Operating experience with the Sandia tritium facility cleanup systems
Conference
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· Fusion Technol.; (United States)
OSTI ID:5918640
At Sandia Livermore, significant operating experience has been gained with the containment and cleanup systems that provide personnel safety and environmental protection in the tritium facility. The Gas Purification System (GPS) and Vacuum Effluent Recovery System (VERS)--used for cleanup of glove box and contaminated effluent, respectively--have been operating for more that 70,000 hours. Maintained at 811 K, the original catalyst has shown no indication of degraded performance. The dryer regeneration system has been used to recover 52,000 Ci, with no personnel uptake. Except for VERS vacuum pump overhaul, maintenance on both systems has been minimal.
- Research Organization:
- Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, CA
- OSTI ID:
- 5918640
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-850405-
- Conference Information:
- Journal Name: Fusion Technol.; (United States) Journal Volume: 8:2
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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BIOLOGICAL SHIELDING
CLEANING
CONTAINMENT
DECONTAMINATION
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NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
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ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
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RADIATION PROTECTION
RADIOACTIVE EFFLUENTS
RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
RADIOACTIVE WASTES
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REGENERATION
SANDIA LABORATORIES
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TRITIUM EXTRACTION PLANT
US AEC
US DOE
US ERDA
US ORGANIZATIONS
WASTES
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
700205* -- Fusion Power Plant Technology-- Fuel
Heating
& Injection Systems
700206 -- Fusion Power Plant Technology-- Environmental Aspects
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BIOLOGICAL SHIELDING
CLEANING
CONTAINMENT
DECONTAMINATION
EXHAUST GASES
FLUIDS
GASEOUS WASTES
GASES
HYDROGEN ISOTOPES
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS
ISOTOPE SEPARATION PLANTS
ISOTOPES
LIGHT NUCLEI
MATERIALS
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
NUCLEAR FACILITIES
NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
PERFORMANCE
RADIATION PROTECTION
RADIOACTIVE EFFLUENTS
RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
RADIOACTIVE WASTES
RADIOISOTOPES
RECOVERY
REGENERATION
SANDIA LABORATORIES
SHIELDING
TRITIUM
TRITIUM EXTRACTION PLANT
US AEC
US DOE
US ERDA
US ORGANIZATIONS
WASTES
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES