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A PNEUMATIC SYSTEM FOR IRRADIATION IN A NUCLEAR REACTOR

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:4283749
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The system used for irradiations in the Swedish reactor R1 is described. The target materials are hermetically enclosed in aluminum cans. The irradiation arrangement consists of three movable cylinders, each of which is put in a horizontal channel through the reactor and operated by a pole sticking out through the reactor wall. The cylinders each contain 20 bores in which the cans fit. A loading tube leads to the channel from above and an unloading one from below. By pulling the pole it is possible to place any bore straight in front of the loading tube and a sample can be blown in by compressed air. T To remove the can, the cylinder is moved and turned 180 deg which causes the can to drop into the unloading tube. Samples can be inserted or removed while the reactor is operating at full power. This means that the irradiation time can be chosen arbitrarily and that the arrangement has a great capacity for short time irradiations. Radioactive samples are not taken out into the reactor hall but are sucked by vacuum from the reactor to a bank where they are stored behind a radiation shield. Holders are fastened to an endless chain so that the samples can be taken in and out independentiy. From the bank the samples are transported to a hot laboratory or to a handling cupboard where they are transferred to shipping containers. The samples may also be taken directly from the reactor to the laboratory or the cupboard. (auth)
Research Organization:
AB Atomenergi, Stockholm
NSA Number:
NSA-13-007094
OSTI ID:
4283749
Report Number(s):
A/CONF.15/P/158
Country of Publication:
Country unknown/Code not available
Language:
English

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Related Subjects

AIR
ALUMINUM
CAPSULES
COMPRESSORS
CYLINDERS
EFFICIENCY
IRRADIATION
LABORATORY EQUIPMENT
PNEUMATICS
R1
RADIATION PROTECTION
RADIOCHEMISTRY
REACTOR FUELING
REACTORS
REMOTE HANDLING
SERVOMECHANISMS
SHIELDING
STORAGE
TRANSPORT
TUBES
VACUUM
VELOCITY