Ebook: Decontamination and Decommissioning of Nuclear Facilities

This vOlume contains the invited and contributed papers pre­ sented at the American Nuclear Society (ANS) meeting on Decontamina­ tion and Decommissioning (D & D) of Nuclear Facilities, held Septem­ ber 16-20, 1979, in Sun Valley, Idaho. This was the first U. S. meeting of the ANS which addressed both of these important and related subjects. The meeting was attended by more than 400 engineers, scientists, laymen, and representatives of federal, state, and local governments, including participants from eleven foreign countries. The technical sessions included several sessions concentrating on ongoing D & D programs in the U. S. and abroad. In addition, "new ground" was broken in such areas as decommissioning costs and cost recovery, advanced programs on reactor coolant filtration, and other areas of continuing and increasing importance to the nuclear industry and to consumers. The dual sponsorship of the meeting (The ANS Reactor Operations Division and the Eastern Idaho Section of the ANS) helped spur a high quality program, a pleasant location, and a high degree of suc­ cess in technical interchange between the attendees. As guest speaker, we were honored to have Mr. Vince Boyer of Philadelphia Electric Company. Mr. Boyer is both a past chairman of the ANS Reactor Operations Division and a past president of the American Nuclear Society. His views on the nuclear industry and of its current status were informative and interesting.

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xv
Decontamination the Utility Viewpoint....Pages 1-2
A Review of Recent D & D Program Activities in the International Community....Pages 3-8
NRC’S View of Decontamination and Decommissioning....Pages 9-12
Department of Energy Programs for Decontamination and Decommissioning....Pages 13-16
Decommissioning Standards....Pages 17-23
A State’s Perspective....Pages 25-31
Review of Plant Decontamination Methods....Pages 33-45
Chemical Decontamination of KWU Reactor Installations....Pages 47-64
Candidate Reagents for Activity Reduction in BWR and PWR Primary Systems....Pages 65-80
Design Considerations for PHWR Decontamination....Pages 81-91
Decontamination Experience in Ontario Hydro....Pages 93-105
Decontamination of the Hanford N-Reactor in Support of Continued Operation....Pages 107-115
Experience in Decontamination and Operation of Radwaste Evaporators at Commonwealth Edison’s Zion Generating Station....Pages 117-129
Decontamination for Continued Operation: An Industry-Wide Approach....Pages 131-144
Decommissioning of Commercial Shallow-Land Burial Sites....Pages 145-159
Soil Decontamination at Rocky Flats....Pages 161-172
Analysis of Soil Samples from OMRE Decommissioning Project....Pages 173-186
Low-Level Radioactive Waste from Rare Metals Processing Facilities....Pages 187-200
Decommissioning a Tritium Glove-Box Facility....Pages 201-214
Decontamination and Refurbishment of the Hot Fuel Examination Facility South (HFEF/S) Argon Cell....Pages 215-231
A Decommissioning Plan for Particle Accelerators....Pages 233-247
Volume Reduction of Radioactive Waste Resulting from Decontamination of Surplus Nuclear Facilities....Pages 249-257
Engineering Aspects of Dresden Unit 1 Chemical Cleaning....Pages 259-268
Results to Date of the Dresden-1 Chemical Cleaning....Pages 269-280
Dissolution Characteristics of Metal Oxides in Water Cooled Reactors....Pages 281-292
Tepco BWR Decontamination Experience....Pages 293-303
Dilute Chemical Decontamination Program Review....Pages 305-315
Research and Development on BWR-System Decontamination in Sweden....Pages 317-328
In SITU Decontamination of Parts of the Primary Loops at the Gundremmingen Nuclear Power Plant....Pages 329-336
U. S. Licensed Reactor Decommissioning Experience....Pages 337-348
