Published November 1985
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Journal article
Fuel assembly cooling experience at the FFTF IEM cell
Description
To date, 13 fuel assemblies requiring forced cooling have been processed through the Fast Flux Test Facility (FFTF) interim examination and maintenance (IEM) cell. Of these, two assemblies experienced overtemperature conditions due to inadequate forced cooling. Both of the occurrences have contributed significantly to the process of learning how to operate a fuel assembly cooling system remotely in an argon atmosphere hot cell. Many innovations have been made to the cooling system to enhance safety and increase productivity, and are briefly described
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Trans. Am. Nucl. Soc.
- Journal Volume
- 50
- Series
- Trans. Am. Nucl. Soc.
- Journal Page Range
- 600-601
- ISSN
- 0003-018X
- CODEN
- TANSA
Conference
- Title
- American Nuclear Society winter meeting.
- Dates
- 10-15 Nov 1985.
- Place
- San Francisco, CA (USA).
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 17078902
- Subject category
- S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS; S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS; S42: ENGINEERING;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- AFTER-HEAT; ARGON; FFTF REACTOR; FORCED CONVECTION; FUEL ASSEMBLIES; HOT CELLS; MAINTENANCE; MODIFICATIONS; NATURAL CONVECTION; POST-IRRADIATION EXAMINATION; PRODUCTIVITY; REMOTE HANDLING EQUIPMENT; SAFETY; SODIUM; TESTING
- Descriptors DEC
- ALKALI METALS; CONVECTION; ELEMENTS; ENERGY TRANSFER; EPITHERMAL REACTORS; EQUIPMENT; FAST REACTORS; HEAT TRANSFER; LABORATORY EQUIPMENT; LIQUID METAL COOLED REACTORS; MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT; METALS; NONMETALS; RARE GASES; REACTORS; RESEARCH AND TEST REACTORS; RESEARCH REACTORS; SODIUM COOLED REACTORS; TEST FACILITIES; TEST REACTORS
Optional Information
- Secondary number(s)
- CONF-851115--.