One site`s junk is another site`s jewel (converting an RTR system to a DR system)
Conference
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OSTI ID:229533
- Westinghouse Savannah River Co., Aiken, SC (United States)
- Raytheon Engineers and Constructor, Aiken, SC (United States)
In late 1994 the Savannah River Site became the {open_quotes}proud owners{close_quotes} of two real-time radiography (RTR) systems that had been stored at the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory (INEL) for several years. one of the RTR systems was designed to evaluate the contents of transuranic (TRU) waste drums and the second was to examine boxed waste. The two RTR systems had been productively utilized at the Nevada Test Site from 1987 to 1990. For a variety of reasons the RTR systems were never operated at INEL. Westinghouse Savannah River Company engineers and Raytheon specialists have converted the drum inspection system from real-time radiography to lens-coupled digital radiography (DR). Rather innovative modifications were required in order to acquire digital radiograms on drum seal welds of a drum filled with moderator water; however, ultimately film quality radiographs are being produced to determine the condition of in-service drum seal welds. Additional applications of the Automated Digital Radiography Inspection System (ADRIS) include the evaluation of welds on recently purchased stainless steel drums in which tritiated moderator will be stored, and the evaluation of TRU waste drum contents. Considerable cost savings are expected to be realized by the Department of Energy through the application of ADRIS.
- Research Organization:
- Lockheed Idaho Technologies Co., Idaho Falls, ID (United States); Idaho State Univ., Pocatello, ID (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 229533
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-951091--; ON: DE96002403
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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