Open AccessREMOTE CONTROL EQUIPMENT FOR PLUTONIUM METAL PRODUCTION
Author(s) -
Wallace C. Hazen
Publication year - 1951
Publication title -
osti oai (u.s. department of energy office of scientific and technical information)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/4121298
Subject(s) - plutonium , piping , slurry , enclosure , process engineering , control room , waste management , environmental science , electrical equipment , mechanical engineering , engineering , computer science , electrical engineering , chemistry , environmental engineering , radiochemistry
Design and construction of remote control equipment for plutonium metal production are described. Criteria for the design of the equipment included the following: rubber gloves were to be completely eliminated; all mechanisms were to be built as integral units to facilitate replacement through use of the plastic- bag technique; no accessory equipment such as switches, valves, piping, or cylinders were to be inside the contaminated enclosure unless required to handle the plutonium; and all units were to be tested in mockups before final design. The chemical process, general layout, and operating function are outlined. Descriptions are given of all mechanical units, electrical systems, hydroxide slurry systems, ventilation systems, and chemical tanks and manifolds. (W.L.H.
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