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Decontamination and dismantling of the Piver prototype vitrification facility at Marcoule (France)

Abstract

The 1984 decision to decommission the PIVER pilot vitrification facility was followed by over three years of preparation during which the necessary administrative and operational structures were set up, safety permits and waste conditioning arrangements were secured, and additional technical means were designed and installed. The operational phase began in 1988 with dismantling of the process equipment, followed by preliminary cell decontamination. System pipes were then cut up, first using telemanipulators and subsequently by human operators when the ambient dose rate dropped sufficiently to allow workers to enter the cell. PIVER has now been fully decommissioned, and the main process cell is available for installation of a new research and development facility.
Authors:
Deschaud, C; Jouan, A; [1]  Roudil, S; Scelo, G [2] 
  1. CEA Centre d`Etudes de la Vallee du Rhone, 30 - Marcoule (France). Dept. des Procedes de Retraitement
  2. Societe Generale pour les Techniques Nouvelles (SGN), 78 - Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (France)
Publication Date:
Dec 31, 1992
Product Type:
Conference
Report Number:
CEA-CONF-11071; CONF-920307-
Reference Number:
SCA: 420200; 560180; PA: AIX-24:006854; SN: 93000931741
Resource Relation:
Conference: Waste management `92,Tucson, AZ (United States),1-5 Mar 1992; Other Information: PBD: 1992
Subject:
42 ENGINEERING; 61 RADIATION PROTECTION AND DOSIMETRY; RADIOACTIVE WASTE FACILITIES; DEMOLITION; CEA MARCOULE; DECONTAMINATION; PILOT PLANTS; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; VITRIFICATION; 420200; 560180; FACILITIES, EQUIPMENT, AND TECHNIQUES; RADIATION PROTECTION PROCEDURES
OSTI ID:
10118915
Research Organizations:
CEA Centre d`Etudes de la Vallee du Rhone, 30 - Marcoule (France). Dept. des Procedes de Retraitement
Country of Origin:
France
Language:
English
Other Identifying Numbers:
Other: ON: DE93612142; TRN: FR9300181006854
Availability:
OSTI; NTIS (US Sales Only); INIS
Submitting Site:
FRN
Size:
[11] p.
Announcement Date:
Jun 30, 2005

Citation Formats

Deschaud, C, Jouan, A, Roudil, S, and Scelo, G. Decontamination and dismantling of the Piver prototype vitrification facility at Marcoule (France). France: N. p., 1992. Web.
Deschaud, C, Jouan, A, Roudil, S, & Scelo, G. Decontamination and dismantling of the Piver prototype vitrification facility at Marcoule (France). France.
Deschaud, C, Jouan, A, Roudil, S, and Scelo, G. 1992. "Decontamination and dismantling of the Piver prototype vitrification facility at Marcoule (France)." France.
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title = {Decontamination and dismantling of the Piver prototype vitrification facility at Marcoule (France)}
author = {Deschaud, C, Jouan, A, Roudil, S, and Scelo, G}
abstractNote = {The 1984 decision to decommission the PIVER pilot vitrification facility was followed by over three years of preparation during which the necessary administrative and operational structures were set up, safety permits and waste conditioning arrangements were secured, and additional technical means were designed and installed. The operational phase began in 1988 with dismantling of the process equipment, followed by preliminary cell decontamination. System pipes were then cut up, first using telemanipulators and subsequently by human operators when the ambient dose rate dropped sufficiently to allow workers to enter the cell. PIVER has now been fully decommissioned, and the main process cell is available for installation of a new research and development facility.}
place = {France}
year = {1992}
month = {Dec}
}