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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1.0 INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

2.0 DATA QUALITY OBJECTIVES APPLICABLE TO TANK S-107 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2.1 SAFETY SCREENING DATA QUALITY OBJECTIVES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2.2 PRETREATMENT DATA QUALITY OBJECTIVES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

3.0 TANK AND WASTE INFORMATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 3.1 TANK STATUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 3.2 TANK CONFIGURATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 3.3 AGE AND PROCESS HISTORY OF TANK S-107 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 3.4 EXPECTED TANK CONTENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

4.0 .TANK S-107 SCHEDULED SAMPLING EVENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

5.0 REFERENCES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

APPENDIX A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A - i

' LIST OF FIGURES

F igu re 1: F i l l H i s t o r y o f Tank S-107 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

LIST OF TABLES

Table 1: Tank S-107 S o l i d s Composite Inven to ry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Table 2: I n t e g r a t e d DQO Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

S-107 DL DNFSB DOE DQO DST G EA RCRA SAP SST TBP TCP TOC TWRS WHC

Tank 241-S-107 D e t e c t i o n L i m i t Defense Nuclear F a c i l i t i e s Sa fe ty Board Department o f Energy Data Q u a l i t y Ob jec t i ve Doubl e-She1 1 Tank Gamma Energy Ana lys i s Resource Conservat ion and Recovery Ac t Sampling and Ana lys i s Plan S i n g l e-She1 1 Tank T r i b u t y l Phosphate Tank C h a r a c t e r i z a t i o n Plan T o t a l Organic Carbon Tank Waste Remediation System Westinghouse Hanford Company

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1.0 INTRODUCTION

The Defense Nucl ea r Faci 1 i t i es Safety Board (DNFSB) has advised the Department of Energy (DOE) t o concentrate the near-term sampling and analysis a c t i v i t i e s on ident i f ica t ion and resolution of safety issues (Conway 1993). The data qual i ty objective (DQO) process was chosen as a tool t o be used t o ident i fy the sampling and analytical needs f o r the resolution of safety issues. As a r e s u l t , a revision i n the Federal Facil i t y Agreement and Consent Order (Tri-Party Agreement) milestone M-44 has been made, which s t a t e s t h a t "A Tank Characterization Plan (TCP) will also.be developed f o r each double-shell tank (DST) and single-shell tank (SST) using the DQO process. Development of TCPs by the DQO process i s intended t o allow users (e.g., Hanford Fac i l i t y user groups, regulators) t o ensure their needs will be met and t h a t resources a re devoted t o gaining only necessary information (Ecology e t a l . 1994). This document s a t i s f i e s t h a t requirement fo r tank 241-S-107 (S-107) sampling a c t i v i t i e s . I

2.0 DATA QUALITY OBJECTIVES APPLICABLE TO TANK S-107

The sampling and analytical needs associated w i t h t he Hanford S i t e underground storage tanks on one or more of the four Watch Lists (ferrocyanide, organic, flammable gas, and high heat) and the safety screening of a l l 177 tanks have been iden t i f i ed through the DQO process. A DQO i den t i f i e s information needed by a program group concerned w i t h sa fe ty issues, regulatory requirements, tank waste processing o r t he t ransport of tank waste. The DQOs'that have been completed and a re applicable t o tank S-107 as of January 1995 are discussed i n the following paragraphs.

2.1 SAFETY SCREENING DATA QUALITY OBJECTIVES

The Tank Safety Screening D a t a Qua7ity Objective (Babad and' Redus ,1994) describes the sampling and analytical requirements t h a t a r e used t o screen waste tanks for unidentified safe ty issues. Both Watch List and non-Watch List tanks will be sampled and evaluated t o c l a s s i f y the waste tanks in to one of three categories (SAFE, CONDITIONALLY SAFE, o r UNSAFE). The safety screening DQO i d e n t i f i e s the guide1 ines used t o determine t o which c lass i f ica t ion a tank belongs, based on analyses t h a t indicate i f certain. measurements a re w i t h i n establ i shed parameters. The primary analytical requirements for the safety scree.ning of a tank a re energetics, t o t a l alpha ac t iv i ty , moisture content, and flammable gas concentrations. I f a. specific c r i t e r i a level on one of these items i s exceeded, further analysis of a secondary s e t of analytes, resu l t ing i n a possible change i n tank c l a s s i f i ca t ion , would be warranted. A tank can be removed from a Watch List i f i t i s c l a s s i f i ed as SAFE.

This DQO requires t h a t a ver t ical p rof i le of t he tank waste be obtained from a t l e a s t two widely spaced r i s e r s . T h i s ver t ical p ro f i l e may be obtained using core, auger, o r grab samples. These analyses shall be applied t o a l l core samples, DST Resource Conservati on and Recovery Act (RCRA) sampl es , and a1 1 auger sampl es , except those taken exclusively t o assess the flammable gas tank crust burn issue.

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2.2 PRETREATMENT DATA QUALITY OBJECTIVES

I n t e r i m Data Qua7 i ty Object ives f o r Waste Pretreatment and V i t r i f i c a t i o n (Kupfer e t a1 . 1994) addresses the characterization needs for the Pretreatment, High-Level Waste Di sposal , and Low-Level Waste Disposal programs. These programs are responsible fo r developing 1 ong-term treatment and storage processes for the Hanford S i t e Waste. This e f f o r t will require comprehensive physical and chemical information from waste t a n k samples. The pretreatment process must be able t o separate the waste i n t o feed streams t h a t s a t i s f y the safety issues associated w i t h the operating requirements for the low-level and high-level v i t r i f i ca t ion f a c i l i t i e s .

