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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