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Hot cell studies of tritium removal from and dissolution of an irradiated thoria fuel

Description: Tritium removal and dissolution studies on an irradiated thoria-based fuel were conducted in the High Level Caves at the Savannah River Laboratory (SRL). The objectives of these studies were to define the effects of key process-related parameters on tritium evolution and subsequent dissolution. The test program at SRL determined the effects on tritium removal of particle size, heating temperature, oxidation, and agitation. ThO/sub 2//UO/sub 2/ (95%/5%) fuel from the Elk River Reactor, irradiate… more
Date: January 1, 1980
Creator: Pickett, J.B.
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Preparation of curium-americium oxide microspheres by resin-bead loading

Description: Resin-bead loading and calcination techniques have been used to produce all curium and americium oxide feed material (about 2.2 kg) for HFIR targets since 1971. The process based on Dowex 50W resin has progressed from a series of test runs, through special production runs, into routine production in permanent equipment beginning in 1975. Key attributes of this process are its reliability, high yields, and ease of operation. The process is suited for remote operation in hot cells. Yields approac… more
Date: January 1, 1980
Creator: Chattin, F. R.; Benker, D. E.; Lloyd, M. H.; Orr, P. B.; Ross, R. G. & Wiggins, J. T.
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Consolidated fuel-reprocessing program. Progress report, April 1-June 30, 1982

Description: Highlights of progress accomplished during the quarter ending June 30, 1982 are summarized. Discussion is presented under the headings: Process development; Laboratory R and D; Engineering research; Engineering systems; Integrated equipment test facility operation; Instrument development; and HTGR fuel reprocessing.
Date: September 1, 1982
Creator: Burch, W D
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Los Alamos upgrade in metallographic capabilities

Description: The Los Alamos Wing 9 Hot Cell Facility is in the process of upgrading their metallographic sample preparation and examination capability. The present capability to grind, polish and etch samples from reactor fuels and materials has been in operation for 18 years. Macro photography and alpha and beta-gamma autoradiography are an important part of this capability. Some of the fast breeder reactor experiments have contained sodium as a coolant. Therefore, the capability to distill sodium from som… more
Date: January 1, 1985
Creator: Ledbetter, J. M.; Dowler, K. E. & Cook, J. H.
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Neutron radiography at the NRAD facility

Description: The NRAD facility uses a 150 kW TRIGA reactor as a source of neutrons and is integrated with a hot cell such that highly radioactive specimens can be radiographed without removing them from the hot cell environment. A second beam tube is located in a separate shielded addition to HFEF and permits neutron radiography of irradiated or unirradiated specimens without subjecting them to the alpha-contaminated hot cell environment. Both beams are optimized for neutron radiography of highly radioactiv… more
Date: January 1, 1984
Creator: McClellan, G.C. & Richards, W.J.
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A versatile apparatus for studying irradiated fuel behavior

Description: A computer-controlled furnace system in the Alpha-Gamma Hot Cell Facility (ACHCF) at the Argonne National Laboratory in Illinois is being used to investigate the behavior of irradiated fuel materials under a variety of thermal conditions. The Fuel Behavior Test Apparatus (FBTA) is capable of accurate specimen temperature control over extended periods at temperatures up to {approximately}1000{degree}C, with short-term capability up to 1600{degree}C. The principal current use of the FBTA is to st… more
Date: September 1, 1989
Creator: Tsai, Hanchung.
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Innovations in Los Alamos alpha box design

Description: Destructive examinations of irradiated fuel pins containing plutonium fuel must be performed in shielded hot cells with strict provisions for containing the plutonium. Alpha boxes provide containment for the plutonium, toxic fission products, and other hazardous highly radioactive materials. The alpha box contains windows for viewing and a variety of transfer systems specially designed to allow transfers in and out of the alpha box without spread of the hazardous materials that are contained in… more
Date: January 1, 1985
Creator: Ledbetter, J. M.; Dowler, K. E. & Cook, J. H.
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Hot-cell design considerations for interfacing eddy-current systems