3.0 TANK AND WASTE INFORMATION

This section gives a summary of descriptive information available on tank S-107. Included are the present s t a tus and physical description of the tank, i t s age, process history, and expected tank 'contents from previous sampling and .analytical data. The d i f fe ren t types of waste, by layer, for tank S-107 will a lso be discussed. The f i l l history information i s available in A H is to ry o f t h e 200 Area Tank Farms (Anderson 1990): and His to r i ca7 Tank Content Estimate f o r t he Southwest Quadrant o f t he Hanford 200 West Area (Brevick 1994).

3 . 1 TANK STATUS

As of December 1994, t a n k S-107 has been categorized as sound and was pa r t i a l ly isolated in December 1982. I t i s a low-heat load tank and i s awaiting s t ab i l i za t ion . Tank S-107 has a waste volume of 1,420 kL (approximately 380 kgal), which i s equivalent t o approximately 359 cm (141 i n ) in depth. The waste consis ts of 260 kL (70 kgal) of saltcake, 53 kL (14 kgal ) o f supernate, and 1,110 kL (293 kgal) of sludge, of which 170 kL (45 kgal) are drainable i n t e r s t i t i a l l iquids (Hanlon 1995).

3.2 TANK CONFIGURATION

Tank S-107 i s one of twelve single-shell t a n k s i n the 200 West Area S-Tank Farm. I t i s 23 m (75 f t ) in diameter and 7 m (23 f t ) in operating depth. I t has a concave- shaped base and an operating capacity of 2,840 kL (750 kgal). Tank S1107 i s the f i rs t tank in a three-tank cascade se r i e s which includes tanks 241-S-108 and 241-S-109. A cascade system consis ts of tanks connected in ser ies by pipes. When the primary tank in the system became fu l l , the waste would then f low t o the secondary tank(s) in the sys tem .

3.3 AGE AND PROCESS HISTORY OF TANK S-107 .

Tank S-107 was constructed between 1950 and 1951 and was f i l led w i t h waste from the REDOX f a c i l i t y i n the fourth quarter of 1952 u n t i l the fourth quarter o f 1956. I t was almost f i l l e d with l iqu ids by 1953. Figure 1 summarizes the f i l l his tory from when t a n k S-107 was f i rs t placed on act ive s ta tus t o the present time (Brevick 1994).

To provide more tank space, surface condensers t h a t concentrated the wastes i n the f i r s t two cascades by disposing of vapor condensate t o cribs were ins ta l led i n a l l t anks i n the S-Tank Farm. Liquids levels in tank S-107 fluctuated for the next 20

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, PS/S .

6.58 .

2.82

4.24E-02

0.25

years; then the t a n k f i l l e d rapidly w i t h sol ids . The change can be a t t r ibu ted t o the 242-S Evaporator/Concentrator, since tank S-107 was used as a receiver for the evaporator waste products. The tank was removed from service i n 1980. I t s level was adjusted in November 1978 and again on September 1980. The increase i n the tank 's l iquid (supernatant) level i n December 1993 i s due t o a comparison of 1983 and 1987 photo packages indicating a level increase. Based on t h i s in f lux , an elevation was extrapo,lated for 1993 which correlates w i t h the current l i q u i d level (Brevick 1994).

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Constituents PO' 0.10

SO' 0.16

F 9.23E-02

c1 5.39E-03

3.4 EXPECTED TANK CONTENTS

7.58E-04

2.05E-02

4.25E-03

12.41

4.93

0.15

0.27

Tank S-107 is expected t o contain two primary layers of waste. The bottom layer should contain a mixture of REDOX waste and REDOX cladding waste. The second layer contains S1 saltcake (waste generated from the 242-S evaporator /crystal l izer from 1973 unti l 1976) , and S2 s a l t s lur ry (waste generated from the 2427S evaporator-crystal1 izer from 1977 unti l 1980. The estimated inventory of Tank S-107 is presented below (Brevick 1994).

glycol a te 3.66E-03

acetate 2.32E-03

U 1.97Et03

-Rad Constituents UCi /g

Pu 0.27

cs . 96.71

Sr 2.61 Et02

Tak

Total Solid Waste. Heat Load Bul k Density Water w t % TOC w t % C (wet)

Chemical Constituents

Na A1 Fe Cr Ni Mn

K OH

NO, NO,

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2.22E+06 kg (362 kgal) 4.93 kW (1.68Et04 BTU/hr) .

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ANDERSON 1990 WASTE TYPES

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ADDITIONS

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26' 312" - 4: > - 25' 300" -- 24' 288" -- io ' 23' 276" -- 22' 264" -- 21 ' 252" -- 20' 240" -- 19' 228" -- 18' 216"- -

17' 204" -- . 16' 192" -- 15' 180" -- 14' 168" -- 13' 156" -- 12' 144" - -

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CAPACITY (GALLONS)

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- 606.500

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PHOTOS (SOLIDS) SLUDGE L ~ E L MEASURING DEVICE AND

WHC REPORT WHC-EP-0347 SUPPLEMENT WHC REPORT VIHC-EP-0182-IMONTHLY) VRlC REPORT WHC-MR-0132 WHC REPORT SO-WM-TI-356 RHO-CD-001 4-IMONTHLY) OWC. H-2-1783 DWG. H-2-1789 E J EVAPORATOR BOTTOMS R: REDOX WASTE HDRL: HANFORD DEFENSE RESIDUAL LIOUOR NCPLX: NON-COMPLEXED WASTE FNF: PARTIAL NEUTRALIZE0 WASTE RESD: RESiOUAL EVAPORATOR LIQUOR CVI: COATING WASTE I X : ION EXCHANGE WASTE OW: DECONTAMINATION WASTE EL: E-PLANT LOW-LEVEL WASTE 6NW: EATTELLE LAB WASTE N: N-REACTOR WASTE LW LAGORATORY WASTE PL: PUREX LOW-LEVEL WASTE T L : TERMINAL LIOUOR CCPLX: COMPLEXANT CONCENTRATE OSSF: DOUBLE-SHELL SLURRY FEE0 VITR: WASTE WATER CWR CLADDING WASTE-REDOX RSLTCK:RECOX SALTCAKE WASTE

