Some Publications by RMAL staff for waste characterization projects

M. B. Sears, J. L. Botts, R. N. Ceo, J.J. Ferrada, W. H. Griest, J. M. Keller, and R. L. Schenley, Sampling and Analysis of Radioactive Liquid Wastes and Sludges in the Melton Valley and Evaporator Facility Storage Tanks at ORNL, ORNL/TM-11652, September 1990.

J. W. Autrey, D. A. Costanzo, W. H. Griest, L. L. Kaiser, J. M. Keller, C. E. Nix, B. A. Tomkins, Sampling and Analysis of the Inactive Storage Tank Contents at ORNL, ORNL/ER-13, September 1990.

R. N. Ceo, M. B. Sears, and J. T. Shor, Physical Characterization of Radioactive Sludges in Selected Melton Valley and Evaporator Facility Storage Tanks, ORNL/TM-11653, October 1990.

M. B. Sears, J. L. Botts, and J. M. Keller, Exploratory Tests of Washing Radioactive Sludge Samples from the Melton Valley and Evaporator Facility Storage Tanks at ORNL, ORNL/M-1528, September 1991.

J. W. Autrey, J. M. Keller, W. H. Griest, J. L. Botts, R. L. Schenley, and M. A. Sipe, Sampling and Analysis of the Inactive Tanks TH-2, WC-1, and WC-15, ORNL/ER-19, February 1992.

A. M. Meeks and J. M. Keller, Separation Techniques for the Clean-up of Radioactive Mixed Waste for ICP-AES/ICP-MS Analysis, ORNL/TM-12329, March 1993.

M. B. Sears, J. M. Giaquinto, W. H. Griest, R. T. Pack, T. Ross, and R. L. Schenley, Sampling and Analysis of Inactive Radioactive Waste Tanks W-17, W-18, WC-5, WC-6, WC-8, and WC-11 Through WC-14 at ORNL, ORNL/TM-13017, December 1995.

J. M. Giaquinto, J. M. Keller, and T. P. Mills, Leaching Studies and Miscellaneous Data for the Gunite and Associated Tanks at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, ORNL/ER-364, March 1996.

J. M. Giaquinto, A. M. Essling, and J. M. Keller, Comparison of SW-846 Method 3051 and SW-846 Method 7471A for the Preparation of Solid Waste Samples for Mercury Determination, ORNL/TM-13236, July 1996.

J. M. Keller, J. M. Giaquinto, and W. H. Griest, Characterization of Selected Waste Tanks from the Active LLLW System, ORNL/TM-13248, August 1996.

J. M. Keller, J. M. Giaquinto, and A. M. Meeks, Characterization of the MVST Waste Tanks Located at ORNL, ORNL/TM-13357, December 1996.

C. K. Bayne, S. M. DePaoli, J. R. Devore, D. J. Downing, J. M. Keller, Statistical Description of Liquid Low-Level Waste System Transuranic Wastes at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, ORNL/TM-13351, December 1996.

J. M. Keller, J. M. Giaquinto, and A. M. Meeks, Characterization of the BVEST Waste Tanks Located at ORNL, ORNL/TM-13358, January 1997.

J. M. Giaquinto, J. M. Keller, and T. M. Mills, Miscellaneous Data for the 1996-1997 Sampling and Analysis Campaigns of the MVST, BVEST, and OHF Tank Complexes, ORNL/TM-13455, July 1997.

J. M. Keller, J. M. Giaquinto, and A. M. Meeks, Characterization of the Old Hydrofracture Facility (OHF) Waste Tanks Located at ORNL, ORNL/TM-13394, April 1997.

A. M. Meeks and J. A. Chapman, Development of the Remote-Handled Transuranic Waste Radioassay Data Quality Objectives, ORNL/TM-13362, September 1997.

J. M. Keller and J. M. Giaquinto, Characterization of the C1 & C2 Waste Tanks Located in the BVEST System at ORNL, ORNL/TM-13546, February 1998.

J. M. Giaquinto, J. M. Keller, and A. M. Meeks, Inductively-Coupled Plasma - Mass Spectrometer Installation Modifications in a Radioactive Contaminated Laboratory for the Analysis of DOE Radioactive Waste Streams, J. Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, Spring 1998 (in press).

A. M. Meeks, J. M. Giaquinto, and J. M. Keller, Application of ICP-MS Radionuclide Analysis to "Real World" Samples of Department of Energy Radioactive Waste, J. Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, Spring 1998 (in press).

Some Other Publications based on data generated by RMAL staff

Bechtel National, Inc., Results of Fall 1994 Sampling of Gunite and Associated Tanks at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, ORNL/ER/Sub/87-99053/74, June 1994.

Bechtel National, Inc., Results of the 1995 Sampling of Gunite and Associated Tanks at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, ORNL/ER/Sub/87-99053/79, February 1996.

MAC Technical Services Co., Evaluation of Phase I and Phase II Sampling and Analysis Data for the Gunite and Associated Tanks at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, ORNL/ER-365, March 1996.

