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Evaluation of selected ex-reactor accidents related to the tritium and medical isotope production missions at the Fast Flux Test Facility

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Description

The Fast Flux Test Facility (FFTF) has been proposed as a production facility for tritium and medical isotopes. A range of postulated accidents related to ex-reactor irradiated fuel and target handling were identified and evaluated using new source terms for the higher fuel enrichment and for the tritium and medical isotope targets. In addition, two in-containment sodium spill accidents were re-evaluated to estimate effects of increased fuel enrichment and the presence of the Rapid Retrieval System. Radiological and toxicological consequences of the analyzed accidents were found to be well within applicable risk guidelines

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Available from INIS in electronic form; ALSO AVAILABLE FROM OSTI AS DE99050349; NTIS; US GOVT. PRINTING OFFICE DEP.

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Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
551 p.
Report number
HNF-SD-FF-CN--013

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Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
30060176
Subject category
S22: GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS;
Descriptors DEI
ACCIDENTS; CHEMICAL SPILLS; FFTF REACTOR; FUEL ELEMENTS; HANFORD RESERVATION; ISOTOPE PRODUCTION; MATERIALS HANDLING; RADIATION ACCIDENTS; SOURCE TERMS; SPENT FUEL ELEMENTS
Descriptors DEC
ACCIDENTS; EPITHERMAL REACTORS; FAST REACTORS; FUEL ELEMENTS; LIQUID METAL COOLED REACTORS; NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS; REACTOR COMPONENTS; REACTORS; RESEARCH AND TEST REACTORS; RESEARCH REACTORS; SODIUM COOLED REACTORS; TEST FACILITIES; TEST REACTORS; US DOE; US ORGANIZATIONS

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Contract/Grant/Project number
Contract AC06-96RL13200
Funding organization
USDOE Office of Environmental Restoration and Waste Management, Washington, DC (United States); USDOE Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy, Washington, DC (United States)