Open AccessCold Vacuum Drying (CVD) Facility Technical Safety Requirements
Author(s) -
D.E. Krahn
Publication year - 2000
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/804468
Subject(s) - receipt , radiological weapon , waste management , operations management , business , environmental science , forensic engineering , engineering , medicine , accounting , surgery
The Technical Safety Requirements (TSRs) for the Cold Vacuum Drying Facility define acceptable conditions, safe boundaries, bases thereof, and management or administrative controls required to ensure safe operation during receipt of multi-canister overpacks (MCOs) containing spent nuclear fuel. removal of free water from the MCOs using the cold vacuum drying process, and inerting and testing of the MCOs before transport to the Canister Storage Building. Controls required for public safety, significant defense in depth, significant worker safety, and for maintaining radiological and toxicological consequences below risk evaluation guidelines are included