The new postirradiation examination facility of the Atomic Energy Corporation of South Africa

Conference · Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1992 · Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (United States)

OSTI ID:6682914

Walt, P.L. van der; Aspeling, J C; Jonker, W D; Sliep, A S.J.F. ^[1]

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1. Atomic Energy Corp. of South Africa, Pretoria (South Africa)

The Pelindaba Hot Cell Complex (HCC) forms an important part of the infrastructure and support services of the Atomic Energy Corporation (AEC) of South Africa. It is a comprehensive, one-stop facility designed to make South Africa self-sufficient in the fields of spent-fuel qualification and verification, reactor pressure vessel surveillance program testing, ad hoc failure analyses for the nuclear power industry, and research and development studies in conjunction with the Safari I material test reactor (MTR) and irradiation rigs. Local technology and expertise was used for the design and construction of the HCC, which start up in 1980. The facility was commissioned in 1990.

• OSTI ID: 6682914
• Report Number(s): CONF-921102-; CODEN: TANSAO
• Journal Information: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (United States), Vol. 66; Conference: Joint American Nuclear Society (ANS)/European Nuclear Society (ENS) international meeting on fifty years of controlled nuclear chain reaction: past, present, and future, Chicago, IL (United States), 15-20 Nov 1992; ISSN 0003-018X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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22 GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS
11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS
SPENT FUELS
POST-IRRADIATION EXAMINATION
HOT CELLS
PRESSURE VESSELS
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
SOUTH AFRICA
TESTING
AFRICA
CONTAINERS
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
ENERGY SOURCES
EQUIPMENT
FUELS
LABORATORY EQUIPMENT
MATERIALS
NUCLEAR FUELS
REACTOR MATERIALS
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050800 - Nuclear Fuels- Spent Fuels Reprocessing