PLANT MODIFICATIONS FOR REPROCESSING NON-PRODUCTION REACTOR FUELS. DESIGN CRITERIA FOR FUEL ELEMENT STORAGE FACILITY, BUILDING 221-1

Technical Report · Mon Aug 17 04:00:00 EDT 1959

OSTI ID:4216865

Yates, M E

The design of facilities is reported for removing fuel elements from the casks and moving the elements to mcdified existing 10 ft by 16 ft by 14 ft storage tanks where they will be stored until scheduled for processing. Each storage tank is equipped with a storage rack for storing elements as received in a sub-critical array, two air-lift circulators for agitation to improve heat transfer and tank cleading, and jumpers. Additionul facilities are provided in one cell only for measuring the volume and inlet and cutlet temperatures of the cooling water for technical information. All handling of the elements in their respective baskets will be accomplished by use of the existing 75-ton overhead remote crane. Provisions are also provided for the major decontamination of the casks in the rallroad tunnel prior to their removal. (W.L.H.)

• Research Organization: General Electric Co. Hanford Atomic Products Operation, Richland, Wash.
• DOE Contract Number: AT(45-1)-1350
• NSA Number: NSA-14-005255
• OSTI ID: 4216865
• Report Number(s): HW-61510; Project CGC-830
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

CHEMISTRY
CLEANING
COOLING
DECONTAMINATION
FUELS
HEAT TRANSFER
MEASURED VALUES
PLANNING
REMOTE HANDLING
REPROCESSING
STORAGE
VOLUME
WATER