DEPLOYMENT AT THE SAVANAH RIVER SITE OF A STANDARDIZED,MODULAR,TRANSPORTABLE AND CONNECTABLE HAZARD CATEGORY 2 NUCLEAR SYSTEM FOR REPACKAGING TRU WASTE

摘要

This paper describes the conception,design,fabrication and deployment of a modular,transportable, connectable Category 2 nuclear system deployed at the Savanah River site to be used for characterizing and repackaging Transuranic Waste destined for the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant(WIPP).A standardized Nuclear Category 2 and Performance Category 2 envelope called a“Nuclear Transportainer”was conceived and designed that provides a safety envelope for nuclear operations.The Nuclear Transportainer can be outfitted with equipment that performs functions necessary to meet mission objectives,in this case repackaging waste for shipment to WIPP.Once outfitted with process and ventilation systems the Nuclear Transportainer is a Modular Unit(MU).Each MU is connectable to other MUs–nuclear or non-nuclear–allowing for multiple functions,command&control,or increasing capacity.The design took advantage of work already in-progress at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)for a similar system to be deployed at LANL’s Technical Area 54.