CEGEND LIOUIO OBSERVATION - LIOUID LEVEL - - - - LIOUIO LEVEL BEST

rgG SOLIDS LEVEL BEST

- WELL (LOW1

ENGINEERING JUOGEMENT SOLIDS LEVEL

ENGINEERING JUDGEMENT

S TANK FARM CASCADE

I LEVEL HISTORY 1952 TO 1993

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Push-mode Core Sampl i ng

4.0 TANK S-107 SCHEDULED. SAMPLING EVENTS

-Safety Screening DQO 2 core samples from -Pretreatment DQO r i s e r s separated

rad ia l ly t o the maximum extent possible

As of March 1995, only one sampling event for t a n k S-107 i s current ly scheduled, using the push mode core sampling system (Stanton 1995). The push mode core sampling system was chosen based on b o t h his tor ical information and surface photographs taken o f the waste i n 1987. Since the waste surface looks t o be supernate and the waste material i s comprised of saltcake, sludge, and pumpable l i q u i d , t a n k S-107 seems a candidate f o r p u s h mode core sampling. Al though rotary mode core sampling could be performed, i t would be. substant ia l ly more expensive. Auger sampling is n o t appropriate due t o the waste depth and supernate on the t o p layer. The push core shall be conducted fo l lowing Tank Safety Screening Data Qua7ity Objective (Babad and Redus 1994) and Interim Data Qua7ity Objectives for Waste Pretreatment and Vitrification (Kupfer e t a1 . 1994). Sampling and analytical requirements from these DQOs a re summarized in Table 2. A more complete l i s t of analytical requirements are given, as an appended attachment , i n the appropriate Sampl i n g and Analysis P1 an (SAP).

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Tab1 e 2: Integrated DQO Requirements 11 Samfd$g 1 Appl icabl e DQO's I Sampling Requirements Analytical Requirements*

Energetics, Moisture, Total Alpha, Gas Composition

* These an'alyses are being requested per the Safety Screening DQO. A t the present time, the Pretreatment program i s asking for sample material only ( r e fe r t o Section A6.1 of Appendix A, "Sampling and Analysis Plan for Push-Mode Core Sampling of Tank S-107 in Fiscal Year 1995").


5.0 REFERENCES

Anderson, J . D. , 1990, A H is to ry o f t h e 200 Area Tank Farms, WHC-MR-0132, Rev. 0

Babad, H . and K . S. Redus, 1994, Tank Safety Screening Data Qua7 i ty Ob jec t ive , WHC-SD-

Westinghouse Hanford Company, Richl and, Washington.

WM-PLN-047, Rev. 0 , Westinghouse Hanford Company, Richl and, Washington.

Brevick, C. H., L . A. Gaddis, and W . W . Pickett , 1994, His tor ica7 Tank Content Estimate f o r t h e Southwest Quadrant o f t h e Hanford 200 West Areas, WHC-SD-WM-ER-0352, Rev. 0 , ICF Kaiser Hanford Company, Richland, Washington.

Conway, J . T., Letter t o H . R. O'Leary, DOE, "DNFSB Recommendation 93-5 t o the Secretary of Energy," 9400070, dated July 19, 1993.

Ecology, EPA, and DOE, 1989, Hanford Federa7 F a c i 7 i t i e s Agreement and Consent Order, 2 vol s , Washington S ta t e Department of Ecology, U . S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Department, of Energy, Olympia, Washington.

Hanlon, B. M . , 1995, Waste Tank Summary f o r Month Ending December 31, 1994, WHC-EP-0182-81 , Westinghouse Hanford Company, Richl and, Washington.

Kupfer, M . J . , J . M . Conner, R. A. Kirkbridge, and J. R . Mobley, 1994, I n t e r i m Data Qua7 i ty Ob jec t ive f o r Waste Pretreatment and V i t r i f i c a t i o n , WHC-SD-WM-DQO-011, Rev. 1, Westinghouse Hanford Company, Richland, Washington.

Stanton, G . A. , 1995, Base7ine Samp7ing Schedu7e, Revision 4.1, ( internal memo 7R320- 95-01, t o d is t r ibu t ion , February 2) , Westinghouse Hanford Company, Richland, Washington. <

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APPENDIX A

SAMPLING AND ANALYSIS PLAN

FOR PUSH-MODE CORE SAM'PLING

OF TANK S407 IN FISCAL YEAR 1995

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WHC.SD.WM.TP.348, REV . 0 TABLE OF CONTENTS FOR APPENDIX A

A1.O INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1

A2.0 TANK STATUS AND SAMPLING INFORMATION . . . . . . . . . . . i . . . . . . A-1 A2.1 TANK STATUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1 A2.2 SAMPLING INFORMATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1

A3.0 LABORATORY SAMPLE RECEIPT AND ANALYSIS INSTRUCTIONS . . . . . . . . . . A-2 A3.1 TANK-SPECIFIC ANALYTICAL PROCEDURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2 A3.2 INSUFFICIENT SEGMENT RECOVERY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-8 A3.3 PRIORITIES OF REQUESTED ANALYSES . . . . '. . . . . . . . . . . . . A-8

A4.0 SPECIFIC ANALYTE. QUALITY ASSURANCE. AND DATA CRITERIA . . . . . . . . . A-8 A4.1 SPECIFIC METHODS AND ANALYSES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-8 A4.2 QUALITY ASSURANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-8

A4.2.1 Laboratory Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-8 A4.2.2 Sample Collection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-9 A4.2.3 Sample Custody . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-9

A5.0 ORGANIZATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-12

A6.0 EXCEPTIONS. CLARIFICATIONS. AND ASSUMPTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-12 A6.1 EXCEPTIONS TO DQO REQUIREMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-12 A6.2 CLARIFICATIONS AND ASSUMPTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-13

