Start up testing for the secure automated fabrication line

Conference · Tue Oct 21 04:00:00 EDT 1986

OSTI ID:6826288

Gerber, E W; Benson, E M; Dahl, R E

The Secure Automated Fabrication (SAF) Line has been designed and built by Westinghouse Hanford Company for the Department of Energy at the Hanford Site near Richland, Washington. The SAF Line will provide the capability for remote manufacture of fuel for Liquid Metal Reactors, and will supply fuel for the Fast Flux Test Facility (FFTF). The SAF process is highly automated and represents a major advancement in nuclear fuel manufacturing, offering significant improvements in product quality, productivity, safety, and accountability of Special Nuclear Materials. The construction phase of the project is complete, and testing has been initiated to accomplish start up of the plant for manufacture of FFTF fuel. This paper describes the test methodology used for SAF Line start up.

• Research Organization: Hanford Engineering Development Lab., Richland, WA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-76FF02170
• OSTI ID: 6826288
• Report Number(s): HEDL-SA-3550-FP; CONF-870301-16; ON: DE87005481
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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