M. B. Sears, J. M. Giaquinto, W. H. Griest, R. T. Pack, T. Ross, and R. L. Shenley, Sampling and Analysis of Inactive Radioactive Waste Tanks W-17, W-18, WC-5, WC-6, WC-8, and WC-11 Through WC-14 at ORNL. ORNL/TM-13017, December 1995.

M. B. Sears, Results of Sampling the Contents of the Liquid Low-Level Waste Evaporator Feed Tank W-22 at ORNL, ORNL/TM-13234, September 1996.

C. W. Francis and S. E. Herbes, Summary Review of the Chemical Characterization of Liquid and Sludge Contained in the Old Hydrofracture Tanks, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, ORNL/ER-395, February 1997.

J. L. Collins, B. Z. Egan, E. C. Beahm, C. W. Chase, K. K. Anderson, Characterization and Leaching Study of Sludge from Melton Valley Storage Tank W-25, ORNL/TM-13445, August 1997.

C. K. Bayne, J. R. DeVore (ed.), and A. B. Walker, Statistical Description of Liquid Low-Level Waste System Supernatant Liquids at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, ORNL/TM-13351, Addendum 1, October 1997.

Related QA Plans

ORNL ER, Quality Assurance Project Plan, Specific Application for ORNL Inactive Tanks Gunite Tank Sampling Project, ORNL/ER-225, August 1994.

Radioactive Materials Analysis Laboratory - Oak Ridge National Laboratory (RMAL-ORNL) Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPjP) for the Transuranic Waste Characterization Program (TWCP), Rev. 1, QAP-X-CASD/RML-002, January 1996.

Radioactive Materials Analysis Laboratory Quality Assurance Plan for the Characterization of Radioactive Waste, QAP-X-CASD/RML-001, Rev. 1, June 1996

Oral Presentations on Waste Characterization

J. R. Stokely, D. A. Costanzo, W. H. Griest, J. M. Keller, B. A. Tomkins, J. L. Botts, and L. L. Kaiser, Characterization of Mixed Radioactive/Chemical Waste for Regulatory Classification and Remedial Action, International Conference on Analytical Chemistry in Nuclear Technology, Federal Republic of Germany, Karlsruhe, June 5-9, 1989.

C. Baggett and J. M Keller, Analysis of Radioactive Samples by Inductively Coupled Plasma and Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy, DOE Conference on Analytical Chemistry in Energy Technology, Gatlinburg, TN, October 10-12, 1989.

J. M. Keller, D. A. Costanzo, and J. W. Autrey, Radiochemical and Inorganic Characterization of the ORNL Inactive Tanks for Radioactive Liquid Waste, DOE Conference on Analytical Chemistry in Energy Technology, Gatlinburg, TN, October 10-12, 1989.

J. M. Keller, J. L. Botts, J. M. Peele, and C. J. Baggett, Characterization of Radioactive Waste from ORNL: Storage Tanks, Analytical Chemistry Division Information Meeting, ORNL, Oak Ridge, TN, June 13-14, 1990.

C. D. Parks, A. M. Bray, and J. M. Keller, Application of Extraction Chromatography to High Level Radioactive Waste and Actinide Process Samples, 41st DOE/ORO Multi-site Analytical Chemistry Meeting, WEMCO, Fernald, OH, November 5, 1991.

J. M. Keller, Status of Radiochemical and Inorganic Methods Evaluation for Mixed Waste, DOE/LMB Mixed Waste Characterization Workshop, Oak Ridge, TN, November 12, 1991.

A. M. Bray and J. M. Keller, Clean-up of Regulatory Samples for ICP and GFAA, 42nd DOE/ORO Multi-site Analytical Chemistry Meeting, ORNL, Oak Ridge, TN, March 31, 1992.

R. L. Shenley, G. A. Sega, J. M. Keller, B. A. Tomkins, and W. H. Griest, Methods for Regulatory Analysis of Radioactive Mixed Wastes, 47th Northwest Regional American Chemical Society Meeting, Missoula, Montana, June 17-19, 1992.

A. M. Swafford and J. M. Keller, Clean-up of Regulatory Samples for ICP/ICP-MS, 33rd ORNL-DOE Conference on Analytical Chemistry in Energy Technology, Gatlinburg, TN, October 6-8, 1992.

A. M. Swafford and J. M. Keller, Sample Clean-up of Radioactive Mixed Waste for ICP/ICP-MS Analysis, Pittsburgh Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, March 8-12, 1993.

A. M. Meeks and J. M. Keller, Improved Separation Techniques for the Characterization of Mixed Waste Samples, 208th American Chemical Society National Meeting, Washington, DC, August 21-25, 1994.

F. Zhou, S. J. Morton, G. J. Van Berkel, D. C. Duckworth, J. M. Keller, and D. H. Smith, Development of Electrochemical Sample Pretreatment for ICP-MS, American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) and U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Symposium on Applications of Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS) to Radionuclide Determinations, Gatlinburg, TN, October 13-14, 1994.

J. M. Keller, Radioactive Waste Characterization, Russian 3rd Environmental Remediation Course 1995, Site Characterization Group, Oak Ridge, TN, June 6, 1995.

