silo 3 - U.S. Department of Energy

Access and Retrieval Strategy for the Silo 3 Project
Document No . 40430.PL.0002. Rev . 1
September 2003
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ACRONYMS ......................................................................................................... V
1.0 INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................... 1
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4.0
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1.1 OVERVIEW OF ACCESS AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEMS .............................. 1
1 . 1 . 1 Preliminary Activities ............................................................... 1
1 . 1 . 2 Pneumatic Retrieval System ...................................................... 1
1.1.3 Mechanical Retrieval System ..................................................... 1
1.2 SILO 3 MATERIAL .............................................................................. 2
1.2.1 History of Generation of Silo 3 Material ...................................... 2
1.2.2 Quantity and Characteristics of Silo 3 Material ............................ 2
1.3 SILO 3 STRUCTURE ........................................................................... 3
1.4 LOAD LIMITATIONS ON SILO 3 ........................................................... 5
1.5 SILO ENCLOSURE .............................................................................. 5
ACCESS AND RETRIEVAL SEQUENCE ............................................................ 7
2.1 INITIAL SILO ACCESS ........................................................................ 7
2.2 PNEUMATIC RETRIEVAL ..................................................................... 7
2.3 SILO WALL ACCESS .......................................................................... 7
2.4 MECHANICAL RETRIEVAL ................................................................... 8
PNEUMATIC RETRIEVAL SYSTEM ................................................................. 9
3.1 PNEUMATIC RETRIEVAL SYSTEM EQUIPMENT ...................................... 9
3.1.1 Vacuum Wand Management System (VWMS) ............................. 9
3.1.2 Other PRS Equipment .............................................................. 10
3.2 PNEUMATIC RETRIEVAL SYSTEM OPERATION ..................................... 1 1
MECHANICAL RETRIEVAL SYSTEM .............................................................. 12
4.1 MECHANICAL RETRIEVAL SYSTEM EQUIPMENT .................................. 12 . .
4.1 . 1 Excavator (EXC-1 1-5050) ........................................................ 12
4.1.2 Retrieval Bin (HBN-1 1-5054) .................................................... 13
4.1.3 OTHER MRS EQUIPMENT ........................................................ 13
4.1.4 Excavator Room and Excavator Service Room ............................ 13
4.2 MECHANICAL RETRIEVAL SYSTEM OPERATION ................................... 14
SILO 3 WALL OPENING ............................................................................... 16
5.1 REINFORCEMENT FRAME CONSTRUCTION .......................................... 16
5.2 FACILITY CONSTRUCTION ................................................................. 16
5.3 WALL CUrrlNG ................................................................................ 16
6.0 VIDEO EQUIPMENT ..................................................................................... 19
7.0 REFERENCES ................................................................................................ 20
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