Open AccessPlutonium Immobilization Can Loading Conceptual Design
Author(s) -
E. Kriikku
Publication year - 1999
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/8591
Subject(s) - plutonium , conceptual design , waste management , block diagram , process (computing) , environmental science , engineering , forensic engineering , computer science , mechanical engineering , radiochemistry , chemistry , operating system , electrical engineering
'The Plutonium Immobilization Facility will encapsulate plutonium in ceramic pucks and seal the pucks inside welded cans. Remote equipment will place these cans in magazines and the magazines in a Defense Waste Processing Facility (DWPF) canister. The DWPF will fill the canister with glass for permanent storage. This report discusses the Plutonium Immobilization can loading conceptual design and includes a process block diagram, process description, preliminary equipment specifications, and several can loading issues. This report identifies loading pucks into cans and backfilling cans with helium as the top priority can loading development areas.