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Title: Material Handling in the Tritium Extraction Facility at Savannah River Site

Abstract

One alternative for tritium production being considered by the United States Department of Energy is the irradiation of Tritium Producing Burnable Absorber Rods (TPBARs) in a Commercial Light Water Reactor (CLWR). The reference design for the TPBARs uses a stainless steel sheath to decrease tritium permeation during irradiation. The subsequent activation of the stainless steel poses unique radiation related challenges to the tritium extraction process. The design utilizes a combined bridge crane and robot, modules with master-slave manipulators, and a unique transporter to exclude oxygen from the extraction process. The preliminary design for the material handling for both tritium extraction and waste removal is presented.

Authors:
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Savannah River Site (SRS), Aiken, SC (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
4863
Report Number(s):
WSRC-MS-98-00508
ON: DE00004863
DOE Contract Number:  
AC09-96SR18500
Resource Type:
Conference
Resource Relation:
Conference: American Nuclear Society 8th Topical Meeting on Robotics and Remote Sytstems, Pittsburgh, PA (USA), 25-29 Apr 1999
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
42 ENGINEERING NOT INCLUDED IN OTHER CATEGORIES; 40 CHEMISTRY; Tritium Extraction Plants; Savannah River Plant; Materials Handling; Radioactive Waste Management

Citation Formats

Teese, G D. Material Handling in the Tritium Extraction Facility at Savannah River Site. United States: N. p., 1999. Web.
Teese, G D. Material Handling in the Tritium Extraction Facility at Savannah River Site. United States.
Teese, G D. 1999. "Material Handling in the Tritium Extraction Facility at Savannah River Site". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/4863.
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abstractNote = {One alternative for tritium production being considered by the United States Department of Energy is the irradiation of Tritium Producing Burnable Absorber Rods (TPBARs) in a Commercial Light Water Reactor (CLWR). The reference design for the TPBARs uses a stainless steel sheath to decrease tritium permeation during irradiation. The subsequent activation of the stainless steel poses unique radiation related challenges to the tritium extraction process. The design utilizes a combined bridge crane and robot, modules with master-slave manipulators, and a unique transporter to exclude oxygen from the extraction process. The preliminary design for the material handling for both tritium extraction and waste removal is presented.},
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year = {Mon Jan 11 00:00:00 EST 1999},
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