

for

geoc

hem

ical

mod

elin

g m

ay b

e un

dere

stim

ated

•Lo

w d

isso

lved

oxy

gen

prol

ongs

redu

cing

con

ditio

ns•

Dat

a fro

m P

27D

, whi

ch is

ano

mal

ousl

y lo

w re

lativ

e to

oth

er S

RS

w

ells

•S

cree

ning

dep

th o

r loc

ally

impa

cted

gro

undw

ater

may

be

poss

ible

ca

uses

for l

ow v

alue

Pat

hFo

rwar

d:E

valu

ate

impa

ctof

varia

tion

indi

ssol

ved

Pat

h Fo

rwar

d: E

valu

ate

impa

ct o

f var

iatio

n in

dis

solv

ed

oxyg

en a

cros

s S

RS

or c

olle

ct a

dditi

onal

mea

sure

men

ts

from

HTF

37

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6: P

luto

nium

Sol

ubili

ty

Ass

umed

sol

ubilit

y va

lues

for p

luto

nium

are

not

wel

l su

ppor

ted

•M

odel

ing

assu

mes

PuO

2(am

,hyd

)co

ntro

ls s

olub

ility

•M

ore

solu

ble

plut

oniu

m c

arbo

nate

pha

ses

poss

ible

in T

ank

18F

sam

ples

and

con

vers

ion

to P

uO2(

am,h

yd)un

der c

lose

d co

nditi

ons

may

be

inhi

bite

d.•

Insu

ffici

ent s

uppo

rt fo

r Eh

thre

shol

d fo

r inc

reas

ed p

luto

nium

so

lubi

lity

and

that

wat

er c

onta

ctin

g w

aste

will

rem

ain

less

than

th

resh

old

durin

g ox

idiz

ing

cond

ition

s

Pat

h Fo

rwar

d: P

rovi

de a

dditi

onal

sup

port

for a

ssum

ed s

olub

ility

-lim

itin g

pha

se b

ased

on

char

acte

rizat

ion

data

and

that

Eh

of w

ater

g

ph

cont

actin

g w

aste

will

rem

ain

belo

w s

olub

ility

tran

sitio

n th

resh

old

38

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7: T

echn

etiu

m C

o-pr

ecip

itatio

n w

ith

Iron

Iron

Insu

ffici

ent b

asis

for a

ssum

ing

100%

of t

echn

etiu

m c

o-pr

ecip

itate

sw

ithiro

npr

ecip

itate

s w

ith ir

on•

DO

E c

ites

Han

ford

evi

denc

e of

Tc

co-p

reci

pita

tion

with

iron

•A

ssum

es ta

nk w

ashi

ng w

ill re

mov

e al

l of t

he m

ore

solu

ble

Tc-9

9•

Not

dem

onst

rate

d th

at ta

nk w

ashi

ng w

ill re

mov

e al

l the

mor

e so

lubl

e Tc

-99

and

that

the

rem

aini

ng T

c-99

will

be c

o-pr

ecip

itate

d w

ith ir

on

Pat

h Fo

rwar

d: P

rovi

de e

xper

imen

tal s

uppo

rt fo

r ass

umpt

ion

that

te

chne

tium

sol

ubili

ty is

con

trolle

d by

iron

co-

prec

ipita

tion

unde

r all

chem

ical

con

ditio

ns.

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8: P

reci

pita

tion

of R

adio

nucl

ides

from

A

nnul

iA

nnul

iA

pplic

atio

n of

sol

ubilit

y lim

its to

radi

onuc

lides

that

mig

rate

up

war

dsfro

man

nula

rreg

ions

toth

eco

ntam

inat

edzo

neis

upw

ards

from

ann

ular

regi

ons

to th

e co

ntam

inat

ed z

one

is

not w

ell s

uppo

rted

•R

adio

nucl

ides

ass

ocia

ted

with

was

te in

ann

uli a

re n

ot s

olub

ility

lim

ited

inm

odel

limite

d in

mod

el•

Mod

elin

g ap

plie

s so

lubi

lity

limits

to ra

dion

uclid

es th

at m

igra

te in

to

the

cont

amin

ated

zon

e•

Tech

netiu

m c

onst

rain

ed to

low

sol

ubili

ty a

ssoc

iate

d w

ith ir

on c

o-pr

ecip

itatio

n

Pat

h Fo

rwar

d: A

sses

s th

e se

nsiti

vity

of s

olub

ility

con

trol f

or

annu

lar i

nven

tory

that

mig

rate

s in

to c

onta

min

ated

zon

e on

tank

re

leas

es a

nd p

rovi

de b

asis

for s

olub

ility

lim

its a

pplie

d40

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9: U

ncer

tain

ty in

Sol

ubili

ty V

alue

s

Sol

ubilit

y va

lues

do

not a

dequ

atel

y ac

coun

t for

unc

erta

inty

in

pro

babi

listic

mod

elin

g•

Dis

cret

e di

strib

utio

n m

odel

ed to

acc

ount

for u

ncer

tain

ty•

Lack

of d

irect

evi

denc

e su

ppor

ting

solu

bilit

y lim

iting

pha

ses

sele

cted

to re

pres

ent u

ncer

tain

ty•

Unc

erta

inty

in N

EA

dat

abas

e ex

ceed

s ra

nge

cons

ider

ed in

pr

obab

ilist

ic m

odel

ing

Pat

hFo

rwar

d:R

evis

epr

obab

ility

dist

ribut

ions

with

mor

eP

ath

Forw

ard:

