Description and identification of difficulties arising from the application of a cleaning process in operating conditions for the treatment of components used on liquid metal fast reactors (LMFR). A technical designed approach to avoid these situations
The cleaning process is one of the major maintenance operation for liquid metal fast reactors (LMFRs), both in operation and in their decommissioning stage. Russian and French cleaning processes are briefly described, including problems which have arisen during the processes. It appears that the cau...
| Publié dans: | Waste management (New York, N.Y.). - 1999. - 21(2001), 4 vom: 01., Seite 357-62 |
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| Format: | Article |
| Langue: | English |
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2001
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| Accès à la collection: | Waste management (New York, N.Y.) |
| Sujets: | Journal Article Radioactive Waste Water 059QF0KO0R Sodium Hydroxide 55X04QC32I Sodium 9NEZ333N27 |
| Résumé: | The cleaning process is one of the major maintenance operation for liquid metal fast reactors (LMFRs), both in operation and in their decommissioning stage. Russian and French cleaning processes are briefly described, including problems which have arisen during the processes. It appears that the cause of these problems is always connected to bad draining of the component, resulting in a vigorous reaction between vapour or liquid water and the bulk of sodium. From this discussion, the paper makes major recommendations for the efficient and safe cleaning of sodium wetted components, and proposes several processes which should be developed in order to deal with difficult situations, for example the removal of large amounts of undrainable sodium |
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| Description: | Date Completed 26.07.2001 Date Revised 04.11.2019 published: Print Citation Status MEDLINE |
| ISSN: | 0956-053X |