A7.0 DELIVERABLES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-14 A7.1 PROGRESS REPORTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i . . . . . . A-14 A7.2 FORMAT I REPORTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-14 A7.3 FORMAT I11 REPORTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-14

A8.0 CHANGE CONTROL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-15

A9.0 REFERENCES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A.16

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LIST OF TABLES FOR APPENDIX A

Table A-1: Tank S-107 Chemical, Radiological, and Physical Requirements . . . A-10 Table A-2: Tank S-107 Project Key Personnel List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-12

LIST OF FIGURES FOR APPENDIX A

Figure A-1: Solid Analysis Flowchart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-5 Figure A-2: Liquid Analysis Flowchart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-6 . Figure A-3: Sample Analysis and Reporting F1 owchart . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-7

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS FOR APPENDIX A

A C L S-107 DOE DQO DSC H H F IC ICP PNL RCRA RSST SAP TC P TGA TOC TWRS WHC

Analytical Chemistry Laboratory Tank 241-S-107 Department of Energy Data Quality Objective Di fferenti a1 Scanning Calori.metry Hydrostatic Head F l u i d - - I on Chromatography Inductively Coupled Plasma (atomic emission spectroscopy) Pacifi.c Northwest Laboratory Resource Conservation and Recovery Act o f 1976 Reactive System Screening Tool Sampling and Analysis Plan Tank Characterization Plan Thermogravimetri c Analysis Total Organic Carbon Tank Waste Remediation System Westinghouse Hanford Company

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A 1 .O INTRODUCTION

This Sampling and Analysis Plan (SAP) will ident i fy characterization objectives pertaining t o sample collection, h o t ce l l sample breakdown, and laboratory analytical evaluation and reporting requirements in accordance w i t h the Tank Safety Screening Data Qua7ity Objective (Babad and Redus 1994) and Interim Data Qua7ity Objectives for Waste Pretreatment and Vitrification (Kupfer e t a l . 1994); These Data Quality Objectives (DQOs) are described i n the Tank Characterization Plan (TCP) f o r tank 241-S-107 (S-107). The pretreatment DQO, a t the request of the Pretreatment Program, will have limited use in t h i s SAP ( r e fe r t o section A6.1).

A2.0 TANK STATUS AND SAMPLING INFORMATION

A2.1 TANK STATUS

As o f December 1994, single-shell tank S-107 i s ident i f ied as a low-heat load t a n k , t h a t i s passively vent i la ted, w i t h par t ia l interim isolat ion completed. I t s in tegr i ty i s categorized as sound. Tank S-107 contains 1,420 K1 (approximately 380 kgal), which i s equivalent t o a waste height of approximately 359 cm (141 in) of non-compl exed waste (Hanl on 1995).

A2.2 SAMPLING INFORMATION

Tank S-107 i s currently scheduled t o be core sampled. Three core samples shall be collected from r i s e r s 16 and 6 of the tank (two from the 12 inch r i s e r ) . The additional core sample i s being taken t o t e s t d i f fe ren t b i t recoveries for the core sampling truck. I f a d i f fe ren t r i s e r i s capable of meeting the in ten t of other requirements in the DQO, i t may be used i f the r i s e r number i s recorded and approved in writing i n advance by the sampling cognizant engineer. Risers used may be recorded on a permanent data sheet, o r recorded d i rec t ly i n a work package.

Based on current waste volume information, each o f the push-mode core samples i s expected t o consis t of seven 48 cm (19 in) segments, and one 13 cm (5 i n ) segment. I t should be noted t h a t the sampling objective is t o obtain a ver t ical p rof i le of the waste; therefore , more or l e s s segments may need t o be taken depending on the accuracy of the current waste volume records. For detailed information regarding the sampling a c t i v i t i e s , r e f e r t o work package WS-95-00049. These' documents contain operating procedures and the chain-of-custody records for this sampling event.

One f i e l d blank fo r this tank shall be obtained by f i l l i n g a sampler with deionized water. This f i e l d blank i s t o accompany the samples t o the. laboratory h o t c e l l . All collected samples shall be shipped t o the laboratory according t o procedure TO-080-090 ("Load/Transport Samp7e Cask(s)") . Core samples shall be transported t o the laboratory within three calendar days of each segment's removal from the tank.

Occasionally, hydrostatic head f lu id (HHF) w i t h lithium bromide (LiBr) may be used t o aid i n the col lect ion o f the core samples. If H H F i s used, Sampling Operations must s t a t e t h i s in the chain of custody form t h a t accompanies the sample t o the laboratory, and must also provide an H H F blank for the laboratory. The HHF blank shall consist of a container f i l l e d with H H F (with LiBr t r ace r ) 'from the same batch of H H F used during the sampling. I t shall be analyzed fo r Li (and Br if the L i not i f icat ion limit is exceeded) in order t o determine the concentration of the t r ace r a t the time

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the core was taken. Only one H H F blank per tank i s required. The HHF blank is required in addition t o the f i e l d / t r i p blank (sampler f i l l e d with water).

A3.0 LABORATORY SAMPLE RECEIPT AND ANALYSIS INSTRUCTIONS

A3.1 TANK-SPECIFIC ANALYTICAL PROCEDURES

Flowcharts depicting the general safety screening sample breakdown and analysis scheme are presented in Figures A-1, A-2, and, A-3. These s teps are described i n de ta i l t o provide the h o t ce l l and laboratory chemists w i t h guidance for the breakdown of the segments and may be al tered as appropriate by the performing laboratory. Several analyses l i s t e d i n Table A-1 require a 45 day reporting time, as noted. The 45-day reporting format, Format 111, i s explained i n Section A7.3.

