Design features and objectives of the Fuels and Materials Examination Facility
The conceptual design has been nearly completed on the FMEF, a hot cell facility for destructive and nondestructive examination of irradiated fuels and materials tested in the Fast Flux Test Facility (FFTF) and other breeder reactors. The FMEF will be constructed near the FFTF and is scheduled to be operational by early 1983. A large cell with 22 work stations permits nondestructive examinations of full assemblies and pins while 12 smaller cells provide sectioning of failed assemblies or pins and destructive examinations. These cells contain a recirculating nitrogen atmosphere. To handle the large assemblies and increased number of fuels and materials specimens irradiated in the FFTF, the facility is highly mechanized to provide high throughput.
- Research Organization:
- Westinghouse Hanford Co., Richland, WA (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC14-76FF02170
- OSTI ID:
- 6322856
- Report Number(s):
- HEDL-SA-1231-FP; CONF-771109-115; ON: DE81027579
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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