Facility and equipment concepts for the Hot Experimental Facility

Conference · Tue Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1980

OSTI ID:5114686

White, J R; North, E D; Bottenfield, B F

Work on the conceptual design of a pilot-scale plant for reprocessing breeder reactor fuels is being performed at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The plant design will meet current federal requirements for licensability and for the safeguards of special nuclear materials, and will serve as a prototype for future production plants. A unique feature of the concept is the incorporation of totally remote operation and maintenance of the process equipment within a large barn-like hot cell. This approach, called Remotex, provides significant improvements for fuel reprocessing plants and other nuclear facilities in the areas of safeguarding nuclear materials, reducing radiation exposure, improving plant availability, recovering from unplanned events, and plant decommissioning.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-26
• OSTI ID: 5114686
• Report Number(s): CONF-800943-15
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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FUNCTIONAL MODELS
HEF
HOT CELLS
LABORATORY EQUIPMENT
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NUCLEAR FACILITIES
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REMOTE HANDLING
REPROCESSING
SEPARATION PROCESSES
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US DOE
US ERDA
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