As a precautionary measure, the Safety and Analysis Report for Packaging (SARP) has been reviewed for any safety issues involved w i t h transportation of S-107 core samples. For t ank S-107 core samples, the transport sample casks must be vented every 47 days t o re lease retained gas.

Any decisions, observations, o r deviations and ju s t i f i ca t ions made t o t h i s work plan or dur ing the sample breakdown shall be documented i n writing. These decisions and observations shal l also be reported in the data report . The reporting formats for analyses a re contained in Table A-1. A t t h i s time the plans for the second core from the 12 inch r i s e r have yet t o be decided. 'However, t h i s core is t o be extruded with the other two cores. A t the time of the extrusion, a decision regarding the purpose fo r t h i s core will be made, and will be subsequently noted i n the data report .

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Step 5

Step 6,

Receive core samples a t the laboratory i n accordance with approved procedures.

Conduct the following on the material from each extruded segment:

b

b

b

Perform a visual examination of the segment(s).

Record observations. sample in addition t o written documentation of pertinent descr ipt ive information such'as color, texture, homogeneity, and consistency.

Take color photographs and/or a videotape t o visual ly document the extruded core segments.

This may include a sketch of the extruded c o r e .

Is the segment 100% drainable l iquid?

Yes: Proceed t o Step 14 No: Proceed t o Step 4

Separate any drainable l i q u i d from the sol ids . Measure and record the volume. Retain drainable l i q u i d s for fur ther processing.

SOLIDS PATH

Divide each extruded core segment into half-segments.

Homogenize each ha1 f-segment using the appropriate, approved procedure.

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Step 7

Step 8

Step 9

Will a homogenization t e s t be performed?


NOTE: One homogenization t e s t , a t a minimum, should be used i f a homogenization t e s t i s t o be performed. Additional tests may be performed a t the laboratory's discret ion.

Conduct the homogenization t e s t by taking 1 t o 2 g .a l iquots from widely separated locations of the homogenized subsample. Conduct the homogenization t e s t in accordance w i t h Bell (1993).

Collect suf f ic ien t a1 iquo t s from each homogenized subsample t o perform the appropriate preparations and analyses l i s t e d i n Table A-1 i n duplicate.

NOTE: I f there i s an insuff ic ient amount of sample avai lable in any subsample t o perform a l l required analyses on the half-segment, notify the Tank Cognizant Engineer within one business day and fo l low the pr ior i t iza t ion of analyses given in Section A3.3.

Step 10 Remove a t l e a s t 20 mL and up t o 40 mL as the half-segment archive sample (Bratzel 1994).

Step 11 Combine half-segments proportional t o the sludge recovery of the segment t o build the sol id composite of the core.

Step 12 Remove 100 mL of the sol id composite as the Pretreatment so l id composite archive (Bratzel 1994).

Step 13 Remove 125 mL and 1000 mL of the sol id composite f o r process development work (see Section A6.2).

NOTE: I f insuf f ic ien t sample material is available t o provide an archive and a sample for process development of the s izes described, divide the material remaining a f t e r Step 11 i n t o equal portions ( i . e . , equal-sized portions for archive and process development work).

LIQUIDS PATH

Step 14 Closely inspect the l i q u i d sample for the presence and approximate volume of any potential organic layers. Does the sample contain any immiscible (potent ia l ly organic) layers?

Yes: Proceed t'o Step 15A No: Proceed t o Step 16

Step 15A Report any. vi sua1 l y observed ' immiscible (potenti a1 organic) 1 ayer immediately by the ear ly not i f icat ion system (Section A7.2).

Step 15B Separate and re ta in the potential organic layer for possible future analysis.

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Step 16

Step 17

Step 18

Step 19


' NOTE: Steps 16 through 22 shall be performed on the remaining (probable aqueous) l i q u i d layer only.

F i l t e r the remaining l iquid sample through a 0.45 micron f i l t e r .

Is there greater than 1 gram of sol id on the f i l t e r ?


Archive the so l ids fo r possible future analysis (Bratzel 1994).

Remove su f f i c i en t a1 iquots from the segment-level l iquid sample t o perform the appropriate analyses l i s t e d in Table A-1 in duplicate.

Step 20. Archive a t l e a s t 20 mL and u p t o 40 mL of the segment-level drainable l iquid as the segment-level l i q u i d archive (Bratzel 1994).

Step 21 Combine the segment-level l iquid proportional t o the l iqu id recovery of the segment t o build a ' l iqu id composite of the core.

Step 22

Step 23

Remove 100 mL of the l iquid composite as the Pretreatment l i q u i d composite archive (Bratzel 1994).

PRIMARY ANALYSIS PATH

Perform primary analyses as l i s t e d in Table A-1.

Step 24 Compare the primary analysis data with not i f icat ion l imi t s .

Step 25A Do the r e su l t s exceed the not i f icat ion limits (Table A-l)?

Yes: Proceed t o Step 25B. No: Proceed t o Step 28.

Step 25B Report r e su l t s exceeding the not i f icat ion l imi t s u s i n g Format I reporting del iverable requirements as l i s t e d in Section A7.2.

SECONDARY ANALYSIS PATH

Step 26 Perform secondary analyses according t o Table A-1.

Step 27A Do the secondary analyses exce'ed the not i f icat ion l imi t s?

Yes: Proceed t o Step 27B NO: Proceed t o Step 28

Step 278 Report r e su l t s exceeding the not i f icat ion limits using Format I reporting deliverable requirements as l i s t e d in Section A7.2.

Step 28 Report r e su l t s as l i s t e d in Section A7.0.

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Figure A-1 : Sol id Analysis F1 owchart

Step 10 Remove material for half-segment

archive.

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Step 9 Collect aliquots

from half-segment to perform

analyses listed in Table A-I.

Step 11 Combine half-

segments to build composite of the

core.

. Step 12 Step 13

material for 1000 mL of Pretreatment " material for

Remove 100 mL of Remove 125 mL &

solid composite process archive. development work.

