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EBR-II cover-gas cleanup system

Conference ·
OSTI ID:8307221
Operation of EBR-II with breached elements results in the continuous release of fission gases to the argon cover gas. To control activity in the reactor, a cover-gas cleanup system (CGCS) was installed to remove xenon and krypton from the cover gas by cryogenic distillation. Although only one breached fuel element will, by intention, be in-core during the early stages of the run-beyond-cladding-breach (RBCB) program now under way, the CGCS is designed to handle the activity released by up to 12 mixed-oxide elements.
Research Organization:
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
W-31109-ENG-38
OSTI ID:
8307221
Report Number(s):
CONF-780407-7
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English