Johnston Atoll Plutonium Cleanup Project. Plant Modification and Operation. Volume 2. Annual Report Option Year 2. Appendix A.

Abstract

This report continues the documentation of the operation of TMA/Eberline's Segmented Gate System technology for removing mixed plutonium and americium contamination at DNA's Johnston Atoll site. Contaminated feed is conveyed under arrays of radiation detectors coupled with sophisticated computer software developed by Eberline Instrument Corporation. Segmented gates (chutes) on pneumatically-driven pistons move forward when contamination is detected to remove only the contaminated portion from the main flow of feed material. Only about one pint of contaminant is removed during each diversion event. At the JA site, a 98% volume reduction has been achieved, with the remediated soil cleaned to DNA's criteria for release for unrestricted use of 500 Bq/kg total transuranic alpha contamination and no "hot" particles of greater than 5000 Becquerrels. The low level waste concentrate is expected to be packaged for shipment to an approved defense waste disposal site. (MM)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1995
Accession Number
ADA293693

Entities

People

  • John D. Moroney Iii
  • Kathleen S. Moroney
  • Nels R. Johnson

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Actinides
  • Calibration
  • Classification
  • Computer Programs
  • Contamination
  • Corporations
  • Department Of Defense
  • Detectors
  • Downtime
  • Mass
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Particles
  • Plutonium
  • Radiation
  • Waste Disposal Facilities
  • Waste Management

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Environmental Engineering.
  • Nuclear and Radiation Engineering.