TY - JOUR
T1 - Refurbishment of the tritium laboratories at SCK •CEN
AU - Braet, Johan
AU - Dylst, Kris
AU - Vanderbiesen, Sven
A2 - Ortiz Amaya, Lorenzo
N1 - Score = 10
PY - 2008/7
Y1 - 2008/7
N2 - The SCK •CEN tritium laboratories were
commissioned in 1975 for a maximum tritium inventory of
37 TBq.With an aim to improve the infrastructure,the
capabilities and safety,SCK •CEN's general management
decided to refurbish the laboratories.A new ventilation
system,including a stack and gloveboxes equipped with a
detritiation installation,will allow a higher tritium
inventory limit of 0.37 PBq.This paper discusses the
ongoing refurbishment of the two neighboring tritium
laboratories.Currently one laboratory has been
denuclearized whilst the other is still in operation.
Nevertheless a number of conclusions can already be
drawn.We succeeded in denuclearizing most of the
equipment and infrastructure without personnel receiving
measurable tritium doses.If the free released metals had
been disposed off at a nuclear melting facility,22%of the
costs could have been saved,however free release is more
socially acceptable.
AB - The SCK •CEN tritium laboratories were
commissioned in 1975 for a maximum tritium inventory of
37 TBq.With an aim to improve the infrastructure,the
capabilities and safety,SCK •CEN's general management
decided to refurbish the laboratories.A new ventilation
system,including a stack and gloveboxes equipped with a
detritiation installation,will allow a higher tritium
inventory limit of 0.37 PBq.This paper discusses the
ongoing refurbishment of the two neighboring tritium
laboratories.Currently one laboratory has been
denuclearized whilst the other is still in operation.
Nevertheless a number of conclusions can already be
drawn.We succeeded in denuclearizing most of the
equipment and infrastructure without personnel receiving
measurable tritium doses.If the free released metals had
been disposed off at a nuclear melting facility,22%of the
costs could have been saved,however free release is more
socially acceptable.
KW - tritium tritiated waste fusion
UR - http://ecm.sckcen.be/OTCS/llisapi.dll/open/ezp_93998
UR - http://knowledgecentre.sckcen.be/so2/bibref/5466
M3 - Article
SN - 1536-1055
VL - 54
SP - 153
EP - 156
JO - Fusion Science and Technology
JF - Fusion Science and Technology
IS - 1
T2 - 8th International Conference on Tritium Science and Technology
Y2 - 17 September 2007 through 21 September 2007
ER -