Description: The Hot Fuel Examination Facility/North conducts remote eddy-current examination of irradiated fuel elements. Applications include cladding breach detection and irradiation-induced ferrite examination. The seccussful use of remote eddy-current techniques is achieved by applying basic test parameters and interfacing considerations. These include impedance matching, operating frequency, and feedthrough considerations.
Date: January 1, 1985
Creator: Franklin, E. M.; Webb, J. P. & Larson, J. M.
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Shielded cells transfer automation

Description: Nuclear waste from shielded cells is removed, packaged, and transferred manually in many nuclear facilities. Radiation exposure is absorbed by operators during these operations and limited only through procedural controls. Technological advances in automation using robotics have allowed a production waste removal operation to be automated to reduce radiation exposure. The robotic system bags waste containers out of glove box and transfers them to a shielded container. Operators control the syst… more
Date: January 1, 1984
Creator: Fisher, J J
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Remote equipment technology. Final report for GFY 1880

Description: An interactive graphics terminal and a desk-top computer were utilized to perform a Computer Aided Remote Maintenance simulation of a hypothetical equipment item. The equipment item included an electrical connection, hydraulic fitting, and simple bolt pattern which were maintained by remote manipulators during the simulation. These remote maintenance operations demonstrated that the Computer Aided Remote Maintenance simulation technology could be extended to complex equipment items. As a result… more
Date: September 1, 1980
Creator: Wadekamper, D. C.
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Design features of the laboratory-scale radiochemical immobilization system

Description: Under the High-Level Waste Immobilization Program, the Pacific Northwest Laboratory (PNL) is studying various ways to solidify high-level nuclear wastes. A variety of waste forms and processes are being investigated, with the most highly developed process being spray calcination coupled with in-can melting. This report describes a remote laboratory-scale system that was designed for the purpose of investigating the effects of different operating conditions and waste compositions on the product … more
Date: May 1, 1980
Creator: Hanson, M.S.; Knox, C.A. & Berger, D.N.
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Radioactive hot-cell access-hole decontamination machine

Description: A radioactive hot cell access hole decontamination machine is disclosed. A mobile housing has an opening large enough to encircle the access hole and has a shielding door, with a door opening and closing mechanism, for uncovering and covering the opening. The housing contains a shaft which has an apparatus for rotating the shaft and a device for independently translating the shaft from the housing through the opening and access hole into the hot cell chamber. A properly sized cylindrical pig co… more
Date: April 6, 1981
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Apparatus for dynamic measurement of gases released from materials heated under programmed temperature-time control

Description: This apparatus, a prototype of one being constructed for hotcell examination of irradiated nuclear materials, measures dynamic release rates and integrated volumes of individual gases from materials heated under controlled temperature-time programs. It consists of an inductively heated vacuum furnace connected to a quadrupole mass spectrometer. A computerized control system with data acquisition provides scanning rates down to 1s and on-line tabular and graphic displays. Heating rates are up to… more
Date: April 1, 1982
Creator: Early, J.W. & Abernathey, R.M.
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Investigation report of the release of strontium-90 from the Building 3517 Cell Ventilation Improvements construction site on November 29, 1985

Description: This Type B Investigative Report provides an evaluation of all relevant events and activities that led to, were an integral part of, and subsequently resulted from ORNL's November-December 1985 strontium-90 release incident. The impacts were evaluated in terms of radiological doses to ORNL and Rust employees associated with the incident, ORGDP employees who consumed potable water potentially impacted by the incident, and Kingston, Tennessee, residents who also consumed potable water potentially… more
Date: January 21, 1986
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Experimental studies of actinides in molten salts

Description: This review stresses techniques used in studies of molten salts containing multigram amounts of actinides exhibiting intense alpha activity but little or no penetrating gamma radiation. The preponderance of studies have used halides because oxygen-containing actinide compounds (other than oxides) are generally unstable at high temperatures. Topics discussed here include special enclosures, materials problems, preparation and purification of actinide elements and compounds, and measurements of v… more
Date: June 1, 1985
Creator: Reavis, J.G.
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Design features of the radioactive Liquid-Fed Ceramic Melter system