Rev

ise

prob

abili

ty d

istri

butio

ns w

ith m

ore

defe

nsib

le v

alue

s an

d pr

ovid

e re

vise

d re

sults

from

pro

babi

listic

an

alys

is

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10: L

ack

of P

refe

rent

ial P

athw

ay in

B

ase

Cas

eB

ase

Cas

eA

ssum

ptio

n of

no

pref

eren

tial p

athw

ays

in b

ase

case

is

notw

ells

uppo

rted

not w

ell s

uppo

rted

•P

roba

bilis

tic m

odel

ing

assu

mes

no

poss

ibili

ty fo

r pre

fere

ntia

l pa

thw

ays

in 7

5% o

f rea

lizat

ions

His

toric

alev

iden

ceof

was

tere

leas

e(1

6H)a

ndob

serv

atio

nsof

•H

isto

rical

evi

denc

e of

was

te re

leas

e (1

6H) a

nd o

bser

vatio

ns o

f gr

ound

wat

er in

-leak

age

sugg

est l

ikel

ihoo

d m

ay b

e gr

eate

r•

Whi

le g

rout

ing

may

hel

p lim

it pr

efer

entia

l pat

hway

s, s

hrin

kage

and

de

grad

atio

nw

illte

ndto

prom

ote

pref

eren

tialp

athw

ays

degr

adat

ion

will

tend

to p

rom

ote

pref

eren

tial p

athw

ays

Pat

h Fo

rwar

d: P

rovi

de a

dditi

onal

bas

is fo

r lik

elih

ood

of p

refe

rent

ial

path

way

s, e

xplic

itly

incl

ude

in b

ase

case

, or r

epor

t con

ditio

nal r

esul

ts

for c

ases

inde

pend

ently

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11: F

low

Thr

ough

Pre

fere

ntia

l Pa

thw

ays

forF

ully

/Par

tially

Subm

erge

dTa

nks

Path

way

s fo

r Ful

ly/P

artia

lly S

ubm

erge

d Ta

nks

Lim

iting

flow

of w

ater

thro

ugh

pref

eren

tial p

athw

ays

to

infil

trate

may

unde

rest

imat

ere

leas

eof

shor

ter-

lived

infil

trate

may

und

eres

timat

e re

leas

e of

sho

rterl

ived

ra

dion

uclid

es•

Wat

er fl

owin

g th

roug

h pr

efer

entia

l pat

hway

in a

ltern

ativ

e ca

ses

is

limite

dto

infil

trate

thro

ugh

clos

ure

cap

whi

chlim

itsea

rlyin

filtra

tion

limite

d to

infil

trate

thro

ugh

clos

ure

cap,

whi

ch li

mits

ear

ly in

filtra

tion

•O

pera

tiona

l exp

erie

nce

sugg

ests

gro

undw

ater

in-le

akag

e co

uld

occu

r ear

lier,

pote

ntia

lly a

llow

ing

sign

ifica

nt re

leas

es o

f sho

rt-liv

ed

radi

onuc

lides

radi

onuc

lides

Pat

h Fo

rwar

d: E

valu

ate

pote

ntia

l rel

ease

of r

adio

nucl

ides

due

to

grou

ndw

ater

in-le

akag

e vi

a a

pref

eren

tial p

athw

ay th

roug

h fu

lly a

nd

parti

ally

sub

mer

ged

tank

s

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12: C

onta

ct o

f Ann

ular

Con

tam

inat

ion

byPr

efer

entia

lPat

hway

s–

Type

Iby

Pre

fere

ntia

l Pat

hway

s –

Type

ILa

ck o

f a p

refe

rent

ial p

athw

ay th

roug

h an

nula

r co

ntam

inat

ion

forT

anks

9Han

d10

His

notw

ells

uppo

rted

cont

amin

atio

n fo

r Tan

ks 9

H a

nd 1

0H is

not

wel

l sup

porte

d•

Pre

fere

ntia

l pat

hway

doe

s no

t con

tact

ann

ular

was

te fo

r Tan

ks 9

H

and

10H

Che

mic

alco

nditi

ons

asso

ciat

edw

ithm

atrix

flow

thro

ugh

redu

cing

•C

hem

ical

con

ditio

ns a

ssoc

iate

d w

ith m

atrix

flow

thro

ugh

redu

cing

gr

out w

ould

lim

it m

obili

ty o

f red

ox-s

ensi

tive

radi

onuc

lides

, w

here

as, f

low

thro

ugh

a pr

efer

entia

l pat

hway

may

not

be

as

thor

ough

lyco

nditi

oned

thor

ough

ly c

ondi

tione

d

Pat

h Fo

rwar

d: E

valu

ate

rele

ase

scen

ario

due

to g

roun

dwat

er in

-le

akag

e in

to a

nd o

ut o

f the