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0 Step 14


Figure A-2 : Liquid Analysis F1 owchart

Step 15A Report

immediately using early notification

system.

YES Step 15B

Separate and retain potential organic layer.

Step 19 . Remove aliquots

from segment level liquids to

perform analyses listed in Table A-I.

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. Step 20 Archive

segment-level drainable liquid.

Step 21 Step 22 Combine segment Remove 100 mL level liquid to build of material for. composite of the Pretreatment

archive.

WHC-SD-WM-348, REV. 0

Figure A-3 : Sampl e Analysis and Reporti ng F1 owchart ANALYSES PATH

Step 23 Perform primary

analyses as listed in Table A-I.

Step 24 Compare primary analysis data with notification limits.

Step 258 Report primary analysis results using Format I deliverables.

1 Step 26

' Perform secondary

analyses as listed on Table A-I.

Step 27B Report secondary analysis results using Format I deliverables.

YES

Step 28 Report results as listed in Section

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A 3 . 2 I N S U F F I C I E N T SEGMENT RECOVERY

I f t h e amount of material recovered from core samples taken from tank S-107 i s insuf f ic ien t t o perform the analyses requested and t o permit a minimum 20 mL archive per segment, t he laboratory shal l not i fy the Tank Cognizant Engineer and the manager o f Analytical Services, Program Management and Integration, l isted in Table A-2, within one working day. A p r io r i t i za t ion of the analyses requested i n t h i s document i s given i n Section A3.3. Any analyses prescribed by this document, b u t n o t performed, shal l be ident i f ied in. t he appropriate d a t a report , w i t h j u s t i f i c a t i o n for non-performance.

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A 3 . 3 P R I O R I T I E S OF REQUESTED ANALYSES

Confirmation of p r io r i t i za t ion leve ls , or revision of sample breakdown procedures may be provided by the Characterization Program based upon t he sample recovery, readi ly observable physical property d is t inc t ions within the sample, and the requested breakdown procedures as provided in Section A3.1. The p r i o r i t y of an analysis i s specified by i t s designation' as a primary or secondary analysis . Further p r io r i t i za t ion wil l be determined by the program on a DQO basis.

A 4 . 0 S P E C I F I C ANALYTE, QUALITY ASSURANCEy AND DATA CRITERIA

A 4 . 1 S P E C I F I C METHODS AND ANALYSES

The analyses in Table A-1, t o be performed on the tank S-107 core samples, are based on t he safe ty screening DQO referenced in Section A1.O. The laboratory procedure . numbers, which sha l l be used for the analyses, are included in the tab le .

A 4 . 2 QUALITY ASSURANCE.

A 4 . 2 . 1 Laboratory Operations

The WHC 222-S Laboratory has a qua l i ty assurance program plan (Meznarich 1994) and a qua l i ty assurance project plan (Taylor 1993) t h a t shal l provide the primary direct ion for the qua l i ty assurance o f analyzing the waste tank core samples a t t he WHC 222-S Laboratory. Additionally, the Hanford Analytical Services Quality Assurance Plan ( D O E 1994), when implemented (currently scheduled for August 31, 1995), shal l be used as qual i t y assurance requirements.

Method-specific qua l i ty control Such as ca l ibra t ions and blanks a re a l so found in the analyt ical procedures. Sample qual i ty control (duplicates, spikes, standards) are ident i f ied in Table A-1. I f no c r i t e r i a are provided i n Table A-1, the performing 1 aboratory shal l perform t o i t s qual i t y assurance p l an (s) .

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Supervisor: Date of Sampl i ng:

Shipment No.:

A4.2.2 Sample Collection

Sample No. : Time of Sampling: Serial No.: .

Three core samples are t o be taken from tank S-107 and shipped t o the performing laboratory by Sampling Operations i n accordance w i t h the work package. That work package shall a l so i n i t i a t e the chain-of-custody f o r the samples. Approved sampling procedures and procedure TO-080-090 ("Load/Transport Sample Cask( s) ' I ) are t o be used during the sampling event. Samples shal l be ident i f ied by a unique number before being shipped t o the performing laboratory. The sampling team i s responsible f o r documenting any problems and procedural changes affect ing the va l id i ty of the sample i n a f i e l d notebook. Sampling Operations sha l l enter this information i n the comment sect ion of the chain-of-custody form f o r addition t o the data reports.

Sampl ing Operations should t ransport each segment co l l ected t o the performing laboratory within 1 working day of removing the segment from the tank, but must t ransport each segment w i t h i n 3 calendar days. The f i e l d blank and HHF blank shall each count as a segment. Sampling Operations is resp.onsible f o r verbally notifying the WHC 222-S Laboratory (373-2435) a t l e a s t 24 hours i n advance of an expected shipment.

A4.2.3 Sample Custody

The chain-of-custody form i s i n i t i a t e d by the sampling team a s described i n the work package. Core samples a re shipped i n a cask and sealed w i t h a Waste Tank Sample Seal.

The sealed and label led samples a re shipped t o the laboratory along w i t h the chain-of-custody form. The receipt and control of samples i n the WHC 222-S Laboratory a re described i n 1 aboratory procedure LO-090-101.

