Process centrifuge operating problems and equipment failures in canyon reprocessing facilities at the Savannah River Site
The Savannah River Laboratory (SRL) maintains a compilation of operating problems and equipment failures that have occurred in the fuel reprocessing areas of the Savannah River Site (SRS). At present, the data bank contains more than 230,000 entries ranging from minor equipment malfunctions to incidents with the potential for injury or contamination of personnel, or for economic loss. The data bank has been used extensively for a wide variety of purposes, such as failure analyses, trend analyses, and preparation of safety analyses. Typical of the data are problems associated with the canyon process centrifuges. This report contains a compilation of the centrifuge operating problems and equipment failures primarily as an aid to organizations with related equipment. Publication of these data was prompted by a number of requests for this information by other Department of Energy (DOE) sites. 11 refs., 2 figs., 4 tabs.
- Research Organization:
- Savannah River Site (SRS), Aiken, SC (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- DOE/DP
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC09-89SR18035
- OSTI ID:
- 7179283
- Report Number(s):
- WSRC-RP-89-1359; ON: DE90008219
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS//MATHEMATICS, COMPUTING, AND INFORMATION SCIENCE
CENTRIFUGE ENRICHMENT PLANTS
FAILURE MODE ANALYSIS
FUEL REPROCESSING PLANTS
DATA BASE MANAGEMENT
CONSTRUCTION
CONTAMINATION
DATA PROCESSING
DECISION MAKING
DOCUMENTATION
ENFORCEMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
FAULT TREE ANALYSIS
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
INSPECTION
MAINTENANCE
METALLURGY
MODIFICATIONS
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY
PERSONAL COMPUTERS
RADIATION PROTECTION
RECORDS MANAGEMENT
REGULATIONS
REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
RISK ASSESSMENT
SAFETY
SAVANNAH RIVER PLANT
SECURITY
SURVEILLANCE
COMPUTERS
DIGITAL COMPUTERS
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS
ISOTOPE SEPARATION PLANTS
MANAGEMENT
MICROCOMPUTERS
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
NUCLEAR FACILITIES
PROCESSING
SYSTEM FAILURE ANALYSIS
SYSTEMS ANALYSIS
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050800* - Nuclear Fuels- Spent Fuels Reprocessing
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