Experience and Plans for The Decommissioning of Nuclear Reactors in OECD — Nuclear Energy Agency Countries....Pages 349-361
Decommissioning Situation in the Federal Republic of Germany....Pages 363-384
Decommissioning Peach Bottom Unit 1....Pages 385-394
The Use of Engineering Scale Models in Decommissioning Nuclear Facilities....Pages 395-400
Planning for Decommissioning of The Shippingport Atomic Power Station....Pages 401-410
Residual Activity Limits for Decommissioning....Pages 411-420
Design Considerations for Facility Decommissioning....Pages 421-426
Decommissioning Methods and Equipment....Pages 427-441
Equipment for Remote Dismantling....Pages 443-449
The Decontamination of Concrete....Pages 451-455
Demolition of Concrete Structures by Heat--a Preliminary Study....Pages 457-469
Planning Study and Economic Feasibility for Extended Life Operation of Light Water Reactor Plants....Pages 471-484
ECT Remedial Action Program....Pages 485-492
Management of the DOE Inventory of Excess Radioactively Contaminated Facilities....Pages 493-503
Summary of the Development of a Cost/Risk/Benefit Analysis for the Decontamination and Decommissioning of the Hanford Z-Plant....Pages 505-518
OMRE and Hallam Decommissioning Projects at the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory....Pages 519-529
Three Vessel Replacements at Chalk River....Pages 531-545
Decommissioning the Sodium Reactor Experiment, a Status Report....Pages 547-557
Hanford Production Reactor Decommissioning....Pages 559-573
The Impact of Decontamination on LWR Radioactive Waste Treatment Systems....Pages 575-593
Occupational Exposure and Alara....Pages 595-608
Radiation Control in PWR Primary Systems....Pages 609-622
Coolant Chemistry Control During PWR Shutdown-Cooldown....Pages 623-631
Effect of High-Temperature Filtration on PWR Plant Radiation Fields....Pages 633-647
The French Program on Electromagnetic Filtration....Pages 649-664
BWR Radiation Control Through Operational Practices....Pages 665-678
Radiation Exposure, Radiation Control and Decontamination....Pages 679-693
Evaluating Decommissioning Costs for Nuclear Power Plants....Pages 695-708
Optimization of Costs Versus Radiation Exposures in Decommissioning....Pages 709-723
State Regulatory Impact on Reactor Decommissioning: Financing Approaches and Their Cost....Pages 725-737
An Analysis of Decommissioning Costs and Funding....Pages 739-750
Financial Aspects of Power Reactor Decommissioning....Pages 751-760
Financial and Accounting Alternatives for the Recovery of Nuclear Plant Decommissioning Costs....Pages 761-775
Methods of Power Reactor Decommissioning Cost Recovery....Pages 777-790
Back Matter....Pages 791-803

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xv
Decontamination the Utility Viewpoint....Pages 1-2
A Review of Recent D & D Program Activities in the International Community....Pages 3-8
NRC’S View of Decontamination and Decommissioning....Pages 9-12
Department of Energy Programs for Decontamination and Decommissioning....Pages 13-16
Decommissioning Standards....Pages 17-23
A State’s Perspective....Pages 25-31
Review of Plant Decontamination Methods....Pages 33-45
Chemical Decontamination of KWU Reactor Installations....Pages 47-64
Candidate Reagents for Activity Reduction in BWR and PWR Primary Systems....Pages 65-80
Design Considerations for PHWR Decontamination....Pages 81-91
Decontamination Experience in Ontario Hydro....Pages 93-105
Decontamination of the Hanford N-Reactor in Support of Continued Operation....Pages 107-115
Experience in Decontamination and Operation of Radwaste Evaporators at Commonwealth Edison’s Zion Generating Station....Pages 117-129
Decontamination for Continued Operation: An Industry-Wide Approach....Pages 131-144
Decommissioning of Commercial Shallow-Land Burial Sites....Pages 145-159
Soil Decontamination at Rocky Flats....Pages 161-172
