Mechanical Cutting of Irradiated Reactor Internal Components

Conference · Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 2007

OSTI ID:21294782

Anderson, M G; Fennema, J A ^[1]

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1. MOTA Corporation, West Columbia, SC (United States)

This paper discusses the use of mechanical cutting methods to volume reduce and package irradiated reactor internal components. The recent completion of the removal of the Reactor Vessel Internals (RVI) from within the Sacramento Municipal Utility District's (SMUD) Rancho Seco Nuclear Power Plant demonstrates that unlike previous methods used for similar projects, mechanical cutting minimizes exposure to workers, costly water cleanup, and excessive secondary waste generation. (authors)

• Research Organization: WM Symposia, 1628 E. Southern Avenue, Suite 9 - 332, Tempe, AZ 85282 (United States)
• OSTI ID: 21294782
• Report Number(s): INIS-US-09-WM-07477; TRN: US10V0316040972
• Resource Relation: Conference: WM'07: 2007 Waste Management Symposium - Global Accomplishments in Environmental and Radioactive Waste Management: Education and Opportunity for the Next Generation of Waste Management Professionals, Tucson, AZ (United States), 25 Feb - 1 Mar 2007; Other Information: Country of input: France
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES, AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES
CUTTING
MINIMIZATION
RADIOACTIVE WASTES
RANCHO SECO-1 REACTOR
REACTOR VESSELS