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Tab1 e A - 1 : Tank S-107 Chemical , Radi 01 ogi cal , and Physi cal Analytical Requi rements

1 Project Name S-107 Push Mode Core Sample Plan Number WHCSD-WM-TP-348. REV. 0

I PROGRAM I PROGRAM CONTACTS A. Safety Screening Safety Screening E. J. Lipke

TWRS J. Jo

SOLID ANALYSES COMMENTS REPORTING LEVELS

iomogenization Test - Per Laboratory Discretion FORMAT I Early Notify 'ield Blank - Required FORMAT I1 Process Control -lot Cell Blank - Not Required FORMAT 111 Safety Screening -lHF Blank - Required FORMAT IV Waste Management

FORMAT V RCRA Compliance FORMAT VI SDecial

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fo r a I ea smpl I l/mtoc I ea PB I ea AB 1 * I O I 90-110 I pCi/g I > 41 I unknown ~ h 1 1 1

'% SEG SLDG-% segment, sludge 'd-direct, f-fusion, a-acid, w-water 3PR-precision, AC-accuracy, eaeach, smpl-sample, DUP-duplicate, SPWMSD-spike and matrix spike duplicate, AB-analytical batch, PB-preparation batch, NIA-not applicable, mtrx-matrix 'Units for notification limits and expected range are those listed in the "units" column. 'Dry weight basis. 'Tracer or carrier may be used in place of a spike and results corrected for recovery. 'Either serial dilutions or matrix spikes will be performed. 'These analyses required if DSC exceeds notification limits. The RSST method, yet to be proceduralized, may be found in WHC-SD-WM-TP-104. 'Performed only if total alpha exceeds notification limit. "Performed only if Li exceeds notification limit.

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Project Name Plan Number IWHCSD-WM-TP-348, REV. 0

IS-107 Push Mode Core Sample

PROGRAM PROGRAM CONTACTS A. Safely Screening Safely Screening E. J. Lipke

NVRS J. Jo

Tab1 e A - 1 : Tank S-107 Chemical , Radi ol ogi ca l , and Physical A n a l y t i c a l Requi rements I

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COMMENTS REPORTING LEVELS Homogenization Test - Per Laboratory Discretion FORMAT I Early Notify Field Blank - Required FORMAT II Process Control Hot Cell Blank - Not Required FORMAT 111 Safely Screening HHF Blank - Required FORMAT IV Waste Management

FORMAT V RCRA Compliance FORMAT VI Special

'S-LEV LIQ-liquid taken from the segment level, FB-field blank 'd-direct, f-fusion, a-acid, w-water 3PR-precision, AC-accuracy, eaeach, smpl-sample, DUP-duplicate, SPWMSD-spike and matrix spike duplicate, AB-analytical batch, PB-preparation blank, NIA-not applicable, mtrx-matrix 4Units for notification limits and expected range are those listed in the "units" column. 5Dry weight basis. 6Direct liquid samples may be diluted in acid or water to adjust to proper sample size andlor pH. 'Either serial dilutions or matrix spikes will be performed. 'These analyses required if DSC exceeds notification limits. The RSST method, yet to be proceduralized, may be found in WHC-SD-WM-TP-104. 'Performed only if Li exceeds notification limit. "Converted from pgIg limit assuming a liquid density of 1 .O gImL. ''If the chain of custody form indicates that HHF fluid with LiBr tracer was used to obtain the segment, Li analysis is to be performed on that segment.

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A5.0 ORGANIZATION

Indiv idua l ' J . Jo

E . J . Lipke

J . T. Slankas East Tank Farm

Operations S h i f t Manager

The organization and responsibi l i ty of key personnel involved w i t h this tank S-107 characterization project a re l i s t e d i n Table A-2.

Organization Responsi b i 1 i t y TWRS Characterization

Plans & Reports WHC Safety Program

Pretreatment Program Tank Farm Operations

Tank S-107 Tank Characterization P1 an Cognizant Engineer

Safety Screening Point of Contact

Pretreatment Point of Contact 200 East Tank Farm Point of Contact

i f Action Limit i s Exceeded (373-2689)

A6.0 EXCEPTIONSy CLARIFICATIONSy AND ASSUMPTIONS

A6.1 EXCEPTIONS TO DQO REQUIREMENTS

In the safe ty screening DQO, i t is specified t h a t cyanide analyses a re t o be r u n on a quarter-segment level and t h a t the not i f icat ion limit f o r the DSC analysis is 125 cal/g (523 J /g ) . The revised ferrocyanide DQO (Meacham e t a l . 1994) has changed the requirements such t h a t the cyanide analysis i s now t o be run on a half-segment level and the DSC not i f ica t ion l imi t is 115 cal/g (dry weight bas i s ) . The next revision t o the safety screening DQO will incorporate this change. Therefore, although this Sampling and Analysis Plan uses th-e current safety screening DQO, this plan specif ies t h a t cyanide i s t o be run on a half-segment basis and t h a t no t i f ica t ion sha l l be made i f t he DSC value exceeds 481 J/g dry weight basis (115 cal/g) .

In the pretreatment DQO, a wide array o f analyses has been requested. However, i t has been determined by the Pretreatment Program t h a t a l l of these analyses a re not necessary f o r these samples. I f necessary, the Pretr.eatment Program will personally contact t he 1 aboratory t o run analyses on the archived composite samples. Therefore, the pretreatment Program has directed t h a t only a 125 mL composite so l id sample f o r process development and a 100 mL composite sample f o r archive sha l l be obtained from this sampling event (Slankas 1995). In addition, the Pretreatment Program spec i f ica l ly requested a 1000 mL composite sol id sample from tank S-107.

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A6.2 CLARIFICATIONS AND ASSUMPTIONS

A number of c l a r i f i c a t i o n s and assumptions r e l a t ing t o the not i f ica t ion limits or decision thresholds ident i f ied i n the applicable DQO e f f o r t s need t o be made w i t h respect t o t he analyses i n Table A-1.

F Any exotherm ( in J/g o r cal/g) determined by DSC must be reported on a dry weight basis as shown i n equation (1) using the'weight percent water determined from thermogravimetric analysis.

Each of these issues a re discussed below.

Ekotherm (dry wi) = [exotherm (wet wt) x 1001 (100 - % water)

NOTE: I f there i s greater than 90 percent water i n a sample, converting t o a dry weight basis may lead t o a la rge e r r o r i n the DSC value. However, t he conversion is s t i l l required.