A. M. Meeks and J. M. Keller, Improved Separation Techniques for the Characterization of Radioactive Mixed Waste, Russian 3rd Environmental Remediation Course 1995, Site Characterization Group, Oak Ridge, TN, June 6, 1995.

D. C. Glasgow and J. M. Keller, Determination of Fissile Content in Transuranic Wastes by Neutron Activation, Thirty-Sixth ORNL-DOE Conference on Analytical Chemistry in Energy Technology, Gatlinburg, TN, October 10-12, 1995.

A. M. Meeks, L. K. Swafford, J. M. Keller, and M. R. Cormier, Isolation and Determination of I-129 in Waste Tanks Using Extraction Chromatography, Thirty-Sixth ORNL-DOE Conference on Analytical Chemistry in Energy Technology, Gatlinburg, TN, October 10-12, 1995.

T. P. Mills, A. M. Meeks, and J. M. Keller, Analysis and Characterization of the Contents of the Gunite Waste Tanks by the Radioactive Materials Analytical Laboratory, Thirty-Sixth ORNL-DOE Conference on Analytical Chemistry in Energy Technology, Gatlinburg, TN, October 10-12, 1995.

A. M. Meeks and J. M. Keller, Improved Radiochemical Separation Techniques for the Characterization of Radioactive Mixed Waste, ASME/RAS Environmental Remediation and Safety Workshop, Russian Academy of Science Group, Oak Ridge, TN, March 19, 1996.

Maskarinec, M. P., Griest, W. H., and Keller, J. M., Performance-Based Methodology for the Transuranic Waste Characterization Program, to be presented at the 12th Annual Waste Testing & Quality Assurance Symposium, Washington, D.C., July 23, 1996.

J. M. Giaquinto, J. M. Keller, and A. M. Meeks, Inductively-Coupled Plasma - Mass Spectrometer Installation Modifications in a Radioactive Contaminated Laboratory for the Analysis of DOE Radioactive Waste Streams, American Nuclear Society International Topical Conference, Methods and Application of Radiochemical Chemistry- IV, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, April 6-11, 1997.

A. M. Meeks, J. M. Giaquinto, and J. M. Keller, Application of ICP-MS Radionuclide Analysis to "Real World" Samples of Department of Energy Radioactive Waste, American Nuclear Society International Topical Conference, Methods and Application of Radiochemical Chemistry- IV, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, April 6-11, 1997.

J. M. Giaquinto, B. A. Cole, D. L. Denton, J. M. Keller, S. J. Van Hook III, Comparison of a Classical High Temperature Fusion Technique and Closed Vessel Microwave Digestion for the Analysis of Total Phosphorus and Total Sulfur in DOE Radioactive Waste Tank Sludges, SamPrep_SM Third International Conference, Sample Preparation... laboratory and in the field, Orlando, Florida, January 14-17, 1998.

T. P. Mills, J. M. Giaquinto, A. M. Meeks, J. M. Keller, Recent Improvements in Analysis of Some Important Radionuclides in DOE Radioactive Waste by ICP-MS at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Pittcon_® '98, New Orleans, Louisiana, March 1-5, 1998.

Some Related SAPs and SOWs

C. K. Bayne, G. R. Cunningham, and J. L. Engels, Sampling and Analysis Plan for the ORNL Filter-Press Cake Waste from the Liquid and Gaseous Waste Operations Department Rev. 1, ORNL/TM-12792, Rev. 1, November 1995.

LMES/ER, Addendum 2: Old Hydrofracture Facility Tanks Sampling and Analysis Plan, ORNL RAP/LTR-88/24, December 1995.

LMES/ER, Addendum 3: Supplemental Sampling and Analysis Plan for the Old Hydrofracture Facility Tanks, ORNL RAP/LTR-88/24, November 1996..

LMES, Sampling and Analysis Plan for Legacy Solidified Radioactive Liquid Waste, WM-SWO-EASC/LWSP1-SAP, May 1996.

T. D. Hylton, Sampling and Analysis Plan for the Bethel Valley Evapororator Service Tanks and the Melton Valley Storage Tanks, ORNL/M-5224, July 1996.

LMES/ER, Addendum 3: Supplemental Sampling and Analysis Plan for the Old Hydrofracture Facility Tanks, ORNL RAP/LTR-88/24, November 1996..

LMES, Sampling and Analysis Plan for Loaded Radioactive Sorbent Generated from Melton Valley Storage Tank Liquid Low-Level Waste, WM-SWO-CSRD-SAP, December 1996.

Sampling and Analysis Plan for the Gunite and Associated Tanks Treatability Study, Wall Coring and Scraping in Tanks W-3 and W-4 (North Tank Farm), Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, ORNL/ER-412, August 1997.

T. D. Hylton, Sampling and Analysis Plan for the Mobilization of Sludge in the Bethel Valley Evaporator Service Tank W-21, ORNL/M-6122, September 1997.

T. D. Hylton, Sampling and Analysis Plan for the C-1 and C-2 Tanks, ORNL/M-6156, October 1997.