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golsen
Social climber
kennewick, wa
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Jun 16, 2011 - 08:15pm PT
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Some of you guys are real craftsmen and women and have a lot to be proud of. Not much craft work from me on this proejct but its big! I am the project manager for construction of everything in the picture but the two big concrete buildings that dont have roofs on the right. It is the worlds largest radiochemical processing facility, designed to cleanup 56 million gallons of radioactive waste at Hanford, WA leftover from the cold war.
This is one of the world's largest nuclear waste vitrification melters, I have two of them in my facility to turn radioactive waste into glass logs at the rate of 30 metric tons per day. This puppy is about the size of a big 2 car garage and when finally assembled will weigh 600,000 lbs without the glass.
I will be glad when we get this thing built (2015) and processing that waste.
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survival
Big Wall climber
A Token of My Extreme
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 16, 2011 - 08:25pm PT
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wow !
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healyje
Trad climber
Portland, Oregon
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Jun 16, 2011 - 08:42pm PT
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Glad to see that puppy is ontrack for vitrifying - can't start soon enough. Where will the blocks / cylinders go afterwords?
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golsen
Social climber
kennewick, wa
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Jun 16, 2011 - 09:24pm PT
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Healyje,
the High Level Waste was slated for Yucca Mtn; however, that was stopped. A "Blue Ribbon Commission" will have a draft report out this fall with their recommendations then the gnashing of teeth can begin.
The Low Level Glass which the melter above will process is by far the largest quantity and will be stored at the Hanford Site in a specially constructed landfill. Once the waste is vitrified, the potential for leaching and or transport into the environment is almost non-existent.
Despite the politics of where the vitrified waste will be stored, it is way more desirable than having the 56 million gallons in liquid form as it currently sits.
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healyje
Trad climber
Portland, Oregon
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Jun 16, 2011 - 09:26pm PT
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I'm with you there. Glass is good.
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BBA
climber
OF
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Jun 18, 2011 - 04:55pm PT
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A walkway, not on the scale of Yucca Mountain. A month ago after getting the hard work done.
A month later.
Detail.
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golsen
Social climber
kennewick, wa
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Jun 18, 2011 - 07:17pm PT
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Nice. Did you dye the aggregate afterwards then?
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phylp
Trad climber
Millbrae, CA
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Jun 18, 2011 - 08:36pm PT
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Golsen, your project is amazing. There are some very large projects reported in this thread, but I think you might be the current leader!
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o-man
Social climber
Paia,Maui,HI
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Jun 18, 2011 - 09:36pm PT
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I put this together about a year ago.
Click Here for the full story
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golsen
Social climber
kennewick, wa
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Jun 18, 2011 - 10:13pm PT
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Golsen, your project is amazing. There are some very large projects reported in this thread, but I think you might be the current leader!
Thanks, but its a dubious distinction as it is taxpayer $. But the intent is good. We do our best. I for one believe that we will be successful but not without many future challenges, including getting this large of a plant started.
Also, the craftsmanship I use is more along the lines of technical and contract knowledge, respect, politics and if all else fails, kickin some ass.
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BBA
climber
OF
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Jun 18, 2011 - 11:04pm PT
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Golsen - For the walkway I used stones from the local landscape purveyor and set them one at a time in wet mortar. The next project I try will be using dry mortar/concrete, but here in the Portland area it's hard to get enough dry days to use that technique. The stones as photographed are their real color, Montana Rainbow river pebbles and Mexican beach blacks. No dying was done. One has to do a bit of sorting and washing of stones to segregate them by color. The edging is cheap leftover rock slices they sell in bits and pieces set vertically in concrete. The dividing lines are old tiles cut and embedded edge up in concrete. It follows the Chinese tradition of using what's available (and, therefore, cheap). It's a slow process.
I took the finished pictures today while it was raining, and the rain brings out the colors. It isn't cheating to do that, because here it seems to rain for months at a time so I get to see the rich colors alot. Been up here not even three years, still miss sunny Petaluma. Lots of fun playing with rocks on the patio in the rain.
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Jun 19, 2011 - 09:49am PT
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A little more progress.
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johnr9q
Sport climber
Sacramento, Ca
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Jun 19, 2011 - 11:09am PT
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I built the camper displayed with the following features. I am into rock climbing and I do need to go, and often do, into areas where 4 wheel drive would be nice but 99% of my travel is on high speed pavement so am happy with the 2WD and a winch, which has come in handy more than once) I wanted a dual purpose vehicle. So I built an aluminum flatbed for my truck. I made the flatbed sit at the same elevation as the original PU bed because I didn't want to lose the height required of a standard flatbed by sitting above the rear wheels so I made wheel wells that extend up into the flat bed so technically it isn't totally flat but works well. I made corresponding clearance areas in the camper to accommodate the wheel wells. When I put the camper on the truck, I have to not only slide it in but I also need to lift the camper about 5" to get it over the wheel wells. When I have the camper off I have stake sides which go on the flat bed. I can convert the truck from a flatbed pickup to a camper in less than 30 minutes. I have a cable hoist system I designed for my garage that lifts the camper off and on. I wanted solid sides not fabric and easily openable glass windows so designed the folding panels you can see in the erected position in the pictures. I also wanted a larger dinette so designed the slideout you can see in the pics. The slideout and the top all go up with electro/mechanical actuators. The unit is fully self contained with toilet (self contained), shower (The toilet and shower are in a 32" X 32" room and the toilet slides into the wall to make the shower very roomy) I have a stove and 3 way frig. I have one fresh water tank installed in the RV and another fresh water tank and a grey water tank installed under the flatbed. Total fresh water capacity is 60 gal and grey water is 15 gal. I have a solar panel on the top also. By building a camper that fits on a flatbed there is much more room for placing all the interior components. I completed the camper a few months ago and it has been operating nicely.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Jun 21, 2011 - 11:01pm PT
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Had to find a project to keep JustTheMaid off the rock for a couple of days
so her shoulder can heal.
La piece de resistance as viewed against the light - serious artistry:
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Jun 21, 2011 - 11:05pm PT
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Purty. What type of joinery?
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Jun 22, 2011 - 12:31am PT
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HaHaHa, it looks like we're gonna stay after class and write on the black
board for a while. Yes, mortise and tenon, though it can be tough on the tendons.
Look closely at the first two pics and you'll see all the details. :-)
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Gal
Trad climber
a semi lucid consciousness
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Jun 22, 2011 - 01:18am PT
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I'm in awe of everything I've seen!!!!!!
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guido
Trad climber
Santa Cruz/New Zealand/South Pacific
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Jun 29, 2011 - 09:49pm PT
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Just a little "maintenance" on our Barient 35 primary winches on the old bateau. I cheat each time and keep a copy of the blown-up schematic on hand for reference. Have to strip these down every two years.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Jun 29, 2011 - 09:58pm PT
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Guido,
Are the contents of that bottle key to the dismantling?
And, wow, nothing but the best for our Guido, eh? I can't imagine those
Barients ever need anything but grease.
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