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Title: SHIELDING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE POWER REACTOR FUEL REPROCESSING PILOT PLANT

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:4276022

Shielding requirements for the Power Reactor Fuel Reprocessing Pilot Plant were determined as an aid to storage canal and building design. The recommendations are made so that plant personnel will not be exposed to a radiation dose rate in excess of one mr per hour Wring routine plant operation. Fuel assemblies in the storage canal should be covered with 12 ft of water. The dissolver charging machine should be covered with 12 in. of lead. The concrete cell wall should be 5 ft thick. (auth)

Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Lab., Tenn.
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-26
NSA Number:
NSA-13-011684
OSTI ID:
4276022
Report Number(s):
CF-58-8-79
Resource Relation:
Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-59
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English