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FFTF (Fast Flux Test Facility)/IEM (Interim Examination and Maintenance) Cell Fuel Pin Weighing System

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OSTI ID:5123265

A Fuel Pin Weighing Machine has been developed for use in the Fast Flux Test Facility (FFTF) Interim Examination and Maintenance (IEM) Cell to assist in identifying an individual breached fuel pin from its fuel assembly pin bundle. A weighing machine, originally purchased for use in the Fuels and Materials Examination Facility (FMEF) at Hanford, was used as the basis for the IEM Cell system. Design modifications to the original equipment were centered around: 1) adapting the FMEF machine for use in the IEM Cell and 2) correcting operational deficiencies discovered during functional testing in the IEM Cell Mockup.

Research Organization:
Westinghouse Hanford Co., Richland, WA (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
AC06-87RL10930
OSTI ID:
5123265
Report Number(s):
WHC-SA-0080-FP; CONF-871101-84; ON: DE88009191
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English