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Title: Savannah River Plant engineering and design history. Volume 4: 300/700 Areas & general services and facilities

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/10158632· OSTI ID:10158632

The primary function of the 300 Area is the production and preparation of the fuel and target elements required for the 100 Area production reactors. Uranium slugs and lithium-aluminium alloy control and blanket rods are prepared in separate structures. Other facilities include a test pile, a physics assembly laboratory, an office and change house, an electrical substation, and various service facilities such as rail lines, roads, sewers, steam and water distribution lines, etc. The 700 Area contains housing and facilities for plant management, general plant services, and certain technical activities. The technical buildings include the Main Technical Laboratory, the Waste Concentration Building, the Health Physics Headquarters, and the Health Physics Calibration building. Sections of this report describe the following: development of the 300-M Area; selection and description of process; design of main facilities of the 300 Area; development of the 700-A Area; design of the main facilities of the 700 Area; and general services and facilities, including transportation, plant protection, waste disposal and drainage, site work, pilot plants, storage, and furniture and fixtures.

Research Organization:
Du Pont de Nemours (E.I.) and Co., Wilmington, DE (United States). Engineering Dept.
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AC09-76SR00001
OSTI ID:
10158632
Report Number(s):
DPE-973-Del.Ver.; SR/H-736; ON: DE94013516; TRN: AHC29413%%17
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: Jan 1957
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English