
doi: 10.2172/5421652
The project scope of work included the complete decontamination and decommissioning (D and D) of the Westinghouse ARD Fuel Laboratories at the Cheswick Site in the shortest possible time. This has been accomplished in the following four phases: (1) preparation of documents and necessary paperwork; packaging and shipping of all special nuclear materials in an acceptable form to a reprocessing agency; (2) decontamination of all facilities, glove boxes and equipment; loading of generated waste into bins, barrels and strong wooden boxes; (3) shipping of all bins, barrels and boxes containing waste to the designated burial site; removal of all utility services from the laboratories; and (4) final survey of remaining facilities and certification for nonrestricted use; preparation of final report. These four phases of work were conducted in accordance with applicable regulations for D and D of research facilities and applicable regulations for packaging, transportation, and burial and storage of radioactive materials. The final result is that the Advanced Fuel Laboratories now meet requirements of ANSI 13.12 and can be released for unrestricted use. The four principal documents utilized in the D and D of the Cheswick Site were: (1) Plan for Fully Decontaminating and Decommissioning, Revision 3; (2) Environmentalmore » Assessment for Decontaminating and Decommissioning the Westinghouse Advanced Reactors Division Plutonium Fuel Laboratories, Cheswick, Pa.; (3) WARD-386, Quality Assurance Program Description for Decontaminating and Decommissioning Activities; and (4) Health Physics, Fire Control, and Site Emergency Manual. These documents are provided as Attachments 1, 2, 3 and 4.« less
Waste Management 052001* -- Nuclear Fuels-- Waste Processing, Gloveboxes, Cleaning, Equipment, Transport, Waste Transportation, 38 Radiation Chemistry, 420204 -- Engineering-- Shipping Containers, 42 Engineering, 12 Management Of Radioactive And Non-Radioactive Wastes From Nuclear Facilities, Decontamination, Decommissioning, Radiochemistry, 050700 -- Nuclear Fuels-- Fuels Production & Properties, 11 Nuclear Fuel Cycle And Fuel Materials, 540, Fuel Fabrication Plants, Management, 620, Laboratory Equipment, 400702 -- Radiochemistry & Nuclear Chemistry-- Properties Of Radioactive Materials, Nuclear Facilities, Packaging, Safety, And Nuclear Chemistry
Waste Management 052001* -- Nuclear Fuels-- Waste Processing, Gloveboxes, Cleaning, Equipment, Transport, Waste Transportation, 38 Radiation Chemistry, 420204 -- Engineering-- Shipping Containers, 42 Engineering, 12 Management Of Radioactive And Non-Radioactive Wastes From Nuclear Facilities, Decontamination, Decommissioning, Radiochemistry, 050700 -- Nuclear Fuels-- Fuels Production & Properties, 11 Nuclear Fuel Cycle And Fuel Materials, 540, Fuel Fabrication Plants, Management, 620, Laboratory Equipment, 400702 -- Radiochemistry & Nuclear Chemistry-- Properties Of Radioactive Materials, Nuclear Facilities, Packaging, Safety, And Nuclear Chemistry
| citations This is an alternative to the "Influence" indicator, which also reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically). | 0 | |
| popularity This indicator reflects the "current" impact/attention (the "hype") of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network. | Average | |
| influence This indicator reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically). | Average | |
| impulse This indicator reflects the initial momentum of an article directly after its publication, based on the underlying citation network. | Average |
