Glovebox throughput for the remote operation size reduction system

摘要

In 1997, the Department of Energy (DOE) approved the Deactivation,Decontamination and Demolition (D&D) of Building 779 at the Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site (RFETS) in Golden, Colorado. This Building was used as a Research and Development Facility for the construction of components used in United State's (U.S.) nuclear weapons arsenal. Building 779 was the first large plutonium processing facility in the U.S. to be demolished. Most of the equipment used within the facility was contaminated with plutonium and is highly radioactive. During D&D activities, the workers risked exposure to harmful radioactive contaminates and the facility risked a release of contaminated materials into the environment. These risks increase significantly during the transfer and dismantling of large equipment.