Expression of Interest for Technology Search Concerning Tank Leak Detection and Monitoring for the Hanford Single-Shell Tanks
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General Information
- Contract Opportunity Type: Sources Sought (Updated)
- Updated Published Date: Jun 20, 2023 11:36 am PDT
- Original Published Date: May 31, 2023 05:09 am PDT
- Updated Response Date: Jun 30, 2023 04:30 pm PDT
- Original Response Date: Jun 14, 2023 04:30 pm PDT
- Inactive Policy: Manual
- Updated Inactive Date: Jul 01, 2023
- Original Inactive Date: Jun 15, 2023
- Initiative:
- None
Classification
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- Place of Performance: Richland , WA 99352USA
Description
The DOE Hanford site in southeastern Washington state has 149 Single-Shell Tanks (SSTs) that store high-level radioactive waste derived from plutonium production. A recent agreement between the US Department of Energy (DOE) and the Washington State Department of Ecology (Ecology) requires DOE to conduct a technology search to identify and evaluate in-tank and external tank leak detection technology and methods. This includes currently available technologies and technologies under development.
These SSTs are large underground domed cylindrical concrete structures with a steel liner. They store high-level radioactive waste from processing irradiated uranium reactor fuel to recover plutonium. The tanks are well past their design lifetime, and many are known to have leaked in the past. Efforts are underway to remove and treat the waste, but this will require some time and thus the tanks will continue to store waste for the near future. Reliable means for leak detection and monitoring are an essential component of future storage and retrieval operations.
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Contact Information
Contracting Office Address
- 2425 Stevens Center Place
- Richland , WA 99354
- USA
Primary Point of Contact
- Bryan Tinnin
- bryan_w_tinnin@rl.gov
- Phone Number 509-372-2724
Secondary Point of Contact
History
- Jun 20, 2023 08:59 pm PDTSources Sought (Updated)
- Jun 15, 2023 08:59 pm PDTSources Sought (Original)