Commercial nuclear waste research and development program. Quarterly report, April-June 1983
The last three of the eleven canisterized fuel assemblies from the Climax Spent Fuel Test facility were received and placed in Hot Bay lag storage pits. The canister containing fuel assembly D06 was removed from lag storage, gas and full volume filtration samples were acquired, and the canister was cut open. The fuel assembly was removed from the canister, examined, photographed, videotaped, installed in a new canister, and returned to lag storage. Gas samples were obtained from the Fuel Temperature Test (FTT) atmosphere which, when analyzed, indicated the presence of Kr. Gas samples were acquired from the canisters containing fuel assemblies D09 and D18, which were used in the Climax Spent Fuel Test. The storage canisters containing the two fuel rods removed from fuel assembly B02, prior to installation of the fuel assembly into the FTT assembly, were evacuated and backfilled with helium. Final installation and checkout of the Stack Air Monitor (SAM) system was completed and the Remote Area Monitor (RAM)/SAM system integration program was successfully executed. The air monitoring system is operational. Quality Assurance personnel completed an assessment regarding the implementation of ASME Quality Assurance Program Requirements for Nuclear Facilities (NQA-1) requirements by participants in the NNWSI drilling activities. The shield window glass which had been removed from the Reactor Maintenance, Assembly and Disassembly building was loaded on a truck for transport to the vendor for refurbishment of the windows for future installation in the E-MAD facility. A major change in the method for development of nuclear materials handling procedures was devised, approved and successfully implemented to improve safety and productivity during fuel handling operations. By using applicable sections of approved procedures, a Consolidated Procedure is now prepared and issued for each remote Hot Bay operation.
- Research Organization:
- Westinghouse Electric Corp., Mercury, NV (United States). Waste Technology Services Div.
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC08-82NV10250
- OSTI ID:
- 59746
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/NV/10250--9; ON: DE83017654
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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