Savannah River Site Bagless Transfer - What Have We Learned?

Conference · Fri Jan 26 00:00:00 EST 2001

OSTI ID:773941

Wong, J W

Conventional glovebox techniques for handling radioactive material include the use of plastic sleeving for ''bagging out'' material in order to remove it from the glovebox. This method has been used for many years, and has proven very effective when implemented by trained operators. One drawback to this method is that it is not suitable for removal of material for long-term storage, due to radiolytic decomposition of the plastic. In order to comply with long term storage criteria, engineers at the Savannah River Site developed an alternative process for removal of radioactive material known as ''bagless transfer''.

• Research Organization: Savannah River Site (SRS), Aiken, SC (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: US Department of Energy (US)
• DOE Contract Number: AC09-96SR18500
• OSTI ID: 773941
• Report Number(s): WSRC-MS-2000-00514; TRN: US0100829
• Resource Relation: Conference: American Nuclear Society 9th Topical Meeting on Robotics and Remote Systems, Seattle, WA (US), 03/04/2001--03/08/2001; Other Information: PBD: 26 Jan 2001
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES, AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES
GLOVEBOXES
MATERIALS HANDLING
RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
REMOVAL
SAVANNAH RIVER PLANT
RADIOACTIVE WASTE STORAGE
PLASTICS
RADIOLYSIS