Control of Tritium at the Fast Flux Test Facility

Conference · Thu Jun 01 04:00:00 EDT 1989

OSTI ID:6119581

Prevo, P. R.

The Fast Flux Test Facility (FFTF) is located on the Hanford Site near Richland, Washington, and is operated by the Westinghouse Hanford Company for the US Department of Energy (DOE). The facility features a 400 MW(t) three-loop sodium-cooled, mixed-oxide-fueled reactor that was designed for irradiation testing of fuels and materials to support the commercial development of liquid metal fast reactors. The mission has subsequently been expanded to include a passive safety test program, irradiation of fusion and space reactor materials, and isotope production. The FFTF has been in operation for about 7 yr, which includes over 1600 d of full power operation of the fast test reactor (FTR). Radiological operating experience at the FFTF has been excellent. Collective dose equivalents received by operating personnel have been very low (5 person-rem/yr average). No major contamination problems have been encountered in operating and maintaining the plant, and release of radioactivity to the environment has been well below acceptable limits (Bunch and Prevo 1987). Skin contamination events have averaged less than two per year. There have been no internal depositions. This paper discusses the generation, transport and distribution, and radiological aspects of tritium control at the FFTF. 3 refs., 1 fig., 2 tabs.

• Research Organization: Westinghouse Hanford Co., Richland, WA (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Environmental Management (EM)
• Contributing Organization: Westinghouse Hanford Company
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-87RL10930
• OSTI ID: 6119581
• Report Number(s): WHC-SA-0503-FP; CONF-890619-8; ON: DE89014946
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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