ann

uli o

f Tan

ks 9

H a

nd 1

0H

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13: C

onta

ct o

f Ann

ular

Con

tam

inat

ion

byPr

efer

entia

lPat

hway

s–

Type

IIby

Pre

fere

ntia

l Pat

hway

s –

Type

IIE

xten

t of c

onta

ct b

etw

een

annu

lar c

onta

min

atio

n an

d pr

efer

entia

lpat

hway

sis

notc

lear

pref

eren

tial p

athw

ays

is n

ot c

lear

•M

odel

ing

resu

lts s

ugge

st s

igni

fican

t diff

usio

n fro

m s

and

pads

into

ba

sem

ats

and/

or c

onta

min

ated

zon

es p

rior t

o re

leas

eD

iffus

ion

enha

nced

bya

high

coef

ficie

ntla

rge

conc

entra

tion

•D

iffus

ion

enha

nced

by

a hi

gh c

oeffi

cien

t, la

rge

conc

entra

tion

grad

ient

s, s

mal

l pat

h le

ngth

s, n

o lin

ers,

and

lim

ited

flow

thro

ugh

pref

eren

tial p

athw

ay d

ue to

clo

sure

cap

per

form

ance

Ste

ellin

erre

mna

nts

and

grou

ndw

ater

inle

akag

em

aylim

it•

Ste

el li

ner r

emna

nts

and

grou

ndw

ater

in-le

akag

e m

ay li

mit

diffu

sion

Pat

h Fo

rwar

d: A

sses

s ex

tent

to w

hich

pre

fere

ntia

l pat

hway

s af

fect

w

aste

in th

e sa

nd p

ads

and

its s

igni

fican

ce

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14: M

odel

ing

of S

atur

ated

Zon

e in

N

ear-

Fiel

dN

ear-

Fiel

dB

asis

for m

odel

ing

tank

rele

ases

und

er u

nsat

urat

ed

cond

ition

s fo

r ful

ly/p

artia

lly s

ubm

erge

d ta

nks

is n

ot w

ell

yp

yg

supp

orte

d•

Rel

ease

s fro

m ta

nks

loca

ted

with

in o

r bel

ow th

e w

ater

tabl

e ar

e m

odel

edw

ithan

unsa

tura

ted

flow

and

trans

port

near

-fiel

dm

odel

mod

eled

with

an

unsa

tura

ted

flow

and

tran

spor

t nea

rfie

ld m

odel

be

fore

load

ing

into

the

HTF

/PO

RFL

OW

mod

el u

sed

for s

atur

ated

tra

nspo

rt•

Uns

atur

ated

mod

elin

gm

ayin

crea

setra

velt

imes

toa

pote

ntia

lU

nsat

urat

ed m

odel

ing

may

incr

ease

trav

el ti

mes

to a

pot

entia

l re

cept

or o

r red

uce

rele

ase

rate

s in

cer

tain

cas

es

Pat

h Fo

rwar

d: C

larif

y ap

proa

ch a

nd e

valu

ate

impa

ct o

f sim

ulat

ing

rele

ases

usin

gan

unsa

tura

ted

mod

elin

gap

proa

chre

leas

es u

sing

an

unsa

tura

ted

mod

elin

g ap

proa

ch

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rifyi

ng C

omm

ents

•G

roun

dwat

er in

-leak

age

to fu

lly/p

artia

lly s

ubm

erge

d ta

nks

Mi

lft

hh

dt

dt

df

•M

iner

alog

y of

the

hydr

ated

gro

ut a

ssum

ed fo

r ge

oche

mic

al m

odel

ing

•B

asis

forc

emen

t-lea

chat

eim

pact

edso

rptio

nm

odel

Bas

is fo

r cem

entl

each

ate

impa

cted

sor

ptio

n m

odel

pa

ram

eter

s•

Gro

utin

g pl

ans

for t

rans

fer l

ines

•V

alid

ity o

f chl

orid

e di

ffusi

on b

ound

ary

cond

ition

s su

ppor

ting

corro

sion

mod

elin

g

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Mon

itorin

g Fa

ctor

s R

elev

ant t

o H

TF

•S

olub

ility

Lim

iting

Pha

ses/

Lim

its a

nd V

alid

atio

n•

Che

mic

al T

rans

ition

Tim

es a

nd V

alid

atio

n•

Gro

undw

ater

Con

ditio

ning

•S

hrin

kage

and

Cra

ckin

g•

Gro

ut P

erfo

rman

ce•

Bas

emat

Per

form

ance

•U

seof

Sta

biliz

ing

Gro

ut(A

sIt

Per

tain

sto

ALA

RA

)•

Use

of S

tabi

lizin

g G

rout

(As

It P

erta

ins

to A

LAR

A)

•M

odel

and

Par

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