Preparations to ship the damaged TMI-2 reactor core
The March 1979 accident at the Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Station (TMI) which damaged the core of Unit 2 resulted in numerous scientific and technical challenges. Some of those challenges include removing, packaging, and transporting the core debris to the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory (INEL) for storage, examination, and preparation for final disposal. This paper highlights the preparations for transporting the core from TMI to INEL. Issues discussed included interfacing of equipment and facilities at TMI, loading operations, and transportation. Key to transporting the core was designing, testing, licensing, and fabricating a new rail cask which provides double containment of the damaged fuel.
- Research Organization:
- EG and G Idaho, Inc., Idaho Falls (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC07-76ID01570
- OSTI ID:
- 6220015
- Report Number(s):
- EGG-M-17985; CONF-851115-45; ON: DE86005315
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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