Design and fabrication of a glovebox for the Plasma Hearth Process radioactive bench-scale system
- Argonne National Lab., Idaho Falls, ID (United States). Technology Development Div.
This paper presents some of the design considerations and fabrication techniques for building a glovebox for the Plasma Hearth Process (PHP) radioactive bench-scale system. The PHP radioactive bench-scale system uses a plasma torch to process a variety of radioactive materials into a final vitrified waste form. The processed waste will contain plutonium and trace amounts of other radioactive materials. The glovebox used in this system is located directly below the plasma chamber and is called the Hearth Handling Enclosure (HHE). The HHE is designed to maintain a confinement boundary between the processed waste and the operator. Operations that take place inside the HHE include raising and lowering the hearth using a hydraulic lift table, transporting the hearth within the HHE using an overhead monorail and hoist system, sampling and disassembly of the processed waste and hearth, weighing the hearth, rebuilding a hearth, and sampling HEPA filters. The PHP radioactive bench-scale system is located at the TREAT facility at Argonne National Laboratory-West in Idaho Falls, Idaho.
- Research Organization:
- Argonne National Lab., Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-31109-ENG-38
- OSTI ID:
- 266620
- Report Number(s):
- ANL/TD/CP-90478; CONF-9607134-1; ON: DE96012721; TRN: 96:017042
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 10. American Glovebox Society annual conference, San Diego, CA (United States), 22-25 Jul 1996; Other Information: PBD: [1996]
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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05 NUCLEAR FUELS
GLOVEBOXES
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CONSTRUCTION
PLASMA FURNACES
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VITRIFICATION
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HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
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VENTILATION SYSTEMS
LIGHTING SYSTEMS
FIRE PREVENTION
OPENINGS
MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT
BALANCES
SAMPLERS
PRESSURIZATION