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Pilot-plant testing of magnetic filters for the N-Reactor primary cooling circuit

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OSTI ID:7033774
Data obtained during the laboratory loop test program using the high power HGMF indicates that removal efficiency for /sup 60/Co and subsequently the bulk of the crud, will be greater than 90% at field strength above .1 Tesla for the expanded metal mesh matrix. However, since /sup 54/Mn seems to exhibit paramagnetic behavior and the possibility of quantities of alpha iron forming during reactor shut down from oxygen inleakage, a field strength of .5 to 1 Tesla may be more appropriate for a full scale on-reactor installation. Crud loading of 50 gm per kg of matrix weight are readily obtainable and up to twice that amount has been reached.
Research Organization:
UNC Nuclear Industries, Inc., Richland, WA (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
AC06-76RL01857
OSTI ID:
7033774
Report Number(s):
UNI-SA-97; CONF-821044-1; ON: DE82022198
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English