A comparison of all-remote and personnel access maintenance operations for INTOR

Conference · Mon Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1985 · Fusion Technol.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5790839

Sumpinato, P T; Finn, P A; Gohar, M Y; Stasko, R R

The INTOR reference design was developed to permit limited maintenance operations external to the reactor in a ''hands-on'' mode; all internal operations would be remotely accomplished. The design embodies those requirements for shielding, tritium containment and cleanup, and confinement of contaminated particulate matter to permit personnel access. The cost reflects these requirements, at least to first order. The impact of personnel access on the reactor design and its cost are cause to reexamine the maintenance approach on which much of the present configuration is based. The purpose of this study is to compare the benefits and costs associated with personnel access maintenance procedures to those associated with all-remote maintenance procedures and to identify modifications to the baseline design that could enhance maintenance operations.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN
• OSTI ID: 5790839
• Report Number(s): CONF-850310-
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Fusion Technol.; (United States) Journal Volume: 8:1
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BIOLOGICAL SHIELDING
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
CONTAINMENT
COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS
DESIGN
ECONOMIC IMPACT
HYDROGEN ISOTOPES
INTOR TOKAMAK
ISOTOPES
LIGHT NUCLEI
MAINTENANCE
MATERIALS
MATERIALS HANDLING
NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
RADIATION PROTECTION
RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
RADIOISOTOPES
REMOTE HANDLING
SHIELDING
THERMONUCLEAR REACTORS
TOKAMAK TYPE REACTORS
TRITIUM
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES