Hot canyon crane operating problems and equipment failures: F-Canyon Reprocessing Facility, Savannah River Plant

Technical Report · Sat Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 1986

OSTI ID:6908697

Durant, W S; Galloway, W D

A compilation of operating problems and equipment failures affecting the operability and safety of the hot canyon crane in the Savannah River Plant F-Canyon Fuel Reprocessing Facility is presented. These data have been collected over the 30-year operation of the facility. Data have been sorted by crane component or operating problem to facilitate usage. A brief description of the crane and the data bank from which the information was sorted is also included. At no time have the operating problems or equipment failures listed in this report resulted in serious injury to operating personnel. 6 refs., 1 fig., 3 tabs.

• Research Organization: Du Pont de Nemours (E.I.) and Co., Aiken, SC (USA). Savannah River Lab.
• DOE Contract Number: AC09-76SR00001
• OSTI ID: 6908697
• Report Number(s): DP-1718; ON: DE87005569
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Portions of this document are illegible in microfiche products. Original copy available until stock is exhausted
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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