WIPP welder for remotely handled transuranic waste overpack

Conference · Fri Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1988 · Trans. Am. Nucl. Soc.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5785054

Lott, J; Palanca, R; Racki, D J

Remotely handled transuranic (RH TRU) waste packages arriving at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) near Carlsbad, New Mexico, will be examined for surface radioactive contamination and visible damage in a hot cell prior to their transfer into the facility cask for transport and storage underground. Any waste package indicating damage or excessive surface contamination will be placed in a thin-walled, cylindrical, carbon steel container (overpack), and a lid welded to the container (overpack) using equipment located in the hot cell for this purpose. The overpacked waste package is then transported underground for emplacement. This paper describes the automatic, remotely operated welding system, which performs the overpack closure weld, including the supporting system's equipment and components.

• OSTI ID: 5785054
• Report Number(s): CONF-881011-
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Trans. Am. Nucl. Soc.; (United States) Journal Volume: 57
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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