Abstracts and Available Papers Presented at the 1999 International RERTR Meeting
Return of TRIGA fuel from the Medical University of Hanover
(MHH) to the United States
Gabriele Hampel (Medical University of Hanover)
Uwe Klaus (Noell-KRC Energie- und Umwelttechnologie GmbH)
Thomas Schmidt (Nuclear Cargo + Service GmbH)
Abstract
The Medical University of Hanover (MHH) returned its TRIGA
fuel to the United States in the summer of 1999. This paper deals with the
procedure for handling the fuel elements within and outside the reactor
facility. It describes the dry loading technology, taking into account the
special conditions relevant to the MHH. It also includes the time scale for
both the various steps of the procedure and the entire process, as well as the
main results of the radiological surveys.