Noble gas migration in auxiliary buildings

Conference · Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1989 · ASHRAE Transactions (American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers); (USA)

OSTI ID:5785350

Bhasin, D ^[1]; Lagus, P L ^[2]; Adams, W ^[3]

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1. Arizona Nuclear Power Plant, AZ (US)
2. S-Cubed (US)
3. Sargeant and Lundy (US)

This paper discusses the steps taken by the Engineering Department of the Arizona Nuclear Power Project (ANPP) to identify and resolve the migration of noble gases within the auxiliary buildings of Palo Verde nuclear generating station (PVNGS). As a result of HVAC design evaluation, tracer gas testing, and computer model analysis, areas of the buildings with potential for noble gas migration were identified. On the basis of these identifications, retrofit work is proceeding to reduce or eliminate noble gas migration.

• OSTI ID: 5785350
• Report Number(s): CONF-890609-; CODEN: ASHTA; TRN: 91-014221
• Journal Information: ASHRAE Transactions (American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers); (USA), Vol. 95, Part 2; Conference: 1989 ASHRAE annual meeting, Vancouver (Canada), 25-28 Jun 1989; ISSN 0001-2505
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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