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EXPERIENCES IN THE D&D OF THE EBWR REACTOR COMPLEX
AT ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY
S.K. Bhattacharyya, L.E. Boing and C.R. Fellhauer
Argonne National Laboratory
Technology Development Division
The Experimental Boiling Water Reactor (EBWR) was designed in the early 1950's
as a prototype Boiling Water Reactor. It was constructed at the Argonne National
Laboratory (ANL) East site near Chicago over a 19-month period and went critical in
December 1957. It was a complete power producing unit, initially operated at 20 MWt, but
eventually upgraded to operate at 100 MWt. A number of experimental cores were
constructed and many features of BWR systems were investigated during the operating
lifetime of the reactor plant. The EBWR reactor operations were terminated in July 1967
and the facility was placed in a dry lay-up condition, under a surveillance and maintenance
mode for 19 years before the D&D project was funded and initiated.
The actual D&D work was planned out into four phases:
Phase I: Final Planning and Preparations for D&D
Phase II: Removal of Reactor Systems
Phase IlIl: Removal of Reactor Vessel Complex
Phase IV: Final Decontamination and Project Close-Out
In the course of the D&D work, a detailed review of available cutting methods was
made and the appropriateness of the methods to the specific applications determined. The
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Bhattacharyya, S. K.; Boing, L. E. & Fellhauer, C. R. Experiences in the D&D of the EBWR reactor complex at Argonne National Laboratory, article, February 1, 1995; Illinois. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc724567/m1/3/: accessed April 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.