Cadmium control/safety rod disposal at the Savannah River Site
Four heavy-water-moderated reactors at the Savannah River Site will undergo the removal of 862 activated cadmium control/safety rods. Although these reactors are 40 years old, they offer 4 basic advantages for decommissioning: the equipment is still in some sort of operable state; the reactor is blow the floor in a large process room, allowing access; Control/safety rods can be handled remotely by existing equipment; a radiologically shielded removal path exists. Drawbacks include the following: age of reactors; improvements in technology have caused incompatibility problems; more strigent standards; compliance with environmental regulations. This article details how the removal was carried out and the current status of the project, keeping in mind the above considerations.
- OSTI ID:
- 86739
- Journal Information:
- Radwaste Magazine, Vol. 2, Issue 3; Other Information: PBD: May 1995
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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