The dismantling of primary and auxiliary loops of the BR3-PWR reactor: From on site decontamination up to final evacuation of the dismantled materials

Michel Klein; Pierre Valenduc; Fernand Vermeersch; H. Davain

doi:10.1115/ICEM2001-1221

The dismantling of primary and auxiliary loops of the BR3-PWR reactor: From on site decontamination up to final evacuation of the dismantled materials

Michel Klein, Pierre Valenduc, Fernand Vermeersch, H. Davain

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Abstract

SCK•CEN is dismantling its small BR3 PWR reactor. For the management of the contaminated loops, we decided first to decrease the dose rate by a chemical decontamination of the circuits. A complete dismantling of the loops and of the equipment's follows this. After a careful sorting of the pieces, we select the optimised management route, which will lead to a minimum of radioactive waste disposed. This paper gives the results of the management of the pieces arising from the dismantling of the most contaminated loops of the plant. We show that it is possible to recycle most of the metallic materials either in the nuclear world or in the industrial world by reaching the respective recycling or clearance criteria.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	International conference on radiactive waste management and environmental remediation
Subtitle of host publication	ASME 2001 8th International Conference on Radioactive Waste Management and Environmental Remediation
Publisher	ASME - The American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Pages	1221-1226
Number of pages	6
Volume	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2001-1221
State	Published - 2001
Event	2001 - 8th International Conference on Radioactive Waste Management and Environmental Remediation - Bruges Duration: 30 Sep 2001 → 4 Oct 2001

Conference

Conference	2001 - 8th International Conference on Radioactive Waste Management and Environmental Remediation
Country/Territory	Belgium
City	Bruges
Period	2001-09-30 → 2001-10-04

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality
Energy Engineering and Power Technology
Waste Management and Disposal

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Klein, M., Valenduc, P., Vermeersch, F., & Davain, H. (2001). The dismantling of primary and auxiliary loops of the BR3-PWR reactor: From on site decontamination up to final evacuation of the dismantled materials. In International conference on radiactive waste management and environmental remediation: ASME 2001 8th International Conference on Radioactive Waste Management and Environmental Remediation (Vol. 2, pp. 1221-1226). ASME - The American Society of Mechanical Engineers. https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2001-1221

Klein, Michel ; Valenduc, Pierre ; Vermeersch, Fernand et al. / The dismantling of primary and auxiliary loops of the BR3-PWR reactor : From on site decontamination up to final evacuation of the dismantled materials. International conference on radiactive waste management and environmental remediation: ASME 2001 8th International Conference on Radioactive Waste Management and Environmental Remediation . Vol. 2 ASME - The American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2001. pp. 1221-1226

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Klein, M, Valenduc, P, Vermeersch, F & Davain, H 2001, The dismantling of primary and auxiliary loops of the BR3-PWR reactor: From on site decontamination up to final evacuation of the dismantled materials. in International conference on radiactive waste management and environmental remediation: ASME 2001 8th International Conference on Radioactive Waste Management and Environmental Remediation . vol. 2, ASME - The American Society of Mechanical Engineers, pp. 1221-1226, 2001 - 8th International Conference on Radioactive Waste Management and Environmental Remediation, Bruges, Belgium, 2001-09-30. https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2001-1221

The dismantling of primary and auxiliary loops of the BR3-PWR reactor: From on site decontamination up to final evacuation of the dismantled materials. / Klein, Michel; Valenduc, Pierre; Vermeersch, Fernand et al.
International conference on radiactive waste management and environmental remediation: ASME 2001 8th International Conference on Radioactive Waste Management and Environmental Remediation . Vol. 2 ASME - The American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2001. p. 1221-1226.

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Klein M, Valenduc P, Vermeersch F, Davain H. The dismantling of primary and auxiliary loops of the BR3-PWR reactor: From on site decontamination up to final evacuation of the dismantled materials. In International conference on radiactive waste management and environmental remediation: ASME 2001 8th International Conference on Radioactive Waste Management and Environmental Remediation . Vol. 2. ASME - The American Society of Mechanical Engineers. 2001. p. 1221-1226 doi: 10.1115/ICEM2001-1221