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Cutting technique and system for biological shield

Journal Article · · Nuclear Technology; (USA)
OSTI ID:5411560
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  1. Japan Atomic Energy Research Inst., Tokai, Ibaraki (Japan)
The decommissioning program of the Japan Power Demonstration Reactor (JPDR) is under way. For the purpose of dismantling the biological shield of the JPDR, a diamond sawing and coring technique and an abrasive-water jet cutting technique have been developed. In the technical development, the influence of various factors on the cutting performance and the characteristics of secondary products were investigated. As a result, remote cutting systems that incorporated these techniques were fabricated for the dismantlement of the highly activated region of the biological shield.
OSTI ID:
5411560
Journal Information:
Nuclear Technology; (USA), Journal Name: Nuclear Technology; (USA) Vol. 86:2; ISSN 0029-5450; ISSN NUTYB
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English