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Meteorological Influences on Vapor Incidents in the 200 East and 200 West Tank Farms, from Calendar Years 1995 to 2004. Revision 1.

DE2005837628

Publication Date	2005
Personal Author	Hocking, M. J.; Faurote, J. M.
Page Count	180
Abstract	Revised for a more comprehensive overview of vapor incidents reported at the Hanford Tank Farms. Investigation into the meteorological influences on vapor incidents in the tank farm to determine what, if any, meteorological influences contribute to the reporting of odors, smells, vapors, and other gases. Weather phenomena, specifically barometric pressure, and wind velocity and direction can potentially cause or exacerbate a vapor release within the farm systems. The purpose of this document is to gather and evaluate the meteorological and weather information for the Tank Farms Shift Log Vapor Incident entries and determine what, if any, meteorological influences contribute to the reporting of odors, smells, vapors, and other gases such as propane. A part of the evaluation will be determining which of the incidents are related to actual 'intrusive' work, and which are 'transient.' Transient vapor incidents are herein defined as those vapors encountered during walkdowns, surveys, or other activities that did not require working directly with the tanks, pits, transfer lines, etc. Another part of the investigation will involve determining if there are barometric pressures or other weather related phenomena that might cause or contribute vapors being released when there are no 'intrusive' activities. A final purpose is to evaluate whether there is any correlation between the 242-A Evaporator operations and Vapor Incidents entered on the Shift Log.
Keywords	Hanford Reservation Vapors Meteorology Emissions Atmospheric pressure Radioactive waste facilities Odors Weather Storage facilities Radioactive waste storage Gases Wind Evaporators
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	CH2M Hill Hanford Group, Inc., Richland, WA.; Department of Energy, Richland, WA. Office of River Protection.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by Department of Energy, Richland, WA. Office of River Protection.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200601

Meteorological Influences on Vapor Incidents in the 200 East and 200 West Tank Farms, from Calendar Years 1995 to 2004. Revision 1.

Meteorological Influences on Vapor Incidents in the 200 East and 200 West Tank Farms, from Calendar Years 1995 to 2004. Revision 1.
DE2005837628

Publication Date	2005
Personal Author	Hocking, M. J.; Faurote, J. M.
Page Count	180
Abstract	Revised for a more comprehensive overview of vapor incidents reported at the Hanford Tank Farms. Investigation into the meteorological influences on vapor incidents in the tank farm to determine what, if any, meteorological influences contribute to the reporting of odors, smells, vapors, and other gases. Weather phenomena, specifically barometric pressure, and wind velocity and direction can potentially cause or exacerbate a vapor release within the farm systems. The purpose of this document is to gather and evaluate the meteorological and weather information for the Tank Farms Shift Log Vapor Incident entries and determine what, if any, meteorological influences contribute to the reporting of odors, smells, vapors, and other gases such as propane. A part of the evaluation will be determining which of the incidents are related to actual 'intrusive' work, and which are 'transient.' Transient vapor incidents are herein defined as those vapors encountered during walkdowns, surveys, or other activities that did not require working directly with the tanks, pits, transfer lines, etc. Another part of the investigation will involve determining if there are barometric pressures or other weather related phenomena that might cause or contribute vapors being released when there are no 'intrusive' activities. A final purpose is to evaluate whether there is any correlation between the 242-A Evaporator operations and Vapor Incidents entered on the Shift Log.
Keywords	Hanford Reservation Vapors Meteorology Emissions Atmospheric pressure Radioactive waste facilities Odors Weather Storage facilities Radioactive waste storage Gases Wind Evaporators
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	CH2M Hill Hanford Group, Inc., Richland, WA.; Department of Energy, Richland, WA. Office of River Protection.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by Department of Energy, Richland, WA. Office of River Protection.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200601