F The safety screening DQO (Babad and Redus 1994) requires t h a t additional analyses be performed i f t o t a l alpha a c t i v i t y measures greater than 1 g/L. Total .alpha i s measured i n pCi/g r a the r than g/L. To convert the not i f ica t ion l imit f o r t o t a l alpha in to a number more readily usable by the laboratory, i t was assumed t h a t a l l alpha decay or iginates from Pu-239. The not i f icat ion limit may then be calculated as shown i n equation. ( 2 ) :

mL 0.0615 Ci 10' pCi 61.5 - pCi [ ? ) [ ~ ~ 3 ~ ~ ) [ d e ~ s i t y ~ ] [ 1 g ] ( 1 Ci ] = density g

NOTE: I f a density of 1 .5 g/mL i s assumed f o r so l id material , t h e noti.fication l imit becomes 41 pCi/g.

F The safe ty screening DQO, upon wh.ich some of the analyses i n Table A-1 a r e based, does not s u f f i c i e n t l y address the analyses of any drainable l i q u i d present. In order t o characterize the tank waste adequately, a l l analyses performed on the so l id s f o r the safety screening DQO, w i t h the exception of t o t a l alpha analyses, shal l a lso be performed on any drainable l i q u i d s and on the f i e ld blank.

F The Pretreatment Program has requested 125 mL and 1000 mL of the so l id composite material f o r process development work. A t e s t plan (Lumetta and Rapko 1994; Temer 1994) will be us.ed t o guide this process development work. Since the Characterization Program is responsible for the taking of tank samples, the Characterization Program will need t o approve the tes t plan. T h i s approval will not only ensure t h a t t he DQO process has been used i n the generation of the tes t plan and t h a t there i s j u s t i f i c a t i o n f o r the samples, b u t a lso t h a t t he f a c i l i t y receiving the samples is i n an adequate position t o handle r'adioactive material. A t such time t h a t t he tes t plan is approved by the Characterization'Program, the Characterization Program will d i r e c t the performing laboratory, via a l e t te r o f instruct ion, t o allow shipment of the sample material' t o t he Process Chemistry section of PNL.

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F None of the DQO e f fo r t s , upon which the analyses i n Table A-1 a re based, address the analyses performed on the f i e l d blank. To adequately determine i f contam'ination of the sample material has occurred, the f i e l d blank shall be analyzed for those primary analyses done on the segment-level l i q u i d .

A7.0 DELIVERABLES

All analyses of t a n k S-107 waste material shall be reported as Format I and/or I11 as indicated i n Table A-1. Additional information regarding reporting formats i s given i n "Revised Interim Tank Characterization Plan Guidance" (Schreiber 1994a).

A 7 . 1 PROGRESS REPORTS

Each laboratory performing analyses on t a n k S-107 waste material from t h i s core sampl ing project shal l provide monthly s t a tus reports t o the Charac,terization Program. This report shal l contain 1) a summary of the a c t i v i t i e s on the analysis of t a n k S-107, 2 ) preliminary r e su l t s t o the program, and 3) schedule and cost information on a DQO basis.

Monthly and accumulative costs will be compared t o the base as p a r t of the progress report . Monthly variances greater than 10% o r $10,000, and accumulative variances greater t h a n $50,000 from the estimated costs o r schedule must be explained in the report .

1. budgeted cost of work*scheduled 2. 3.

Cost reporting shall consist of the following:

monthly cost (actual cost of work performed). year-to-date costs (actual cost of work performed)

Schedule reporting shall consist of the following:

1. monthly schedule 2. year-to-date schedul e

A 7 . 2 FORMAT I REPORTING

Table A-1 contains the not i f icat ion l imi t s for each analyte. Any r e su l t s exceeding t h e i r no t i f ica t ion l imi t s shall be reported by ca l l ing the East Tank Farm Operations Sh i f t Manager at.373-2689 and the Characterization Program Office. T h i s verbal no t i f ica t ion must be followed w i t h i n 1 working day by writ ten communication, documenting the observations t o Characterization P1 ans and Reports, Characterization Program Office, Safety Screening Representative, and Process Control (Schreiber 1995). Additional analyses for ver i f icat ion purposes may be contracted between the performing laboratory and the contacts above by a revision t o this document, , . or by a l e t t e r of instruct ion.

A7.3 FORMAT I11 REPORTING

A Format I11 report , containing the r e su l t s of the primary safety screening analyses shal l be issued t o the Safety Screening Representative, Characterization P1 ans and Reports, Characterization' Program Office, Los Alamos Technical Associates, Tank Characterization Resource Center, Tank Characterization Database, and Process Control

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(Schreiber 1995) within 45 days of receipt o f the l a s t segment of the l a s t core sample a t the laboratory loading dock. The DSC and TGA scans have been requested due t o the in te rpre t ive nature of the analysis. I f analyses for the safe ty screening secondary analytes are required, these results shal l be provided w i t h i n 90 days o f rece ip t of the las t segment of t h e l a s t core sample a t the laboratory loading dock. No calibration d a t a are requested for these reports . Detailed information regarding the contents of t h i s reporting format a re given i n Schreiber (1994a).

A 8 . 0 CHANGE CONTROL

Under ce r t a in c i rcumstances , i t may become necessary for the performing laboratory t o make decisions concerning a sample without review o f t he data by the customer. These changes shal l be documented through the use of internal character izat ion change notices or analytical deviation reports for minor low-impact changes and documented i n applicable laboratory records. A l l s i gn i f i can t changes (such as changes in scope) shal l be documented by Characterization Plans & Reports via an Engineering Change Notice t o t h i s p l an. A1 1 changes shal l a1 so be cl ear ly .documented in the f ina l data package.

Additional analysis of sample material-from t h i s character izat ion project a t the request of the Characterization Program shall be performed according t o a revision o f t h i s p lan .

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A9.0 REFERENCES

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