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Bechtold, R.A.; Grenard, C.E.
Westinghouse Hanford Co., Richland, WA (USA)1988
Westinghouse Hanford Co., Richland, WA (USA)1988
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[en] The Fast Flux Test Facility (FFTF) is a 400-MWt, sodium-cooled reactor located on the Hanford Site near Richland, Washington, USA. The FFTF is owned by the U.S. Department of Energy and is operated by the Westinghouse Hanford Company. The FFTF was designed to test fuels and materials for use in liquid metal reactors. Since initial operation in 1982, anticipated breaches of experimental fuel pins have released fission products, including cesium, into the primary sodium. Because of its high volatility, cesium vaporizes into the cover gas space, where it condenses on components and equipment and is transported into the cover gas outlet. Because of the long half-life of 137Cs, these deposits result in long-term, local radiation levels that make contact maintenance difficult. Thus, a cesium trap was installed in FFTF to reduce the cesium level in the sodium. The trap could also permit a Run Beyond Cladding Breach (RBCB) program without compromising the sodium purity. Approximately 12 years of operating experience with a cesium trap at the Experimental Breeder Reactor II (EBR-II), located at Idaho Falls, Idaho provided the design basis for the FFTF cesium trap. 2 refs., 8 figs., 3 tabs
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Jun 1988; 10 p; 4. international conference on liquid metal engineering and technology; Avignon (France); 17-21 Oct 1988; CONF-881009--2; Available from NTIS, PC A03/MF A01; 1 as DE88013670; Portions of this document are illegible in microfiche products.
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Conference; Numerical Data
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ALKALI METALS, BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES, BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES, CESIUM ISOTOPES, DATA, DIAGRAMS, ELEMENTS, ENERGY SOURCES, ENERGY TRANSFER, EPITHERMAL REACTORS, FAST REACTORS, FUEL ELEMENTS, FUELS, INFORMATION, INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI, ISOTOPES, LIQUID METAL COOLED REACTORS, MATERIALS, METALS, NUCLEI, ODD-EVEN NUCLEI, RADIOISOTOPES, REACTOR COMPONENTS, REACTOR MATERIALS, REACTORS, RESEARCH AND TEST REACTORS, RESEARCH REACTORS, SAFETY, SODIUM COOLED REACTORS, TEST FACILITIES, TEST REACTORS, YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
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