Published 1991 | Version v1
Report

UF6 overfilling prevention at Eurodif production Georges Besse plant

Creators

  • 1. Eurodif Production, Pierrelatte (France)

Description

Risk of overfilling exists on different equipments of Georges BESSE Plant: cylinders, desublimers and intermediate tanks. The preventive measures are composed of technical devices: desublimers weighing, load monitoring alarms, automatic controls ... and procedures, training, safety organization. In thirteen years of operation, some incidents have occurred but none of them has caused any personal injuries. They are related and discussed. The main factors involved in the Sequoyah fuel facility accident on 1/4/1986 have been analyzed and taken into account

Part of:
Uranium hexafluoride handling

Additional details

Publishing Information

Imprint Title
Uranium hexafluoride handling
Imprint Pagination
295 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 63-71.
Report number
CONF-9110117--

Conference

Title
2. international conference on uranium hexafluoride handling.
Dates
29-31 Oct 1991.
Place
Oak Ridge, TN (United States).

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
25052338
Subject category
S42: ENGINEERING;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
EURODIF; MATERIALS HANDLING; MONITORING; PRESSURE VESSELS; SAFETY; URANIUM HEXAFLUORIDE
Descriptors DEC
ACTINIDE COMPOUNDS; CONTAINERS; FLUORIDES; FLUORINE COMPOUNDS; HALIDES; HALOGEN COMPOUNDS; INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS; URANIUM COMPOUNDS; URANIUM FLUORIDES

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