Published 1988 | Version v1
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The development programme for the decommissioning of the Windscale advanced gas-cooled reactor

Creators

  • 1. UKAEA Northern Research Labs. Windscale, Seascale (UK)

Description

The major items in the UKAEA Windscale Advanced Gas-cooled Reactor (WAGR) decommissioning development programme are discussed. The areas covered include plant radioactivity assessment (both for operator safety and waste management), dismantling techniques, remote manipulation and viewing requirements, and filtration and decontamination techniques. (author)

Additional details

Publishing Information

Publisher
Mechanical Engineering Publications Ltd.
Imprint Place
Bury St Edmunds (UK)
ISBN
0 85298 660 2
Imprint Title
Decommissioning of major radioactive facilities
Imprint Pagination
252 p.
Journal Issue
no.8
Series
IMechE Conference Series.
Journal Page Range
p. 201-207.

Conference

Title
International conference on decommissioning of major radioactive facilities.
Dates
11-12 Oct 1988.
Place
London (UK).

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
United Kingdom
INIS RN
20030346
Subject category
S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
DECONTAMINATION; FILTRATION; PLANNING; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; REACTOR DECOMMISSIONING; REACTOR DISMANTLING; REMOTE HANDLING EQUIPMENT; REMOTE VIEWING EQUIPMENT; RESEARCH PROGRAMS; UKAEA; WAGR REACTOR
Descriptors DEC
AGR TYPE REACTORS; CARBON DIOXIDE COOLED REACTORS; CLEANING; DECOMMISSIONING; DEMOLITION; ENRICHED URANIUM REACTORS; EQUIPMENT; GAS COOLED REACTORS; GRAPHITE MODERATED REACTORS; MATERIALS; MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT; NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS; POWER REACTORS; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; REACTORS; SEPARATION PROCESSES; THERMAL REACTORS; UNITED KINGDOM ORGANIZATIONS; WASTES