As the power plant is nearing its planned safe dry storage state, full emptying of the spent fuel and auxiliary pools is required.
Timeframe: 2019/2020
During the course of the project initiation, a need to develop performant segmentation tools arose from the client, which led to:
- Development of an innovative technology ARCSAW to segment radiation harden endshield plugs.
- Development of Hydraulic shear tool to segment adjuster rods.
The waste consists, among others, of fuel channel shield plugs, adjuster rod assembly and rods, Cobalt process hardware, cables and smaller miscellaneous components.
The main activities provided are:
- Developing the tooling and packaging required for the waste, while reusing as much as possible existing equipment and available storage structures
- Developing the tooling and methodology to volume reduce the waste in-pool in order to package it within modified spent fuel baskets
- Preparation of technical specifications for the equipment to be supplied, including new storage cylinder and shield closure plug, the modified spent fuel baskets and the shielded interface device to safely load the modified retube concrete canister using the spent fuel transfer flask.
- Preparation of work method and procedures to perform the work
- provides technical support through all phases of the project, up to and including to the retrieval and packaging work at site.
- Complete in-pool waste inventory has been processed with supplied technology equipment
