Abstracts and Available Papers Presented at the
1997 International RERTR Meeting
Status of the TRIGA Shipments to the INEEL from ASIA
Presenter
Michael J. Tyacke, LMITCO
Authors:
William George, LMITCO
John Patterson, NAC International
Albert Petrasek, DOE-HQ
Robert C. Stump, DOE-ID
Background
- EIS February 1996, ROD May 13, 1996
- 10 year acceptance policy, 13 years total, no extension
- SRS to receive Al based fuel (MTR), INEEL TRIGA
- 41 countries with research reactors, 19 with TRIGA
- October 1996 Asia Pre-assessment, South Korea, Thailand, and Indonesia
- First shipment South Korea and Indonesia, West Coast USA
Roles
- DOE-HQ, EM - sets policy, provide overall guidance, coordinate with State Department, foreign governments, etc.
- DOE-ID - Receiving site responsibilities, including all preparations and execution of all TRIGA shipments from research reactors through storage at INEEL
- Lockheed Martin Idaho Technology Company (LMITCO) - M&O contractor for DOE-ID. Planning, preparation, coordination, and executions of all activities needed to accept, transport and store TRIGA SNF
- Nuclear Assurance Corporation (NAC) - transportation services contract for the Asian shipment
Foreign Research Reactor Preparations
- Pre-assessment October 1996
- Detailed Site Assessment May 1997
- Transportation services contractor assessment September 1997
West Coast Transportation Preparations
- Naval Weapons Station Concord and vicinity
- Route selection
- Interfaces with States Tribes and local communities
Facility Preparations at INEEL
- Receipt at Central Facilities Area
- Receipt and storage at the Idaho Chemical Processing Plant (ICPP)
- Facility Safety Analysis and Criticality Safety Evaluations
- Cask and fuel handling equipment
- Procedure preparations and dry run
- Management Self Assessment and Ready Assessment
Preparations for Fuel Transport
- Revised cask certification
- Fuel type, material, enrichments
- New basket
- Limited research reactor fuel and cask handling capabilities
- Cask handling interface with INEEL
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Contact:
Mr. Michael J. Tyacke
LMITCO
PO Box 1625
Idaho Falls, ID 83415, USA
Tel.: 208-526-1601
Fax: 208-526-5183
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