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Title: Sludge Barrel Ruptures at Idaho Nuclear Site
Post by: Marlin on Apr 14, 2018, 02:45

Sludge Barrel Ruptures at Idaho Nuclear Site


https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/energy/a19758854/sludge-barrel-ruptures-at-idaho-nuclear-site/

Title: Re: Sludge Barrel Ruptures at Idaho Nuclear Site
Post by: Mounder on Apr 14, 2018, 07:41

Was this really metal drummed 30 year old rocky flats or actually some other more recent INL process waste?  The likelihood of a solvent containing drum drum with sludge not being in an overpack or drum-transferred seems highly unlikely.

Title: Re: Sludge Barrel Ruptures at Idaho Nuclear Site
Post by: 61nomad on Apr 14, 2018, 10:19

More like 50-60 year old Rocky Flats waste.  Most of the drums had a 5 mil polyethylene liner inside.    A history of RWMC....

https://inldigitallibrary.inl.gov/PRR/148429.pdf (https://inldigitallibrary.inl.gov/PRR/148429.pdf)

Title: Re: Sludge Barrel Ruptures at Idaho Nuclear Site
Post by: Mounder on Apr 15, 2018, 09:00

Interesting - thanks.  The liners don't last forever and I'm not a waste expert.  I wonder what the change-out schedule is.

Title: Re: Sludge Barrel Ruptures at Idaho Nuclear Site
Post by: GLW on Apr 15, 2018, 12:38

Quote from: Mounder on Apr 15, 2018, 09:00

....I wonder what the change-out schedule is.

apparently, not often enough,...


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Title: Re: Sludge Barrel Ruptures at Idaho Nuclear Site
Post by: shehane on Apr 16, 2018, 03:38

the biggest problem is that no really knows everything that is in the drums.  easy to be surprised under those conditions.

Title: Re: Sludge Barrel Ruptures at Idaho Nuclear Site
Post by: fiveeleven on Apr 17, 2018, 07:38

SWIMSDWI. Stop-Warn-Isolate-Minimize-Secure-Deal-With-It. Look on the bright side - if it was fissionable/fissile material, it is currently not in a critical geometry.