Published 1982 | Version v1
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Coolant circuit contamination and decontamination experience at WSGHWR

Creators

  • 1. UKAEA Atomic Energy Establishment, Winfrith

Description

Routine decontaminations of the WSGHWR coolant circuits since 1969 have resulted in the saving of between 3000 and 4000 man Rems. Considerable experience in control of plant scale decontaminations has been obtained. The use of TURCO 4521 was discontinued after 1980 when it was shown that a LOMI reagent (vanadous formate/ picolinate) was equally effective and less corrosive. A parallel development programme has provided chemical and radiochemical evidence on the retention of activity within stainless steel oxide films. The forward programme aims at validating a process for the more effective solution of these active films

Part of:
Decontamination of nuclear facilities

Additional details

Publishing Information

Imprint Title
Decontamination of nuclear facilities
Imprint Pagination
633 p.
Journal Page Range
v. 1 pt. 2 p. 89-108.
Report number
INIS-mf--9524(v.1,2)

Conference

Title
International joint topical meeting of the American Nuclear Society-Canadian Nuclear Association on the decontamination of nuclear facilities.
Dates
19-22 Sep 1982.
Place
Niagara Falls, Ontario (Canada).

INIS

Country of Publication
Canada
Country of Input or Organization
Canada
INIS RN
16021991
Subject category
S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
CITRATES; COBALT 60; DECONTAMINATION; FORMATES; OXALATES; PRIMARY COOLANT CIRCUITS; SGHWR REACTOR; VANADIUM COMPOUNDS
Descriptors DEC
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; CARBOXYLIC ACID SALTS; CLEANING; COBALT ISOTOPES; COOLING SYSTEMS; ENRICHED URANIUM REACTORS; HEAVY WATER MODERATED REACTORS; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; INTERNAL CONVERSION RADIOISOTO; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; MINUTES LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; NUCLEI; ODD-ODD NUCLEI; POWER REACTORS; PRESSURE TUBE REACTORS; RADIOISOTOPES; REACTOR COMPONENTS; REACTOR COOLING SYSTEMS; REACTORS; THERMAL REACTORS; TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS; WATER COOLED REACTORS; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES

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