Mockup testing of remote systems for zirconium fuel dissolution process at the Idaho Chemical Processing Plant

Conference · Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1979

OSTI ID:5602373

Paige, D M

A facility is being constructed at the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory for storage and dissolution of spent zirconium reactor fuels. The dissolution is carried out in chemical type equipment contained in a large shielded cell. The design provides for remote operations and maintenance as required. Equipment predicted to fail within 5 years is designed for remote maintenance. Each system was fabricated for mockup testing using readily available materials. The mockups were tested, redesigned, and retested until satisfactory remote designs were achieved. Records were made of all the work. All design changes were then incorporated into the ongoing detailed design for the actual equipment. Several of these systems are discussed and they include valve replacement, pump replacement, waste solids handling, mechanism operations and others. The mockup program has saved time and money by eliminating many future problems. In addition, the mockup program will continue through construction, cold startup, and hot operations.

• Research Organization: Exxon Nuclear Idaho Co., Inc., Idaho Falls (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: EY-76-C-07-1570
• OSTI ID: 5602373
• Report Number(s): CONF-791103-70; TRN: 80-004928
• Resource Relation: Conference: American Nuclear Society meeting, San Francisco, CA, USA, 12 Nov 1979
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS
IDAHO CHEMICAL PROCESSING PLANT
REMOTE HANDLING EQUIPMENT
DESIGN
MOCKUP
DISSOLUTION
SPENT FUEL ELEMENTS
ZIRCONIUM
ELEMENTS
EQUIPMENT
FUEL ELEMENTS
FUEL REPROCESSING PLANTS
MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT
METALS
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
NUCLEAR FACILITIES
REACTOR COMPONENTS
STRUCTURAL MODELS
TRANSITION ELEMENTS
US AEC
US DOE
US ERDA
US ORGANIZATIONS
050800* - Nuclear Fuels- Spent Fuels Reprocessing