Download or read book Experiences in the D D of the EBWR reactor complex at Argonne National Laboratory written by S. Bhattacharyya and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Experiences in the D D of the EBWR Reactor Complex at Argonne National Laboratory written by and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: EBWR went critical in Dec 1957 at 20 MW(t), was upgraded to 100 MW(t) operation. EBWR was shut down July 1967 and placed in dry lay-up. In 1986, the D & D work was planned in 4 phases: final planning and preparations for D & D, removal of reactor systems, removal of reactor vessel complex, and final decontamination and project closeout. Despite precautions, there was an uptake of[sup 241]Am by D & D workers following underwater plasma arc cutting within the pool; the cause was traced to an experimental[sup 241]Pu foil (200[mu]g) that was lost in the mid-1960s in the reactor vessel. Several major lessons were learned from this episode, among which is the fact that research facilities often involve unusual experiments which may not be recorded. Safety analysis and review procedure for D & D operations need to be carefully considered since they represent considerably different situations than reactor operations. EBWR is one of the very few cases of a prototypic reactor facility designed, operated, tested and now D & D'd by one organization.
Download or read book Reactor D and D at Argonne National Laboratory Lessons Learned written by and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 9 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper focuses on the lessons learned during the decontamination and decommissioning (D and D) of two reactors at Argonne National Laboratory-East (ANL-E). The Experimental Boiling Water Reactor (EBWR) was a 100 MW(t), 5 MSV(e) proof-of-concept facility. The Janus Reactor was a 200 kW(t) reactor located at the Biological Irradiation Facility and was used to study the effects of neutron radiation on animals.
Download or read book The EBWR written by Argonne National Laboratory and published by . This book was released on 1957 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Operational data and experience from the experimental boiling water reactor written by J. M. Harrer and published by . This book was released on 1958 with total page 15 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Decontamination and Decommissioning of the Experimental Boiling Water Reactor EBWR written by C. R. Fellhauer and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Design development and Operation of the Experimental Boiling Water Reactor EBWR Facility 1955 1967 written by L. E. Boing and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 23 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Papers Presented at the Technical Briefing Session on the Boiling Water Reactor Program and the Fast Reactor Program Held at Idaho Falls Idaho November 1 2 1955 Unclassified written by W. H. Zinn and published by . This book was released on 1956 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Reactor Development Program Progress Report August 1979 LMFBR written by and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Progress is summarized in the following research and development areas: Safety, Physics, Gas Cooled Breeder Reactor, and Test Facilities.
Download or read book Plentiful Energy written by Charles E. Till and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Integral Fast Reactor (IFR) is a fast reactor system developed at Argonne National Laboratory in the decade 1984 to 1994. The IFR project developed the technology for a complete system; the reactor, the entire fuel cycle and the waste management technologies were all included in the development program. The reactor concept had important features and characteristics that were completely new and fuel cycle and waste management technologies that were entirely new developments. The reactor is a "fast" reactor - that is, the chain reaction is maintained by "fast" neutrons with high energy - which produces its own fuel. The IFR reactor and associated fuel cycle is a closed system. Electrical power is generated, new fissile fuel is produced to replace the fuel burned, its used fuel is processed for recycling by pyroprocessing - a new development - and waste is put in final form for disposal. All this is done on one self-sufficient site.The scale and duration of the project and its funding made it the largest nuclear energy R and D program of its day. Its purpose was the development of a long term massive new energy source, capable of meeting the nation's electrical energy needs in any amount, and for as long as it is needed, forever, if necessary. Safety, non-proliferation and waste toxicity properties were improved as well, these three the characteristics most commonly cited in opposition to nuclear power.Development proceeded from success to success. Most of the development had been done when the program was abruptly cancelled by the newly elected Clinton Administration. In his 1994 State of the Union address the president stated that "unnecessary programs in advanced reactor development will be terminated." The IFR was that program.This book gives the real story of the IFR, written by the two nuclear scientists who were most deeply involved in its conception, the development of its R and D program, and its management.Between the scientific and engineering papers and reports, and books on the IFR, and the non-technical and often impassioned dialogue that continues to this day on fast reactor technology, we felt there is room for a volume that, while accurate technically, is written in a manner accessible to the non-specialist and even to the non-technical reader who simply wants to know what this technology is.
Download or read book Modification of the Experimental Boiling Water Reactor EBWR for Higher power Operation written by and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report describes the alterations and additions to the Experimental Boiling Water Reactor (EBWR) plant to permit operation at power levels up to 100 thermal megawatts. This report is a supplement to report ANL-5607, which is a complete description of the plant as designed for operation at 20 thermal megawatts.
Download or read book The EBWR experimental boiling water reactor written by Argonne National Laboratory and published by . This book was released on 1957 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The D D of the Experimental Boiling Water Reactor EBWR written by and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 5 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Argonne National Laboratory has completed the D & D of the Experimental Boiling Water Reactor. The Project consisted of decontaminating and for packaging as radioactive waste the reactor vessel and internals, contaminated piping systems, miscellaneous tanks, pumps, and associated equipment. The D & D work involved dismantling process equipment and associated plumbing, ductwork drain lines, etc., performing size reduction of reactor vessel internals in the fuel pool, packaging and manifesting all radioactive and mixed waste, and performing a thorough survey of the facility after the removal of activated and contaminated material. Non-radioactive waste was disposed of in the ANL-E landfill or recycled. In January 1996 the EBWR facility was formally decommissioned and transferred from EM-40 to EM-30. This paper will discuss the details of this ten year effort.
Download or read book INSPECTION EVALUATION AND OPERATION OF THE EBWR REACTOR VESSEL written by and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Project Plan for the Decontamination and Decommissioning of the Argonne National Laboratory Experimental Boiling Water Reactor written by L. E. Boing and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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