Published 1988
| Version v1
Report
One-inch UF6 cylinder valve failure
Description
Defects in one-inch cylinder valves procured for use in uranium hexafluoride (UF6) cylinders were discovered during installation. The defects were detected by soap testing of the valves and cylinders. The investigation detected similar problems in other production runs by the same manufacturer. This paper covers the investigation of the original problem, evaluation of the defects, notification of all concerned parties, interim solution, and corrective actions taken to eliminate this problem
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Imprint Title
- Uranium hexafluoride: Safe handling, processing, and transporting: Conference proceedings
- Imprint Pagination
- 239 p.
- Journal Page Range
- p. 171-177.
- Report number
- CONF-880558--
Conference
- Title
- Uranium hexafluoride--safe handling, processing, and transporting conference.
- Dates
- 24-26 May 1988.
- Place
- Oak Ridge, TN (USA).
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 21053690
- Subject category
- S42: ENGINEERING; S22: GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- ALUMINIUM; AUGER ELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTAINERS; CRACKS; CRYSTAL-PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS; DEFECTS; DETECTION; ELECTRON MICROPROBE ANALYSIS; FAILURE MODE ANALYSIS; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; LEAK TESTING; PADUCAH PLANT; PORTSMOUTH GASEOUS DIFFUSION P; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOAPS; SPECIFICATIONS; TRANSPORT; URANIUM HEXAFLUORIDE; VALVES
- Descriptors DEC
- ACTINIDE COMPOUNDS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROL EQUIPMENT; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; ELEMENTS; EQUIPMENT; FLOW REGULATORS; FLUORIDES; FLUORINE COMPOUNDS; GASEOUS DIFFUSION PLANTS; HALIDES; HALOGEN COMPOUNDS; INDUSTRIAL PLANTS; ISOTOPE SEPARATION PLANTS; METALS; MICROANALYSIS; MICROSCOPY; MICROSTRUCTURE; NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS; NONDESTRUCTIVE ANALYSIS; NUCLEAR FACILITIES; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS; SPECTROSCOPY; SYSTEM FAILURE ANALYSIS; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; TESTING; URANIUM COMPOUNDS; URANIUM FLUORIDES; US AEC; US DOE; US ERDA; US ORGANIZATIONS