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Title: Use of a cutting and cleaning system at the West Valley Demonstration Project, March 1985-January 1986

Abstract

This report describes the use of a commercially available ultra high pressure water cutting an cleaning system at the West Valley Demonstration Project (WVDP) Facility. This system, known as the Ultra High Pressure System (UHP), has been successfully used at the WVDP in such applications as removing concrete from the internals of a cement mixer drum, cutting conventional and high density concrete in both clean and radioactively contaminated areas of the Facility and underwater cutting of aluminum canisters previously used for storage of spent nuclear fuel assemblies. The advantages of the system include savings in manpower, reduction in radiation exposure, adaptability to remote operations, and no structural damage to surrounding materials. This report describes the equipment associated with the UHP System and the cost expected for the capital equipment, consumable materials and special tooling. Details of the various cutting and cleaning operations performed at the WVDP are provided as well as a list of future projects.

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Nuclear Fuel Services, Inc., West Valley, NY (USA)
OSTI Identifier:
5779508
Report Number(s):
DOE/NE/44139-8
ON: DE86012253
DOE Contract Number:  
AC07-81NE44139
Resource Type:
Technical Report
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
Subject:
12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES; DECONTAMINATION; TOOLS; COST; JETS; SURFACE CONTAMINATION; CLEANING; CONTAMINATION; 052001* - Nuclear Fuels- Waste Processing

Citation Formats

Wiedemann, L W, and Standish, P N. Use of a cutting and cleaning system at the West Valley Demonstration Project, March 1985-January 1986. United States: N. p., 1986. Web. doi:10.2172/5779508.
Wiedemann, L W, & Standish, P N. Use of a cutting and cleaning system at the West Valley Demonstration Project, March 1985-January 1986. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/5779508
Wiedemann, L W, and Standish, P N. 1986. "Use of a cutting and cleaning system at the West Valley Demonstration Project, March 1985-January 1986". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/5779508. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/5779508.
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title = {Use of a cutting and cleaning system at the West Valley Demonstration Project, March 1985-January 1986},
author = {Wiedemann, L W and Standish, P N},
abstractNote = {This report describes the use of a commercially available ultra high pressure water cutting an cleaning system at the West Valley Demonstration Project (WVDP) Facility. This system, known as the Ultra High Pressure System (UHP), has been successfully used at the WVDP in such applications as removing concrete from the internals of a cement mixer drum, cutting conventional and high density concrete in both clean and radioactively contaminated areas of the Facility and underwater cutting of aluminum canisters previously used for storage of spent nuclear fuel assemblies. The advantages of the system include savings in manpower, reduction in radiation exposure, adaptability to remote operations, and no structural damage to surrounding materials. This report describes the equipment associated with the UHP System and the cost expected for the capital equipment, consumable materials and special tooling. Details of the various cutting and cleaning operations performed at the WVDP are provided as well as a list of future projects.},
doi = {10.2172/5779508},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/5779508}, journal = {},
number = ,
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 1986},
month = {Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 1986}
}