Analysis of Soil Samples from OMRE Decommissioning Project....Pages 173-186
Low-Level Radioactive Waste from Rare Metals Processing Facilities....Pages 187-200
Decommissioning a Tritium Glove-Box Facility....Pages 201-214
Decontamination and Refurbishment of the Hot Fuel Examination Facility South (HFEF/S) Argon Cell....Pages 215-231
A Decommissioning Plan for Particle Accelerators....Pages 233-247
Volume Reduction of Radioactive Waste Resulting from Decontamination of Surplus Nuclear Facilities....Pages 249-257
Engineering Aspects of Dresden Unit 1 Chemical Cleaning....Pages 259-268
Results to Date of the Dresden-1 Chemical Cleaning....Pages 269-280
Dissolution Characteristics of Metal Oxides in Water Cooled Reactors....Pages 281-292
Tepco BWR Decontamination Experience....Pages 293-303
Dilute Chemical Decontamination Program Review....Pages 305-315
Research and Development on BWR-System Decontamination in Sweden....Pages 317-328
In SITU Decontamination of Parts of the Primary Loops at the Gundremmingen Nuclear Power Plant....Pages 329-336
U. S. Licensed Reactor Decommissioning Experience....Pages 337-348
Experience and Plans for The Decommissioning of Nuclear Reactors in OECD — Nuclear Energy Agency Countries....Pages 349-361
Decommissioning Situation in the Federal Republic of Germany....Pages 363-384
Decommissioning Peach Bottom Unit 1....Pages 385-394
The Use of Engineering Scale Models in Decommissioning Nuclear Facilities....Pages 395-400
Planning for Decommissioning of The Shippingport Atomic Power Station....Pages 401-410
Residual Activity Limits for Decommissioning....Pages 411-420
Design Considerations for Facility Decommissioning....Pages 421-426
Decommissioning Methods and Equipment....Pages 427-441
Equipment for Remote Dismantling....Pages 443-449
The Decontamination of Concrete....Pages 451-455
Demolition of Concrete Structures by Heat--a Preliminary Study....Pages 457-469
Planning Study and Economic Feasibility for Extended Life Operation of Light Water Reactor Plants....Pages 471-484
ECT Remedial Action Program....Pages 485-492
Management of the DOE Inventory of Excess Radioactively Contaminated Facilities....Pages 493-503
Summary of the Development of a Cost/Risk/Benefit Analysis for the Decontamination and Decommissioning of the Hanford Z-Plant....Pages 505-518
OMRE and Hallam Decommissioning Projects at the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory....Pages 519-529
Three Vessel Replacements at Chalk River....Pages 531-545
Decommissioning the Sodium Reactor Experiment, a Status Report....Pages 547-557
Hanford Production Reactor Decommissioning....Pages 559-573
The Impact of Decontamination on LWR Radioactive Waste Treatment Systems....Pages 575-593
Occupational Exposure and Alara....Pages 595-608
Radiation Control in PWR Primary Systems....Pages 609-622
Coolant Chemistry Control During PWR Shutdown-Cooldown....Pages 623-631
Effect of High-Temperature Filtration on PWR Plant Radiation Fields....Pages 633-647
The French Program on Electromagnetic Filtration....Pages 649-664
BWR Radiation Control Through Operational Practices....Pages 665-678
Radiation Exposure, Radiation Control and Decontamination....Pages 679-693
Evaluating Decommissioning Costs for Nuclear Power Plants....Pages 695-708
Optimization of Costs Versus Radiation Exposures in Decommissioning....Pages 709-723
State Regulatory Impact on Reactor Decommissioning: Financing Approaches and Their Cost....Pages 725-737
An Analysis of Decommissioning Costs and Funding....Pages 739-750
Financial Aspects of Power Reactor Decommissioning....Pages 751-760
Financial and Accounting Alternatives for the Recovery of Nuclear Plant Decommissioning Costs....Pages 761-775
Methods of Power Reactor Decommissioning Cost Recovery....Pages 777-790
Back Matter....Pages 791-803
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