Fuel assembly duct cutting in the FFTF/IEM Cell

Conference · Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1985

OSTI ID:5066083

Gibbons, P W

Two mill type slitting cutters are used in the Fast Flux Test Facility (FFTF) Interim Examination and Maintenance (IEM) Cell during the disassembly sequence of a Driver Fuel Assembly. This disassembly is necessary so that selected parts may be examined both in the IEM Cell and elsewhere. The cutters have been in use for two years. During this time eight Driver Fuel assemblies have been taken apart in the IEM Cell. The cutters' operating philosophy and characteristics, as well as lessons learned from a significant equipment failure are presented. 1 ref., 6 figs., 1 tab.

• Research Organization: Hanford Engineering Development Lab., Richland, WA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-76FF02170
• OSTI ID: 5066083
• Report Number(s): HEDL-SA-3339-FP; CONF-851115-23; ON: DE85018475
• Resource Relation: Conference: American Nuclear Society winter meeting, San Francisco, CA, USA, 10 Nov 1985; Other Information: Portions of this document are illegible in microfiche products
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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