An unattended spent fuel monitoring system at the La Hague reprocessing plant. Experience gained with the system, its impact on the safeguards approach and future applications
- International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna (Austria). Dept. of Safeguards
- Commissariat a L`Energie Atomique, Gif-sur-Yvette (France). Dept. des Applications et de la Metrologie
The paper describes the user and technical specifications put forward by inspectors in order to fulfill the safeguards requirements specified in the facility attachment and for the verification of spent fuel assemblies received at the reprocessing plant. It also addresses the technical options and design made by the developer, Department des Applications et de la Metrologie, (CEA/DAMRI), in developing the CONSULHA as well as constraints encountered during the installation in the dry unloading cell at the reprocessing facility. Specific points, such as purchasing and running costs, maintenance of the equipment, authentication of the data recorded and training of inspectors, are also discussed. Furthermore, it looks into the prospect of such a system for future safeguards application. Finally, the paper summarizes the experience gained by the inspectors with the equipment and the impact of the safeguards approach on the spent fuel storage ponds.
- OSTI ID:
- 225425
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-950787-; TRN: IM9621%%355
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 36. annual meeting of the Institute for Nuclear Materials Management, Palm Desert, CA (United States), 9-12 Jul 1995; Other Information: PBD: 1995; Related Information: Is Part Of Institute of Nuclear Materials Management 36. annual meeting: Proceedings. Volume 24; PB: 1347 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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COGEMA LA HAGUE
DOMESTIC SAFEGUARDS
NUCLEAR MATERIALS MANAGEMENT
SPENT FUELS
MONITORING
SPENT FUEL STORAGE
INVENTORIES
SURVEILLANCE
NONDESTRUCTIVE ANALYSIS
COOLING PONDS
RADIATION MONITORING
REMOTE VIEWING EQUIPMENT
RADIATION DETECTORS
FIELD TESTS
INSTALLATION
MAINTENANCE
MATERIALS HANDLING