Remote retrieval of irradiated EBR-II fuel from in-ground storage silos
At the Hot Fuel Examination Facility (HFEF) Complex located at the Argonne National Laboratory-West (ANL-W) Site of the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory (INEL), a remote handling system was developed and operations were conducted which enabled the remote retrieval of irradiated Experimental Breeder Reactor No. 2 (EBR-II) depleted-uranium blanket subassemblies and individual fuel rods in containers from sealed in-ground storage silos at ANL-W. A total of 343 of these irradiated blanket subassemblies and an additional 252 individual rods were safely and efficiently retrieved from their storage silos, transferred to the HFEF/South air-atmosphere hot cell for staging and subsequent loading into shielded shipping casks for shipment to another hot-cell facility for further remote handling and processing. 15 figs.
- Research Organization:
- Argonne National Lab., Idaho Falls, ID (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-31109-ENG-38
- OSTI ID:
- 7057085
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-881011-25; ON: DE89000595
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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