Published 2018 | Version v1
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The Remote Volume Reduction Machine for Cutting a Channel Box for a BWR Fuel Assembly - 18517

Creators

  • 1. Kobe Steel, Ltd. (Japan)
  • 2. Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc. (Japan)

Description

Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc. installed remote volume reduction machine made by Kobe Steel, Ltd. (KSL) for cutting a channel box (CB) in order to utilize the site-bunker pool efficiently for high dose radioactive waste. We selected the straw-cutting method for this machine. This cutting method is a machinery cutting method based on embrittlement characteristic. This method enables us to decrease the amount of secondary waste from the cutting process. By using this machine, we succeeded in cutting approximately 800 pieces of CBs safely and without any trouble for 5 years and contributed to keeping more space in the site-bunker pool. (authors)

Availability note (English)

Available from: WM Symposia, Inc., PO Box 27646, 85285-7646 Tempe, AZ (United States)

Additional details

Identifiers

URL
https://www.xcdsystem.com/wmsym/2018/index.html;

Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
10 p.
Report number
INIS-US--20-WM-18517

Conference

Title
44. Annual Waste Management Conference
Acronym
WM2018
Dates
18-22 Mar 2018
Place
Phoenix, AZ (United States)

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
France
INIS RN
52017836
Subject category
S12: MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES, AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference, Non-conventional Literature
Descriptors DEI
BWR TYPE REACTORS; CUTTING; EMBRITTLEMENT; FUEL ASSEMBLIES; JAPAN; MACHINERY; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; REMOTE HANDLING EQUIPMENT
Descriptors DEC
ASIA; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; ENRICHED URANIUM REACTORS; EQUIPMENT; MACHINING; MATERIALS; MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT; POWER REACTORS; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; REACTORS; THERMAL REACTORS; WASTES; WATER COOLED REACTORS; WATER MODERATED REACTORS

Optional Information

Notes
1 refs.; Available online at: https://www.xcdsystem.com/wmsym/2018/index.html