Decontamination and refurbishment of the Hot Fuel Examination Facility/South air cell

Following seven years of continuous service as a facility for handling and examining irradiated components, the Hot Fuel Examination Facility/South air cell at the Argonne National Laboratory-Idaho site of the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory was emptied, decontaminated, and refurbished. The work was started in April 1976. The air cell was partially decontaminated remotely, after which personnel entered the cell to complete decontamination. Shielded-viewing windows, the in-cell overhead crane, electromechanical manipulators, and lights were then refurbished. Examination equipment was removed from the cell, decontaminated, repaired, refurbished, and reinstalled. In November 1976, the air cell was reactivated to support the Liquid-Metal Fast Breeder Reactor Program