Description: During 1983, the Pacific Northwest Laboratory (PNL), at the request of the Department of Energy (DOE), undertook a program with the principal objective of testing the Liquid-Fed Ceramic Melter (LFCM) process in actual radioactive operations. This activity, termed the Radioactive LFCM (RLFCM) Operations is being conducted in existing shielded hot-cell facilities in B-Cell of the 324 Building, 300 Area, located at Hanford, Washington. This report summarizes the design features of the RLFCM system… more
Date: June 1, 1985
Creator: Holton, L.K. Jr. (comp.)
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324 and 325 Building Hot Cell Cleanout Program: Air lock cover block refurbishment

Description: The high-density concrete cover blocks shielding the pipe trench in the hot-cell air lock of the 324 Building Radiochemical Engineering Cells had accumulated fixed radioactivity ranging from 1100 to 22, 000 mrad/hr. A corresponding increase in the radiation exposure to personnel entering the air lock, together with ALARA concerns, led to the removal of the contaminated concrete surface with a hydraulic spaller and the emplacement of a stainless steel covering over a layer of grout. The resultan… more
Date: May 1, 1989
Creator: Katayama, Y.B.; Holton, L.K. Jr. & Gale, R.M.
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Remote waste handling at the Hot Fuel Examination Facility

Description: Radioactive solid wastes, some of which are combustible, are generated during disassembly and examination of irradiated fast-reactor fuel and material experiments at the Hot Fuel Examination Facility (HFEF). These wastes are remotely segregated and packaged in doubly contained, high-integrity, clean, retrievable waste packages for shipment to the Radioactive Waste Management Complex (RWMC) at the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory (INEL). This paper describes the equipment and techniques use… more
Date: January 1, 1982
Creator: Vaughn, M.E.
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Field maintenance of radiation-shielding windows at HFEF

Description: The achievement of excellent viewing through hot-cell shielding windows does not occur by chance. Instead, it requires a well planned and executed program of field maintenance. The lack of such a program is a major factor when a hot-cell facility has poor window viewing. At HFEF, all preventive maintenance is performed by one group of trained technical-support personnel under the immediate direction of a Systems Engineer, who has responsibility for the shielding windows. Window maintenance is p… more
Date: January 1, 1983
Creator: Tobias, D.A.
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Placement of the radiochemical processing plant at Oak Ridge National Laboratory into a safe standby condition

Description: Extensive upgrade, cleanup, and decontamination efforts are being conducted for appropriate areas in the Radiochemical Processing Plant (RPP) with the goal of achieving ''safe standby'' condition by the end of FY 1989. The ventilation system must maintain containment; thus, it is being upgraded via demolition and replacement of marginally adequate ductwork, fans, and control systems. Areas that are being decontaminated and stripped of various services (e.g., piping, ductwork, and process tanks)… more
Date: January 1, 1986
Creator: Holladay, D. W.; Bopp, C. D.; Farmer, A. J.; Johnson, J. K.; Miller, C. H.; Powers, B. A. et al.
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Foam process for application of decontamination agents

Description: This paper presents the results and observations of a study performed by the authors to parametrically evaluate the performance characteristics of a foam process for application of decontamination agents. The initial tests were established to assess foam quality. Subsequent tests determined the ability of the foam as a carrier of chemical systems, and established system operating parameters. The technique was then applied in an actual decontamination task to verify effectiveness of these establ… more
Date: January 1, 1982
Creator: Harris, J. M.; Miller, J. R.; Frazier, R. S. & Walter, J. H.
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Remote maintenance in nuclear fuel reprocessing

Description: Remote maintenance techniques applied in large-scale nuclear fuel reprocessing plants are reviewed with particular attention to the three major maintenance philosophy groupings: contact, remote crane canyon, and remote/contact. Examples are given, and the relative success of each type is discussed. Probable future directions for large-scale reprocessing plant maintenance are described along with advanced manipulation systems for application in the plants. The remote maintenance development prog… more
Date: January 1, 1985
Creator: Herndon, J.N.
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